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Battle of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. General Porfirio Diaz leads Mexican cavalry to victory against the French lead by General Charles Lorencez at Puebla, Mexico April 2, 1867. Oil on canvas, 1902. May 5, 1862. General Ignacio Zaragoza

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Key People

Park Chung-Hee

Park Chung-Hee

president of South Korea

Jorge Rafael Videla

president of Argentina

Septimius

Septimius Severus

Roman emperor

Chun Doo-Hwan, 1985

Chun Doo-Hwan

president of South Korea

Laurent Kabila

president of Democratic Republic of the Congo

John Harding, Baron Harding of Petherton

John Harding, Baron Harding of Petherton

British military officer

Tang Jiyao

Chinese warlord