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World's Briefest Serving President
A President for less than an hour, Pedro Lascuráin was both Mexico and the world's briefest-ever serving president. On February 18, 1913, Mexican General Victoriano Huerta overthrew President Madero, with Lascuráin as one of the individuals who convinced Madero to resign the presidency, claiming that his life was in danger if he refused. To give the coup d'état an appearance of legality, Huerta had Lascuráin assume the presidency, and ousted both Vice-President José María Pino Suárez and the attorney general as well, and under the constitution the foreign minister stood third in line for the presidency behind the vice president and attorney general. Lascuráin then appointed Huerta to be his interior ministerfourth in line for the presidency and promptly resigned, thus handing the office of president over to Huerta. Lascuráin was thus president for less than one hour - sources quote figures ranging from 15 to 55 minutes. Oh, and one more thing. His full name was actually: Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes. |
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