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| Guadalupe Victoria (Félix Fernández) President of Mexico | |
| Order: | 1st President |
| Term of office: | October 10, 1824 to March 31, 1829 |
| Preceded by: | Nobody (Mexico's first president) Pedro Celestino Negrete (Ordered of the Executive Authority) |
| Date of birth: | 1786 |
| Birthplace: | Durango, Mexico, was the President of Mexico from 1824 to 1829.
He became the first president of the new country after the overthrow of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide in Mexican War of Independence; his given name was actually Félix Fernández but he chose his new name for symbolic significance: Guadalupe to give thanks for the protection of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Victoria which means Victory.
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