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2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

in Mexico.

Incumbents

Federal government

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Felipe Calderón Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 2006 to 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 and 2004. ...

PAN *

Interior Secretary The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natur ...

(SEGOB) **

Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña (born April 22, 1952) is a Mexican politician who belongs to the National Action Party (PAN). He has been Municipal President of Guadalajara, Governor of Jalisco from 2001 to 2006 and from December 1, 2006, to Ja ...

, until January 16 **

Juan Camilo Mouriño Juan Camilo Mouriño Terrazo (1 August 1971 – 4 November 2008) was a Spanish-born Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN) and the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón. Personal ...

, January 16-November 4 (

died in office A death in office is the death of a person who was incumbent of an office-position until the time of death. Such deaths have been usually due to natural causes, but they are also caused by accidents, suicides, disease and assassinations. The deat ...

) **

Fernando Gómez Mont Fernando Francisco Gómez Mont Urueta (born January 11, 1963) is a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Interior. He was appointed by President Felipe Calderón on November 10, 2008, following the death of secretary Jua ...

, starting November 10 * Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE):

Patricia Espinosa Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (born October 21, 1958) is a Mexican diplomat who served as the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2016 to 2022. She was Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet ...

* Communications Secretary (SCT):

Luis Téllez Luis Manuel Enrique Téllez Kuenzler (born October 13, 1958) is a Mexican economist. He is a former Secretary of Energy in the cabinet of Ernesto Zedillo and served as Secretary of Communications and Transportation in the cabinet of President Fel ...

* Education Secretary (SEP):

Josefina Vázquez Mota Josefina Eugenia Vázquez Mota ( o̞.se̞'fi.na'βas.ke̞s'mo̞.ta (born 20 January 1961, in Mexico City) is a businessperson and politician who was the presidential candidate of the National Action Party (PAN) for the 2012 elections. Vázqu ...

Secretary of Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divided ...

(SEDENA):

Guillermo Galván Galván Guillermo Galván Galván (born January 19, 1943) is a Mexican general. He formerly served as secretary of National Defense for the government of Felipe Calderon. He was succeeded 1 December 2012 by Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda. He holds a mas ...

* Secretary of Navy (SEMAR):

Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza (20 September 1942 – 4 November 2020) was an admiral in the Mexican Navy. Career Born in Veracruz, Veracruz, Saynez enrolled in the Navy on 22 January 1959 and graduated as a cadet of the Heroic Naval Acade ...

* Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS):

Javier Lozano Alarcón Javier Lozano Alarcón (born November 21, 1962) is a Mexican politician who served Secretary of Labor in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón. He was elected as a senator to the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, representing Puebla ...

* Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL) **

Beatriz Zavala María Beatriz Zavala Peniche (born October 23, 1957, in Mérida, Yucatán) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party PAN who has served in the lower and upper house of the Mexican Congress. In 2006 Felipe Calderón desi ...

, until December 9 **

Ernesto Cordero Arroyo Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo (born 9 May 1968) is a Mexican actuary, public servant, and politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He served twice as a cabinet member during the Calderón administration: first as secretary ...

, starting December 9 * Tourism Secretary (SECTUR):

Rodolfo Elizondo Torres Rodolfo Elizondo Torres (born July 18, 1946) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PAN. Elizondo Torres was born in Durango, and holds a bachelor's degree in administration from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education ( ...

* Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT):

Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada (born 11 April 1956 in Mexico City) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party PAN who served as Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón. He is als ...

Secretary of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate Minister of Mental Health, ...

(SALUD):

José Ángel Córdova José Ángel Córdova Villalobos (born 19 August 1953, in Mexico) is a Mexican politician who served as Secretariat of Health (Mexico), Secretary of Health and Secretariat of Public Education (Mexico), Secretary of Public Education during Felipe C ...

* Secretary of Public Security (SSP):

Genaro García Luna Genaro García Luna (born 10 July 1968) is a Mexican former government official and convicted drug trafficker. From 2006 to 2012, he served as Secretary of Public Security during the administration of Felipe Calderón. He was later found to hav ...

Secretary of Finance and Public Credit The Secretariat of the Treasury and Public Credit (, SHCP) is the finance minister, finance ministry of Mexico. The Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the department, and is a member of the Mexican Executive Cabinet, federal executive cabi ...

(SHCP): Agustín Carstens *

Secretariat of Energy (Mexico) In Mexico, the Secretariat of Energy (Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Secretaría de Energia'') is the Ministry (government department), government department in charge of production and regulation of energy. This secretary is a member of the Mexican ...

