2012 in Mexico
This is a list of events that happened in 2012 in Mexico.
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Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Felipe Calderon (until November 30), Enrique Peña Nieto (starting December 1)
- Interior Secretary (SEGOB):
- Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE):
- Communications Secretary (SCT):
- Education Secretary (SEP):
- Secretary of Defense (SEDENA):
- Secretary of Navy:
- Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare:
- Secretary of Welfare:
- Secretary of Public Education:
- Tourism Secretary (SECTUR):
- Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT):
- Secretary of Health (SALUD):
Governors
- Aguascalientes:
- Baja California:
- Baja California Sur:
- Campeche:
- Chiapas:
- Chihuahua:
- Coahuila:
- Colima:
- Durango:
- Guanajuato:
- Guerrero:
- Hidalgo:
- Jalisco:
- State of Mexico:
- Michoacán:
- Morelos:
- Nayarit:
- Nuevo León:
- Oaxaca:
- Puebla:
- Querétaro:
- Quintana Roo:
- San Luis Potosí:
- Sinaloa:
- Sonora:
- Tabasco:
- Tamaulipas:
- Tlaxcala:
- Veracruz:
- Yucatán:
- Zacatecas:
Events
- 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres
- January 4: Altamira prison brawl
- February 19: Apodaca prison riot
- March 20: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Oaxaca and Guerrero.
- April 15: Reports of superheated rock fragments being hurled into the air by the Popocateptl volcano. Ash and water vapor plumes were reported 15 times over 24 hours.[1]
- April 20: Álamo bus accident
- May 3: 2012 Veracruz murder of journalists
- May 13: Cadereyta Jiménez massacre
- June 3: Soccerplayer Moisés Muñoz of Club America losses control of his automobile and crashes while driving to Morelia, Michoacán.
- June 9: Miss Latin America 2012
- June 18–19: 2012 G-20 Los Cabos summit
- August 12: Edgar Morales Perez, PRI mayor-elect of Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, and his campaign manager were assassinated by unknown attackers.[2]
- August 19: 2012 Michoacán murder of photographers
- November 15: María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar is murdered.
- December 9: 2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash
Elections
- 2012 Mexican general election
- 2012 Federal District of Mexico head of government election
- 2012 Chiapas gubernatorial election
- 2012 Guanajuato gubernatorial election
- 2012 Jalisco gubernatorial election
- 2012 Morelos gubernatorial election
- 2012 Tabasco gubernatorial election
- 2012 Yucatán gubernatorial election
Sport
Soccer/Football
Racing
- 2012 NASCAR Toyota Series season
- 2012 NASCAR Stock V6 Series
- 2012 LATAM Challenge Series season
- 2012 Rally México
- 2012 Super Copa Telcel
Wrestling
- Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2012)
- Héroes Inmortales (2012)
- Rebelión de los Juniors (2012)
- Rey del Ring (2012)
- IWRG Ruleta de la Muerte (2012)
- Arena Naucalpan 35th Anniversary Show
- Caravan de Campeones (2012)
- El Castillo del Terror (2012)
- Prison Fatal (2012)
- Legado Final (2012)
- Gran Cruzada (2012)
- Festival de las Máscaras (2012)
- CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles (2012)
- Guerra de Empresas (2012)
- Guerra del Golfo (2012)
Misc
- 2012 Vuelta a Mexico
- Men's Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2012
- 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics
- 2012 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
- 2012 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
- 2012 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
- Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Mexico at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Mexico at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Notable births
Notable deaths
- May 13 — René Orta Salgado, journalist and politician; assassinated (b. ca. 1969)
- May 15 – Carlos Fuentes, Mexico-born author (born 1928)
- April 1 – Miguel de la Madrid, 52nd President of Mexico, 1982-1988 (born 1934)[3]
- April 20 – Mario Arturo Acosta Chaparro, military leader (born 1942)
- May 13 — René Orta Salgado, journalist and political activist (PRI), murdered (b. ca. 1969)
- August 12 – Edgar Morales Perez, mayor-elect of Matehuala, San Luis Potosi
- October 7 – Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano
- November 15 – María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar
- December 9 – Jenni Rivera, banda singer and coach of La Voz... México
References
- "Mexican volcano hurls hot rock into sky". CBC News. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- "Mayor-elect Edgar Morales shot dead in San Luis Potosi". BBC News. August 12, 2012. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- "Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado" (in Spanish). Busca Biografias. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
External links
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