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Madero was elected President, taking office in November 1911. He immediately faced the armed rebellion of [[Emiliano Zapata]] in Morelos, where peasants demanded rapid action on [[agrarian reform]]. Politically inexperienced, Madero's government was fragile, and further regional rebellions broke out. In February 1913, prominent army generals from the Díaz regime [[Ten Tragic Days|staged a coup d'etat in Mexico City]], forcing Madero and Vice President [[José María Pino Suárez|Pino Suárez]] to resign. Days later, both men were assassinated by orders of the new President, [[Victoriano Huerta]]. This initiated a new and bloody phase of the Revolution, as a coalition of northerners opposed to the counter-revolutionary regime of Huerta, the [[Constitutionalist Army]] led by the Governor of Coahuila [[Venustiano Carranza]], entered the conflict. Zapata's forces continued their armed rebellion in Morelos. Huerta's regime lasted from February 1913 to July 1914, and the Federal Army was defeated by revolutionary armies. The revolutionary armies then fought each other, with the Constitutionalist faction under Carranza defeating the army of former ally [[Pancho Villa|Francisco "Pancho" Villa]] by the summer of 1915.
Carranza consolidated power and a new constitution was promulgated in February 1917. The [[Constitution of Mexico|Mexican Constitution of 1917]] established [[Universal manhood suffrage|universal male suffrage]], promoted [[secularism]], [[Labor rights|workers' rights]], [[economic nationalism]], and [[Land reform in Mexico|land reform]], and enhanced the power of the federal government.<ref>Gentleman, Judith. "Mexico since 1910". ''[[Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture]]'', vol. 4, 15.</ref> Carranza became President of Mexico in 1917, serving a term ending in 1920. He attempted to impose a civilian successor, prompting northern revolutionary generals to rebel. Carranza fled Mexico City and was killed. From 1920 to 1940, revolutionary generals held the office of president, each completing their terms (except from 1928-1934). This was a period when state power became more centralized, and revolutionary
==Prelude to revolution: the Porfiriato and the 1910 election==
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