(SENER): Georgina Yamilet Kessel Martínez, starting December 1 *

Secretary of Agriculture The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other governments The department includes several organiz ...

(SAGARPA):

Alberto Cárdenas Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez (born April 4, 1958) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the conservative National Action Party (Mexico), National Action Party (PAN). He is a former governor of Jalisco, (1995 – 2001). And Secretary of Agricult ...

* Secretary of Public Function (FUNCIÓN PÚBLICA): Salvador Vega Casillas *

Secretary of Agrarian Reform The secretary of agrarian reform ( Filipino: ''Kalihim ng Repormang Pansakahan'') in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Agrarian Reform and is a member of the president's Cabinet. Powers and functions According to t ...

(SRA): Germán Martínez * Secretary of Economy (SE) ** Eduardo Sojo Garza-Aldape, until August 6 ** Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, starting August 6 *

Attorney General of Mexico The attorney general of the Republic is the head of the Attorney General's Office (; prior to 2019, ) and the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office of the United Mexican States, an institution belonging to the Federal Government's constitutional ...

(PRG):

Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza Eduardo Tomás Medina-Mora Icaza (born 30 January 1957 in Mexico City) is a Mexican lawyer. He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Mexico from 10 March 2015 to 8 October 2019, when the Mexican Senate approved his resignation following ...

Supreme Court

* President of the Supreme Court: Guillermo Iberio Ortiz Mayagoitia

Governors

Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes, is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and with an average altitude of above sea level it is pre ...

Luis Armando Reynoso Luis Armando Reynoso Femat (born 15 August 1957) founded “El grupo Inmobiliario Reynoso Femat” which are companies dedicated to the promotion, construction and sale of housing. In 1985, he was vice-president of the Mexican council of the i ...

, ( National Action Party, PAN) *

Baja California Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...

José Guadalupe Osuna Millán José Guadalupe Osuna Millán (born December 10, 1955) is a Mexican economist and politician member of the National Action Party (Mexico), National Action Party (PAN) who served as Governor of Baja California. Life and education Osuna graduat ...

, (PAN) *

Baja California Sur Baja California Sur, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur, is a state in Mexico. It is the 31st and last state to be admitted, in 1974. It is also the second least populated Mexican state and the ninth-largest state by ...

Narciso Agúndez Montaño Narciso Agúndez Montaño (born 26 October 1958) is a Mexican former politician who served as governor of Baja California Sur from 2005 to 2011. Elected on February 6, 2005, he took office on April 5, 2005, and is the second member of Party of t ...

, (

Party of the Democratic Revolution The Party of the Democratic Revolution (, , PRD) is a state-level social democracy, social democratic political party in Mexico (previously national, until 2024). The PRD originated from the Democratic Current, a political faction formed in 198 ...

(PRD) *

Campeche Campeche, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche, is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the Administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the sta ...

: Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez, (

Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party (, , PRI) is a List of political parties in Mexico, political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 as the National Revolutionary Party (, PNR), then as the Party of the Mexican Revolution (, PRM) and fin ...

PRI) *

Chiapas Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...

Juan Sabines Guerrero Juan José Sabines Guerrero (born August 20, 1968) is a Mexican politician, son of the former Governor of Chiapas, Juan Sabines Gutiérrez and nephew of the writer Jaime Sabines. Until, 2006 he was member of the Institutional Revolutionary Par ...

, (

Coalition for the Good of All The Coalition for the Good of All () was a left-wing coalition created by the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), Convergence and the Labor Party (PT) to support Andrés Manuel López Obrador as a candidate for the presidency of Mexico in ...

) * Chihuahua:

José Reyes Baeza Terrazas José Reyes Baeza Terrazas (born 20 September 1961) is a Mexican politician and lawyer. In 2004, he was elected Governor of Chihuahua as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party for the term ending in 2010. Prior to that, he was Chair ...

, (

PRI) *

Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...

Humberto Moreira Valdés Humberto Moreira Valdés (born 28 July 1966) is a Mexican politician who served as President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was Governor of the Political divisions of Mexico, State of Coahuila from 2005 to 2011. Moreira was inclu ...

, (

PRI) *

Colima Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima. Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the cen ...

: Silverio Cavazos, (

PRI) *

Durango Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...

: Ismael Hernández, (

PRI) *

Guanajuato Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guanajuato, 46 municipalities and its cap ...

