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The following events occurred in April 1911: ==April 1, 1911 (Saturday)== *With the nation in revolt, President Porfirio Díaz of Mexico opened the new session of the Congress of Mexico, outlining his plans for reform, including a one-term limit on presidents. The proposals came too late, and Díaz's 25 consecutive years in office ended the following month.〔"Record of Current Events", ''The American Monthly Review of Reviews'' (May 1911), pp548–552〕〔Friedrich Katz, ''The Life and Times of Pancho Villa'' (Stanford University Press, 1998), p94; "Diaz Promises No Re-Elections", ''New York Times'', April 2, 1911〕 * Tsinghua University was opened in Beijing, with an enrollment of 468 students, as the Imperial Tsinghua Academy. The 325 enrolled in the "middle division" (''zhongdeng ke'') were taught by 20 Chinese professors, while 143 students in the advanced division were instructed by Americans.〔Hongshan Li, ''U.S.-China Educational Exchange: State, Society, and Intercultural Relations, 1905-1950'' (Rutgers University Press, 2008) p65〕 * United Mine Workers of America President Thomas Lewis was defeated in his bid for re-election by John P. White.〔Daniel J. Curran, ''Dead Laws for Dead Men: The Politics of Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Legislation'' (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1993) p75〕 *Born: Charles Coles, American tap dancer and actor, in Philadelphia (d. 1992) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「April 1911」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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