2012 in Mexico
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Incumbents
Federal government
President
- President
- Felipe Calderon PAN, until November 30
- Enrique Peña Nieto PRI, starting December 1[1]
Cabinet
- Interior Secretary (SEGOB)
- Alejandro Poiré Romero, until November 30
- Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, starting December 1[2]
- Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE)
- Patricia Espinosa, until November 30
- José Antonio Meade, starting December 1[2]
- Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SEGARPA)
- Francisco Javier Mayorga Castañeda, until November 30
- Enrique Martínez y Martínez, starting December 1[2]
- Secretary of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU)
- Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín(starting December 1)[2]
- Communications Secretary (SCT)
- Dionisio Pérez-Jácome Friscione, until November 30
- Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, starting December 1[2]
- Education Secretary (SEP)
- Alonso Lujambio, until March 16
- José Ángel Córdova, March 16-November 30
- Emilio Chuayffet Chemor, starting December 1[2]
- Secretary of Defense (SEDENA)
- Guillermo Galván Galván, until November 30
- Salvador Cienfuegos Cepeda, starting December 1[2]
- Secretary of Navy (SEMAR)
- Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, until November 30
- Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz, starting December 1[2]
- Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS)
- Rosalinda Vélez Juárez, until November 30
- Alfonso Navarrete Prida (starting December 1)[2]
- Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL)
- Heriberto Félix Guerra, until November 30
- Rosario Robles, starting December 1[2]
- Tourism Secretary (SECTUR)
- Gloria Guevara, until November 30
- Claudia Ruiz Massieu, starting December 1[2]
- Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT)
- Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, until November 30
- Juan José Guerra Abud, starting December 1[2]
- Secretary of Health (SALUD)
- Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg, November 30
- Mercedes Juan López, starting December 1[2]
- Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP)
- José Antonio Meade, until November 30
- Luis Videgaray Caso, starting December 1[2]
- Secretary of Economy (SE)
- Bruno Ferrari García de Alba, until November 30
- Idelfonso Guajardo, starting December 1[2]
- Secretary of Energy (SENER)
- Jordy Herrera Flores, until November 30
- Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, starting December 1[2]
- Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)
- Francisco Rojas Gutiérrez, starting December 1[2]
- Pemex
- Emilio Lozoya, starting December 1[2]
- Attorney General (PRG)
- Marisela Morales, until December 4)
- Jesús Murillo Karam, starting December 4[2]
- Chief of Staff: Aurelio Nuño Mayer, starting December 4[2]
- Coordinación de Comunicación Social de Presidencia (Coordination of Social Communication of the Presidency): David López Gutiérrez (starting December 1)[2]
- Estado Mayor Presidencial (Presidential Security Staff): Rodolfo Miranda Moreno, (starting December 1)[2]
Governors
- Aguascalientes: Carlos Lozano de la Torre PRI
- Baja California: José Guadalupe Osuna Millán PAN
- Baja California Sur: Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor, PAN[3]
- Campeche: Fernando Ortega Bernés PRI
- Chiapas
- Juan Sabines Guerrero, Coalition for the Good of All, until December 7
- Manuel Velasco Coello PVEM, starting December 8
- Chihuahua: César Duarte Jáquez PRI
- Coahuila: Rubén Moreira Valdez PRI
- Colima: Mario Anguiano Moreno PRI
- Durango: Jorge Herrera Caldera PRI
- Guanajuato: Miguel Márquez Márquez PAN
- Guerrero: Ángel Aguirre Rivero PRD
- Hidalgo: Francisco Olvera Ruiz PRI
- Jalisco: Emilio González Márquez PAN
- State of Mexico: Eruviel Ávila Villegas PRI
- Michoacán: Fausto Vallejo PRI
- Morelos
- Marco Antonio Adame PAN, until October 1.
- Graco Ramírez PRD, starting October 1.[4]
- Nayarit: Roberto Sandoval Castañeda PRI
- Nuevo León: Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz PRI
- Oaxaca: Gabino Cué Monteagudo MC
- Puebla: Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas PAN
- Querétaro: José Eduardo Calzada Rovirosa PRI
- Quintana Roo: Roberto Borge Angulo PRI
- San Luis Potosí: Fernando Toranzo Fernández PRI
- Sinaloa: Mario López Valdez PAN
- Sonora: Guillermo Padrés Elías PAN
- Tabasco: Andrés Granier Melo PRI, until December 31, 2012
- Tamaulipas: Egidio Torre Cantú PRI
- Tlaxcala: Mariano González Zarur PRI
- Veracruz: Javier Duarte de Ochoa PRI
- Yucatán
- Ivonne Ortega Pacheco PRI, until September 30
- Rolando Zapata Bello PRI, starting October 1
- Zacatecas: Miguel Alonso Reyes PRI
- Head of Government of the Federal District
- Marcelo Ebrard PRD, until December 4
- Miguel Ángel Mancera PRD, starting December 5
Events
- January 4 – Altamira prison brawl: Thirty-one killed and 13 injured in a Tamaulipas prison.[5]
- February 7 – The Estela de Luz to commemorate the bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico is inaugurated in Mexico City.[6]
- February 19 – Apodaca prison riot: Forty-four killed in a Nuevo León prison.[7]
- March 20 - A magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills two and leaves 30,000 homeless in Oaxaca and Guerrero.