Juan Manuel Oliva Juan Manuel Oliva Ramírez (born March 21, 1960 León, Guanajuato) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party PAN who served as Governor of Guanajuato from 2006 to 2012. Juan Manuel Oliva, a journalist who studied at the ...

, ( National Action Party, PAN) *

Guerrero Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...

: René Juárez Cisneros, (

PRI) *

Hidalgo Hidalgo may refer to: People * Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility * Hidalgo (surname) Places Mexico :''Most, if not all, named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811)'' * Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico * Hidalgo, Coah ...

Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong (; 5 August 1964) is a Mexican politician who served as the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Enrique Peña Nieto. He was Governor of Hidalgo until April 2011. Early life Born in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Osorio ...

, (

PRI) *

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

Emilio González Márquez Emilio González Márquez (born 12 November 1960 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He served as Governor of Jalisco. from 2007 to 2013 Political career González was an active ...

, (

PRI) *

State of Mexico The State of Mexico, officially just Mexico, is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Colloquially known as Edomex (from , the abbreviation of , and ), to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is the mo ...

Enrique Pena Nieto Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, He ...

, (

PRI) *

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

Lázaro Cárdenas Batel Lázaro Cárdenas Batel (born 2 April 1964) is a Mexican politician. He served as governor of Michoacán from 2002 to 2008, representing the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Prior to his election to that office in 2001, he had represen ...

, (

(PRD) (until 15 February); Leonel Godoy Rangel (

(PRD) (from 15 February) *

Morelos Morelos, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos, is a landlocked state located in south-central Mexico. It is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Mun ...

Marco Antonio Adame Marco Antonio Adame Castillo (born 6 December 1960) is a Mexican politician, medical doctor, and member of the National Action Party (PAN). He served as governor of Morelos for the term of 2006—2012. Adame studied medicine and surgery at ...

(PAN). *

Nayarit Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Nayarit, 20 municipalit ...

Ney González Sánchez Ney González Sánchez (born January 25, 1963) is a Mexican politician and a former governor of Nayarit (2005 – September 18, 2011). In 2000–2002 he served as a Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), federal deputy in the LVIII Legislature of the Me ...

Nuevo León Nuevo León, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León, is a Administrative divisions of Mexico, state in northeastern Mexico. The state borders the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí, San Luis ...

José Natividad González Parás José Natividad González Parás (born March 30, 1949) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He is a former federal deputy and former governor of Nuevo León (2003–2009) He is also married to ...

, (

PRI) *

Oaxaca Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...

Ulises Ruiz Ortiz Ulises Ernesto Ruiz Ortiz (born April 9, 1958) is a Mexican politician and former governor of the State of Oaxaca. He took office in 2004 as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Early career In the 1997 mid-term election he ...

, (

PRI) *

Puebla Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...

: Mario Marín Torres, (

PRI) *

Querétaro Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...

Francisco Garrido Patrón Francisco Garrido Patrón (born 1953) is a Mexican politician who was Governor of Querétaro from 2003 to 2010, and member of the National Action Party (PAN). Previously, he was mayor of Querétaro City from 1 October 1997 to 30 September 2000. ...

( National Action Party, PAN) *

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 administrative divisions of Mexico, federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into municipalities of ...

Félix González Canto Félix Arturo González Canto (born 23 August 1968) is a Mexican politician and economist, affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). From 2005 until 2011 he was the governor of the state of Quintana Roo. He has previously hel ...

, (

PRI) *

San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí. It ...

: Jesús Marcelo de los Santos Fraga, (

PRI) *

Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales. It is located in northwest Mexic ...

Jesús Aguilar Jesús Alexander Aguilar (born June 30, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami M ...

, (

PRI) *

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...

Eduardo Bours José Eduardo Robinson Bours Castelo (born December 17, 1956) is a Mexican businessman who served as governor of Sonora under the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI. He is a member of the Robinson Bours family which immigrated from the Uni ...

, (

PRI) *

Tabasco Tabasco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Tabasco, 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa. It i ...

Andrés Rafael Granier Melo Andres or Andrés may refer to: *Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US *Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France *Andres (name) *Hurricane Andres * "Andres" (song), a 1994 song by L7 See also ...

, (

PRI) *

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities. It is located in nor ...

Eugenio Hernández Flores Eugenio Javier Hernández Flores (born October 17, 1959) is a Mexican people, Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was the mayor of Ciudad Victoria from 2001 to 2004 and governor of Tamaulipas from 2 ...

