Porfirio Diaz served as the president of Mexico for a long 31 years and is considered to be a good and functional president.
Explanation:
The presidency of Porfirio Diaz was long and often saw many long phases of difficulty but was usually marked by a lot of poultice support that in a sense allowed him to hold on to power for so long.
Positive effects:
His economic policies ushered a form of new industrialization in the country.
He was a stable ruler and he led the country through some difficult crisis and wars.
Negative effects:
The President did away with the system of democracy for a long time and ruled unaided and uncollected for a long time.
he deteriorated relations with US which hurt the country in the long run.