- March – Pope Benedict XVI visits Guanajuato.[8]
- 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.[9]
- April 20 – Álamo bus accident: Forty-three killed and 17 injured in an accident in Veracruz.[10]
- April and May – 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres, April 17,[11] April 24[12] and May 4.[12]
- May 3 – 2012 Veracruz murder of journalists: The bodies of two journalists were recovered in Veracruz on World Press Freedom Day.[13]
- May 13 – Cadereyta Jiménez massacre: At least 49 people are killed in the Mexican drug war.[14]
- June 9 – Miss Latin America 2012 won by Georgina Méndez Pimentel, 24, in the Riveria Maya.[15]
- June 18 and 19 – 2012 G-20 Los Cabos summit[16]
- August 12 – Edgar Morales Perez, PRI mayor-elect of Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, and his campaign manager were assassinated by unknown attackers.[17]
- August 19: 2012 Michoacán murder of photographers
- 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
Awards
- Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Ernesto de la Peña (post mortem)[18]
- Order of the Aztec Eagle – Bono[19]
- National Prize for Arts and Sciences[20][21]
- Linguistics and literature – Francisco Hernández Pérez
- Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences – Ruben Gerardo Barrera, Carlos Artemio Coello Coello, Susana Lizano
- Technology and Design – Sergio Antonio Estrada Parra
- Popular Arts and Traditions - Antonio Camilo Bautista Jariz, Cofradía de San Juan Bautista group,[22] Traditional music community formed by the Vega-Utrera family
- Fine arts – Arón Claudio Bitrán Goren, Helene Joy Laville Perren, Fernando González Gortázar
- History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy – Carlos Marichal, Carlos Muñoz Izquierdo
- National Public Administration Prize
- Ohtli Award
Film
Music
Sport
Soccer/Football
Racing
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 (May 2012)
- Caravan de Campeones (August 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
Births
Notable deaths
- January 7 – Raúl Régulo Quirino Garza, journalist (La Última Palabra) in Cadereyta, Nuevo León; killed.[23]
- April 1 – Miguel de la Madrid, 52nd President of Mexico (PRI), 1982-1988 (born 1934)[24]
- April 20
- Mario Arturo Acosta Chaparro, military leader (born 1942)
- Héctor Javier Salinas Aguirre, journalist (920 Radio Noticias), in Chihuahua, Chihuahua; killed.[25][26]
- Javier Moya Muñoz, journalist (920 Radio Noticias), in Chihuahua, Chihuahua; killed.[25]
- April 28 – Regina Martínez Pérez, journalist (Proceso) in Xalapa, Veracruz; killed.[27]
- May 3 – 2012 Veracruz murder of journalists:
- Gabriel Huge Córdova, journalist (Notiver) in Boca del Río, Veracruz; killed.[28]
- Guillermo Luna Varela, journalist (Veracruznews).[28]
- Esteban Rodríguez, journalist (Diario AZ).[29]
- Ana Irasema Becerra Jiménez, journalist (El Dictamen).[30]
- May 13 – René Orta Salgado, journalist (El Sol de Cuernavaca) and PRI politician, in Cuernavaca, Morelos; assassinated (b. ca. 1969).[31]
- May 15 – Carlos Fuentes, Mexico-born author (La muerte de Artemio Cruz, Aura, Terra Nostra, Gringo Viejo), (born 1928)[8]
- May 18 – Marco Antonio Ávila García, journalist (Sonora Diario Sonora de la Tarde & El Regional de Ciudad Obregón) in Empalme, Sonora; killed.[32]
- June 14 – Víctor Manuel Báez Chinojournalist (Milenio Xalapa) in Xalapa, Veracruz; killed.[33][34]
- June 30 – Armando Montaño, journalist (The Associated Press) in Mexico City; killed.[35]
- August 5 – Chavela Vargas – Costa Rican singer who lived in Cuernavaca.[8]
- August 12 – Edgar Morales Perez, mayor-elect of Matehuala, San Luis Potosi
- August 19 – Ernesto Araujo Cano, journalist (El Heraldo de Chihuahua) in Chihuahua, Chihuahua; killed.[36][37]
- August 20 – 2012 Michoacán murder of photographers in Ecuandureo, Michoacán:
- September 25 – Alonso Lujambio, 50, Senator and former Secretary of Public Education; cancer[8]
- October 7 – Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, gang leader (Los Zetas); killed by the navy[8]
- October 15 – Ramón Abel López Aguilar, journalist (Tijuana Informativo) in Tijuana, Baja California; killed.[39]
- November 14 – Adrián Silva Moreno, freelance journalist in Tehuacán, Puebla; killed.[40]
- November 15 – María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar, 36, politician PRD, former mayor of Tiquicheo, Michoacan; beaten to death (body found on this date).[41]
- December 4 – Miguel Calero, soccer player (C.F. Pachuca)[8]
- December 9 – Jenni Rivera, banda singer and coach of La Voz... México[8]
- December 22 – David Araujo Arévalo, journalist (Novedades de Acapulco) in Acapulco, Guerrero; murdered.