, (

PRI) *

Tlaxcala Tlaxcala, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala, is one of the 32 federal entities that comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Tlaxcala, 60 municipalities and t ...

Héctor Ortiz Ortiz Héctor Israel Ortiz Ortiz (born 28 July 1950) is a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Tlaxcala from 2005 to 2011. Professional career Héctor Ortiz was born in the Oaxaca, Oaxaca, city of Oaxaca in 1950. He holds a bachel ...

( National Action Party, PAN) *

Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

Fidel Herrera Beltrán Fidel Herrera Beltrán (7 March 1949 – 2 May 2025) was a Mexican politician and lawyer affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the governor of the state of Veracruz from 2004 to 2010. Career Herrera Beltrán ...

(

PRI) *

Yucatán Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida. ...

Ivonne Ortega Pacheco Ivonne Aracelly Ortega Pacheco (born November 26, 1972) is a Mexican politician from Yucatán and a current member of the Chamber of Deputies. She served as Yucatán's first elected female governor, making her the sixth woman to govern a Mexican s ...

(

PRI) *

Zacatecas Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Zacatecas, 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas City, Zacatec ...

Amalia García Amalia Dolores García Medina (born October 6, 1951) is a Mexican politician and a former governor of Zacatecas. Early life García was born into a Political families of the world, political family. When she was five, her father Francisco G ...

(

PRD) *

Head of Government of the Federal District The head of government () wields executive power in Mexico City. The head of government serves a six-year term, running concurrently with that of the president of the Republic. Mexico City, or CDMX, is the seat of national government, and is l ...

Marcelo Ebrard Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexicans, Mexican politician who has served as the Secretariat of Economy, secretary of economy since 2024. He previously served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mexico), Secretary of ...

(PRD)

Events

* Macrolimosna * June 1–2: Tropical Storm Arthur 2008 * July 20–21:

Hurricane Dolly 2008 Hurricane Dolly was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall in Deep South Texas in July 2008. Dolly was the fourth tropical cyclone and second hurricane to form during the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Dolly developed on July 20 ...

* August 3–8: XVII International AIDS Conference, 2008 * September: Riots in the La Mesa Prison * September 15: 2008 Morelia grenade attacks * October 6–7: Tropical Storm Marco 2008 * November 4:

2008 Mexico City plane crash On 4 November 2008 an official Mexican Secretariat of the Interior aircraft crashed in central Mexico City at around 18:45 local time. There were sixteen fatalities—all nine people on board and seven people on the ground. The plane, a Learjet ...

* November 26: Premios Oye! 2008

Elections

* 2008 Mexican elections

Awards

Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor The Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor () is the highest award bestowed by the Mexican Senate. It forms part of the Mexican Honors System and is currently Mexico's highest active award since there are no records of the '' Condecoración "Migu ...

Miguel Ángel Granados Chapa Miguel Ángel Granados Chapa (March 10, 1941 – October 16, 2011) was a Mexican journalist writing for the ''Reforma'' newspaper. He was the recipient of the Premio Nacional de Periodismo in 2004 for his career, and again in 2006 for his column. ...

Order of the Aztec Eagle The Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle () forms part of the Mexican Honors System and is the highest Mexican order awarded to foreigners. History It was created by decree on December 29, 1933, by President Abelardo L. Rodríguez as a reward to ...

National Prize for Arts and Sciences The National Prize for Arts and Sciences () is awarded annually by the Government of Mexico in six categories. It is part of the Mexican Honours System and was established in 1945 by President Manuel Ávila Camacho to promote the country's artistic ...

* National Public Administration Prize *

Ohtli Award The Ohtli Award or Reconocimiento Ohtli is granted by the Institute of Mexicans Living Abroad (IME, by its acronym in Spanish) from the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and its focused to strengthen relations with the Mexican community that re ...

Eliseo Medina Eliseo Vasquez Medina (born January 24, 1946) is a Mexican-American labor union activist and leader, and advocate for immigration reform in the United States. From 1973 to 1978, he was a board member of the United Farm Workers.Levy, 2007, p. 514; G ...

** David Coss **

Monica C. Lozano Monica Cecilia Lozano (born July 21, 1956) is the president of the College Futures Foundation, based in San Francisco. Previously she was an American newspaper editor, the publisher and CEO of '' La Opinión'' and CEO of its parent company, Impre ...

