Melchor Múzquiz
President of Mexico
Died when: 54 years 344 days (659 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
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Melchor de Eca y Múzquiz (5 January 1790 – 14 December 1844) was a Mexican soldier and politician.He was named interim president of Mexico during the Plan of Veracruz which had the aim of overthrowing President Anastasio Bustamante.
The president stepped down to personally lead his troops against the insurgents, and Muzquiz was designated as his replacement by congress.
Muzquiz played an active role in attempting to suppress the revolt, but revolution would succeed and Muzquiz was forced to step down on December, 1832 in favor of the insurgents' choice for president: Manuel Gomez Pedraza.
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