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Opposition to Huerta’s drunken, inefficient, and despotic rule grew in the north, where movements to restore constitutional government with an elected president were launched in three states. Venustiano Carranza, whose Plan de Guadalupe called for Huerta’s resignation, led the effort in Coahuila. Pancho Villa and Álvaro Obregón guided the rebellious opposition in Chihuahua and Sonora, respectively. An uneasy alliance was formed between the three groups. Meanwhile, in the mountains of the south, Zapata headed a rebellion aimed at land reform. The constitutionalist forces won the support of Woodrow Wilson, the new U.S. president, who refused to recognize Huerta, tried to ...(100 of 984 words)