** Patricia Torres-Ray

Popular culture

Sports

Primera División de México Clausura 2008 Primera División de México ''(Mexican First Division)'' Clausura 2008 was a Mexican football tournament - the second of two tournaments held in the 2007-08 season. It began January 18, 2008 and ran until June 1, 2008. Veracruz and Morelia inaug ...

2008 Primera División de México Apertura 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate wi ...

* 2008 North American SuperLiga *

2008 InterLiga The tournament was held between January 2 and January 12, 2008. Eight teams competed for two Copa Libertadores 2008 spots in this tournament. Venues Qualification Once the 2006- 07 season was ended, the clubs that participate in the InterL ...

* 2008 Carrera Panamericana * 2008 NASCAR Corona Series season *

2008 Rally México The 2008 Rally México, officially ''22º Corona Rally México'', was the third round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The rally was held on February 29 — March 2 and began with a ceremonial start on Thursday, February 28. It was ...

* 2008 LATAM Challenge Series season *

2008 Centrobasket The 2008 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2008 Centrobasket, was hosted in Cancún and Chetumal, Mexico. The four semifinalists of this edition qualified for the 2009 FIBA Americas championship The 20 ...

* 2008 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship * 2008 Mexican Figure Skating Championships * Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2008) * 2008 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Manzanillo) * 2008 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Guadalajara) *

2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III tournaments made up the fourth level of competition at the 2008 IIHF ...

co-hosted with

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

2008 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics The 5th NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in Toluca, Mexico, at the Estadio Universitario Alberto Chivo Cordova, Alberto "Chivo" Córdova Stadium at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México on July 18–20, 2008. A detail ...

* 2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships *

2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships The 2nd FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, or 2008 Youth Worlds, were held on July 8–13, 2008, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The Championships were held at the Aquatics Center of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Centro Ac ...

2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the seventh edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries from May 30 to June 7, 2008, in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico. The intercontinental event served as a qua ...

Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

* Mexico at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Music

Film

Literature

TV

Telenovelas

* '' Fuego en la Sangre'' * ''

Las Tontas No Van al Cielo ''Las tontas no van al cielo'' (, English title: ''Dumb Girls Don't Go to Heaven'', Lit: ''Bimbos Don't Go to Heaven'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa in 2008. On 11 February 2008, Canal de las Estrellas started bro ...

'' * '' Alma de Hierro'' * '' Querida Enemiga'' * ''

Cuidado con el ángel ''Cuidado con el ángel'' may refer to either of two Mexican telenovelas produced and aired by Televisa: * ''Cuidado con el ángel'' (1959 TV series) * ''Cuidado con el ángel'' (2008 TV series) {{disambiguation ...

'' * '' Juro Que Te Amo'' * ''

Un Gancho al Corazón ''Un gancho al corazón'' (English title: ''A Blow to the Heart'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa that aired from August 25, 2008, to June 26, 2009. It is based on the Argentine telenovela ''You Are the One ...

'' * ''

En Nombre del Amor En nombre del amor (English: ''In the Name of Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Moreno Laguillo for Televisa. It is the remake of '' Cadenas de amargura'', written by María del Carmen Peña and Cuauhtémoc Blanco and produced ...

'' * ''

Mañana Es Para Siempre ''Mañana es para siempre'' (English title: ''Tomorrow Is Forever'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2008. It is an adaption of the 2007 Colombian telenovela '' Pura sangre''. It aired on Canal de las ...

Notable deaths

* January 10 –

Andrés Henestrosa Andrés Henestrosa Morales (November 25, 1906 – January 10, 2008) was a Mexican literature, Mexican writer and politician. In addition to his prose and poetry, Henestrosa was elected to the Congress of Mexico, federal legislature, serving th ...

* January 30 –

Marcial Maciel Marcial Maciel Degollado (March 10, 1920 – January 30, 2008) was a Mexican Catholic priest who founded the Legion of Christ and the Regnum Christi movement. He was general director of the Legion from 1941 to 2005. Throughout most of his ca ...

* February 2 – Francisco de Santiago Silva, visual artist * February 11 –

Emilio Carballido Emilio Carballido (Córdoba, Veracruz, 22 May 1925 – Xalapa, Veracruz, 11 February 2008) was a Mexican writer who earned particular renown as a playwright. Carballido belonged to the group of writers known as the ''Generación de los 50'', ...

