2016 in Mexico

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This is a list of events that happened in 2016 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.

Incumbents

Federal government

See also: Cabinet of Mexico

Governors

Events

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Visit of Pope Francis to Mexico. February 12–17, 2016

January and February

March and April

  • March 28, 2016: An ash column 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high was released from Popocateptl, prompting the establishment of a 12-kilometer "security ring" around the summit.[12]
  • April 3, 2016 — Popocatépetl erupted, spewing lava, ash and rock.[13]
  • April 9 to 15 – 2016 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B in Mexico City
  • April 14 to 17 – Equestrian jumping show at Campo Marte in Mexico City.[14]
  • April 16 — Javier Duarte de Ochoa, former Governor of Veracruz (PRI) 2010–2016 is arrested and charged with corruption.[15][16]
  • April 20 — At least 24 people were killed, 136 others injured, following a blast at the major Clorados 3 petrochemical plant of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo. The plant is run by Mexichem under agreement with Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the national petrochemical company, in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, on the country's southern Gulf of Mexico coast. Pemex had an earlier fire at the same facility in February 2016 that killed one worker; also that month, an offshore Pemex Gulf platform fire killed two and injured eight.[17]

May and June

  • May 17 – President Peña Nieto signs legislation legalizing Same-sex marriage.[10]
  • June 1 – A riot at the penetentiary Topo Chico in Monterrey, Nuevo León, leaves three inmates killed and 14 injured.
  • June 3 – Auguste Rodin´s "The Gates of Hell" ((in French) Les Portes de l’Enfer) is displayed at the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City.[18]
  • June 5 – Elections in 13 states.[19]

July and August

September and October

November and December

Awards

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico

Holidays and observances

Main articles: Public holidays in Mexico and Fiestas Patrias (Mexico)

Deaths

Public holidays

Main article: Public holidays in Mexico

Film

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Cambios en el gabinete de Peña: Nuevos titulares de Pemex, IMSS y la Secretaría de Salud". Animal Político (in Spanish). February 8, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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  5. ^ "César Duarte Jáquez: quién es y por qué fue detenido". www.milenio.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Redacción Uno (August 20, 2020). "Graco Ramírez, exgobernador de Morelos, enfrentaría juicio político". Uno TV (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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  45. ^ Bishop Lucas Martínez Lara
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  47. ^ Muere creador de Ruta de Fe en Tlaxcala
  48. ^ Muere en Leon el Diputado Panista Ricardo Torres
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  50. ^ Go On's Tonita Castro Dead at 63 Archived May 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  51. ^ Fallece Luis H. Álvarez Archived May 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  52. ^ Legado del pintor otomí José Luis Romo Martín (in Spanish)
  53. ^ Leonorilda Ochoa Dead At 76: Mexican Actress Dies After Suffering From Alzheimer's Disease
  54. ^ Mexican actor Ruben Aguirre dies at 82
  55. ^ Fallece ex gobernador Flavio Romero Archived October 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  56. ^ Flavio Romero de Velasco, una vida para reflexionar
  57. ^ Mauricio Walerstein, a Key Figure in Venezuelan Cinema, Dies Archived October 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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  59. ^ Muere Cinna Lomnitz, el geofísico más importante de AL Archived July 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  60. ^ Muere el actor Aldo Monti a los 87 años Archived July 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  61. ^ Former champ Jose Becerra passes Archived September 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  62. ^ Muere Miguel Bortolini, exdelegado en Coyoacán (in Spanish)
  63. ^ Falleció Ignacio Padilla en accidente automovilístico (in Spanish)
  64. ^ Evita Muñoz Death: Mexican Actress ‘Chachita’ Dead At 79 After Complications With Pneumonia
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  66. ^ Teodoro González de Léon, el arquitecto del paisaje de la CDMX
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  68. ^ Italian born Mexican actress Martha Roth passes away at 84
  69. ^ Fallece el catedrático y escritor René Avilés Fabila (in Spanish)
  70. ^ El Mongol
  71. ^ Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega passes away at 69
  72. ^ Fallece Herón Escobar, fundador del PT en Sinaloa Archived October 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  73. ^ Tiene Ejército a 7 detenidos; 6 son de 'Los Antrax' Archived March 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  74. ^ Muere Israel Cavazos, cronista e historiador de Monterrey Archived November 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  75. ^ Muere, a los 84 años, el sociólogo y antropólogo Rodolfo Stavenhagen (in Spanish)
  76. ^ Lupita Tovar, protagonista de la primera película del cine sonoro mexicano, fallece a los 106 años Archived November 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  77. ^ Fallece Fidel Negrete, atleta abanderado de Tokio 64 (in Spanish)
  78. ^ Actor and E! Entertainment TV host Renato Lopez found slain outside Mexico City Archived November 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine