2000 in Mexico
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The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Mexico.
Incumbents
- President: Ernesto Zedillo (until November 30), Vicente Fox (starting December 1)[1]
Events
- The National Autonomous University of Mexico, which is closed since April 1999, becomes the scene of a mass rally to protest against rising tuition fees and to require student participation in the restructuring of Latin America's main university.
- February 23: Musician Carlos Santana receives 8 Grammy Awards, achieving the same record that Michael Jackson, established in 1983.
- April 15: Pope John Paul II names Eduardo Patino and Hipolito Reyes Larios as bishops of the newly created dioceses of Córdoba and Orizaba in the state of Veracruz.
- July 2: Mexican general election, 2000.[2]
Notable deaths
- September 9: Carlos Castillo Peraza. Politician and journalist.
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References
- ↑ Betancourt Cid (2012), p. 285
- ↑ Betancourt Cid (2012), p. 280
Bibliography
- Betancourt Cid, Carlos (2012). Martínez Ocampo, Lourdes, ed. México contemporáneo. Cronología (1968-2000) (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México. ISBN 978-607-7916-73-4. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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