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Díaz
imposed a strong central government and
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utilized
foreign capital for internal infrastructure
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development
and industrialization.
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His
administration subverted liberal democratic
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principles
to preserve power and continue
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modernization.
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Opposition
was suppressed and growth occurred at
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the
expense of the peasantry and working class.
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When
strikes and unrest increased a national police
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force
and the army kept order.
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Regional
political bosses rigged elections in support of
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regime.
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