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On April 21, 1836, Houston and his men defeated Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna at San Jacinto to secure Texan independence. He was voted president in 1836 and again in 1841, then served as a senator after Texas became a state in 1845
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Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico after a successful rebellion.
