Plutarco Elías Calles created a political party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), to

a. eliminate the power of the military in Mexican politics

b. establish lasting control over the Mexican political system, at least until his death.
c. limit the power of the Catholic Church within Mexican politics.
d. consolidate the power of the Sonoran Dynasty within Mexican politics.
e. accommodate the interests of the various power contenders in order to limit political violence and reap greater economic spoils in Mexico.

e

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