* February 25 – Alan Ledesma, 30, actor, stomach cancer. * March 22 – Adolfo Antonio Suarez Rivera * April 8 –

Jacqueline Voltaire Jacqueline Voltaire (6 November 1948 – 8 April 2008) was a British-born Mexican actress, model and singer, known for her successful career in telenovelas, especially on Televisa. Voltaire also appeared in Mexican and international films, incl ...

, 59, actress, melanoma. * April 10 –

Ernesto Corripio Ahumada Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (June 29, 1919 – April 10, 2008) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Mexico in Mexico City (1977–1994) and was Primate of Mexico. In the consistory of June 30, 1979, in Vatican City P ...

* April 14 – Miguel Galvan, 50, actor, renal failure. *May 8 – Leopoldo Juárez Urbina, politician (

Convergence Convergence may refer to: Arts and media Literature *''Convergence'' (book series), edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen *Convergence (comics), "Convergence" (comics), two separate story lines published by DC Comics: **A four-part crossover storyline that ...

), former municipal president of

Cherán Cherán () is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, c ...

, Michoacán; murdered. * May 24 –

Eugenio Garza Lagüera Eugenio Garza Lagüera (18 December 1923 – 24 May 2008) was a Mexican businessman and philanthropist who served as chairman of the board of the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM) and Femsa, Latin America's largest beverage corporation. I ...

*June 1 – Marcelo Ibarra Villa, politician PRI, municipal president of

Villa Madero The town of Villa Madero is a municipal seat in the municipality of Madero in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was established in 1868 with the name of Cruz de Caminos. According to tradition the first inhabitant of the place was a man named ...

, Michoacán; murdered. *June 4 – Manuel de Jesús Angulo Torres, politician PRI, municipal president of

Topia Topia is a city and seat of the municipality of Topia, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI from its former name in ) is a ...

, Durango; murderedAngulo Torres was kidnapped with his brother at a restaurant on 4 June 2008. His body has not been found and he is not reported as dead. * June 21 –

Adalberto Almeida y Merino Adalberto Almeida y Merino ( Bachíniva, June 6, 1916 – Chihuahua, June 21, 2008) was a Mexican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Tulancingo, 1956–1962; Bishop of Zacatecas, 1962–1969 and Archbishop of Chihuahu ...

*July 24 – Juan Manuel Orozco Serrano, politician PRI, former municipal president of Cuautitlán, Jalisco; murdered. * July 25 — Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez Ávila (born

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

) * July 27 – Isaac Saba Raffoul * July 30 – Alejandro Aura * August 30 –

Gilberto Rincón Gallardo Gilberto Rincón Gallardo y Meltis (15 May 1939 – 30 August 2008) was a Mexican politician, activist and former presidential candidate. Biography Rincón Gallardo was born in Mexico City into an upper-class family descendant of the Marquess ...

*September 24 – Héctor Lorenzo Ríos, politician PRD, municipal president of Ayutla, Guerrero; murdered. * September 29 –

Miguel Córcega Miguel Córcega (, October 29, 1929 in Mexico City – September 29, 2008 in Mexico City) was a Mexican telenovela actor and director. Córcega started his career in acting and directing during the 1940s. Biography Film In the 1960s, Córcega ...

, 78, actor and director, stroke. * October 4 –

Servando González Servando González Hernández (15 May 1923 – 5 October 2008) was a Mexican film director. He died in Mexico City on 5 October 2008, at the age of 85. Servando González started as an apprentice (gofer) at Estudios Clasa, a Mexican film studio. ...

*October 8 – Salvador Vergara Cruz, politician PRI, municipal president of

Ixtapan de la Sal Ixtapan de la Sal is a town and municipality located in the State of Mexico, Mexico. It is 60 km (37 miles) south of Toluca, the state's capital, and 120 km (75 miles) south of Mexico City by the Federal Road 55. The word ''Ixtapan'' co ...

, State of Mexico; murdered. * November 4 –

* December 2 – Carlos Abascal * December 12 –

Amalia Solórzano Amalia Alejandra Solórzano Bravo (July 10, 1911 – December 12, 2008) was the First Lady of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. She was the wife of president Lázaro Cárdenas, the mother of the thrice ex-presidential candidate and former Head of Governme ...

First Lady of Mexico The first lady of Mexico () or first gentleman of Mexico () is the informal title held by the spouse of the president of Mexico, concurrent with the president's term of office. The position has no legal foundation and was originally started as a ...

(1934-1940) (b.

1911 Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...

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