'''Victoriano Huerta''' (1854-1916) was a [[Mexico|Mexican]] counterrevolutionary military officer who, in February of 1913, overthrew and assassinated President [[Francisco Madero]] and seized power for himself. American President [[Woodrow Wilson]] refused to accept his government and sent an expeditionary force to invade [[Veracruz]], which was sending arms and ammunition to Huerta. After field defeats of Huerta's Federal Army by Carransa's generals Obregon and Villa, Huerta resigned the presidency on July 15, 1914 and went into exile. | '''Victoriano Huerta''' (1854-1916) was a [[Mexico|Mexican]] counterrevolutionary military officer who, in February of 1913, overthrew and assassinated President [[Francisco Madero]] and seized power for himself. American President [[Woodrow Wilson]] refused to accept his government and sent an expeditionary force to invade [[Veracruz]], which was sending arms and ammunition to Huerta. After field defeats of Huerta's Federal Army by Carransa's generals Obregon and Villa, Huerta resigned the presidency on July 15, 1914 and went into exile. |