Benito Juárez
World Leader
Mexican politician was in office as the country's 26th President from 1858 to 1864. He notably overthrew the Second Mexican Empire and restored the Republic. He is remembered as a liberal, modernizing leader.
He held his first major political position as the Governor of Oaxaca in 1847.
He played a key role in removing the French from Mexico in the 1860s after Emperor Napoleon III of France led a military intervention.
He got married to Margarita Maza in 1843.
He paved the way for future Mexican Presidents like Vincente Fox .