This is a list of events that happened in

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Mexico 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 ...

. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.

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 Blake Mora José Francisco Blake Mora (; 22 May 1966 – 11 November 2011) was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón from 2010 to 2011. He was Mexico's top cabinet secretary and key ...

, until November 11 (died in office) **

Alejandro Poiré Romero Alejandro Poiré Romero (; born January 15, 1971) is a Mexican politician who served as the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Felipe Calderón from 17 November 2011 to 1 December 2012, following the death of Francisco Blake Mora in a ...

, starting November 17 * Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): Patricia Espinosa * Communications Secretary (SCT) ** Juan Molinar Horcasitas, until January 7 ** Dionisio Pérez-Jácome Friscione, starting January 7 * Education Secretary (SEP): Alonso Lujambio * Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Guillermo Galván Galván * 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 ...

, until December 14 ** Rosalinda Vélez Juárez, starting December 14 * Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL): Heriberto Félix Guerra *

Secretary of Public Education In Mexico, the Secretariat of Public Education (Spanish language, in Spanish ''Secretaría de Educación Pública'', ''SEP'') is a federal government authority with Cabinet (government), cabinet representation and the responsibility for overseein ...

(SEP): * Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): * Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT): Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada *

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 ...

, until September 9 ** Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg, starting September 9 *

Secretary of Energy The United States secretary of energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the Cabinet of the United States and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The position was created on October 1, 1977, when P ...

(SENER) **

José Antonio Meade José Antonio Meade Kuribreña (; born 27 February 1969) is a Mexican politician, economist, lawyer, and diplomat. He served as a cabinet minister under President of Mexico, Presidents Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto in a variety of port ...

, until September 9 ** Jordy Herrera Flores, starting September 9 *

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) ** Ernesto Cordero Arroyo, until September 9 **José Antonio Meade, starting September 9 * Secretary of Economy (SE): Bruno Ferrari García de Alba * Secretariat 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 ...

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 ...

: Carlos Lozano de la Torre PRI *

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 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 PRD, until April 5. ** Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor PAN, starting April 5. *

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 ...

: Fernando Ortega Bernés 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, (

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: César Duarte Jáquez 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 PRI, until January 4 ** Jorge Torres López PRI, January 4–November 30 ** Rubén Moreira PRI, starting December 1 *

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 ...

Mario Anguiano Moreno Mario Anguiano Moreno (born August 15, 1962, in Tinajas (Colima), Tinajas, Colima) is a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI who served as the Governor of Colima from 2009 to 2015. He also previously served ...

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 ...

: Jorge Herrera Caldera 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 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 ...

** Zeferino Torreblanca PRD, until March 31 ** Ángel Aguirre Rivero PRD, starting April 1 * Hidalgo **

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 ** Francisco Olvera Ruiz 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 PAN *

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 Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican former politician and lawyer who was the 64th president of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he p ...

PRI, until September 16 ** Eruviel Ávila Villegas PRI, starting September 16 *

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 ...

: Leonel Godoy Rangel PRD *

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 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 *

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 ...

: Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz 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 ...

: Gabino Cué Monteagudo,

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 ...

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 Plutarco Marín Torres PRI, until January 31 ** Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas PAN, starting February 1 *

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 ...

: José Calzada PRI *

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 PRI, until April 4 ** Roberto Borge Angulo PRI, starting April 5 *

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 ...

: Fernando Toranzo Fernández 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 ...

: Mario López Valdez, starting January 1 *

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 ...

: Guillermo Padrés Elías PAN *

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 Granier Melo 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 ...

: Egidio Torre Cantú PRI, starting January 1 *

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 PAN, untl January 14 ** Mariano González Zarur PRI, starting January 15 *

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 ...

: Javier Duarte de Ochoa 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 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:

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

January–March

;January * January 6 – the poet and women's rights activist Susana Chávez is murdered in

Ciudad Juarez Ciudad () is the Spanish word for "city". Ciudad or La Ciudad may also refer to: * La Ciudad (archaeological site), Hohokam ruins in Phoenix, Arizona * La Ciudad, district of Durango City, Mexico * ''La ciudad'', a novel by Mario Levrero published ...

. * January 14 –

Mexican Drug War The Mexican drug war is an List of ongoing armed conflicts, ongoing Asymmetric warfare, asymmetric armed conflict between the Federal government of Mexico, Mexican government and various Drug cartel#Mexico, drug trafficking syndicates. When the ...

: 14 people are killed in a shootout after 100 soldiers, marines and police in

Xalapa Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 ...

, surround a house. * January 25 – Gunmen open fire on a crowd at a

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game in

, killing seven people. * January 30 – State elections in

. ;February * February 6 – State elections in

. * February 8 – The

Mexican Army The Mexican Army () is the combined Army, land and Air Force, air branch and is the largest part of the Mexican Armed Forces; it is also known as the National Defense Army. The Army is under the authority of the Secretariat of National Defense o ...

rescues 44

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

n immigrants in

Reynosa Reynosa () is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico which also holds the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality. The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAlle ...

in northern

. * February 13 – Unidentified gunmen kill eight people in

Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl Nezahualcóyotl (), or more commonly Neza, is a city and municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico. It is located in the List of states of Mexico, state of State of Mexico, Mexico, adjacent to the ...

part of the

Mexico City Metropolitan Area 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 ...

. * February 15 – Two

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officers are shot while travelling between

Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

and

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

with one officer dying. * February 20 –

: 53 people are killed in a 72-hour period in

. ;March * March 1 – Seventeen bodies are found in clandestine graves in

state.

April–June

;April * April 6 – 2011 Tamaulipas massacre: At least 177 bodies are found in a mass grave in

state.Mexico Tamaulipas body count rises to 177
''Business Recorder'', April 22, 2011 ;May * May 8 – Bicentennial celebrations in

. ;June * June 7 – The former

Governor of Chiapas The Governor of Chiapas is the chief executive of the Mexican state of Chiapas. The state constitution stipulates a term of 6 years, to which governors can only be elected once. It also specifies the qualifications for becoming governor: a Mexic ...

state in

Pablo Salazar is arrested on charges on embezzling more than $90 million from hurricane relief funds.

July–September

;July * July 3 ** State elections in the

. ** State elections in

. ** Voters in

go to the polls for local elections in the states of

and Hidalgo. ;August * August 8 – Monterrey Tech bombing: A homemade bomb explodes at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Estado de México Campus in Atizapán de Zaragoza. The bomb was sent to a professor of robotics who was injured along with a guard at the university. * August 25 – 2011 Monterrey casino attack: more than 50 people are killed in an attack on a

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Monterrey, Nuevo León Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

, Mexico. * August 30 – The Popocatepetl volcano south of

starts spewing ash into the sky. ;September

October–December

;October ;November * November 13 – State elections in

. ;December

Awards

* Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solorzano *

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* National Prize for Arts and Sciences * National Public Administration Prize * Ohtli Award ** Alexander Gonzalez ** Charlie Gonzalez ** Carlos Gutierrez **

Salud Carbajal Salud Ortiz Carbajal ( ; born November 18, 1964) is a Mexican-American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 24th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and his district covers Sa ...

** Francisco G. Cigarroa **

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** Mel Martínez ** David J. Schmidly ** Richard A. Tapia ** Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa **

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Notable deaths

January to June

*January 5 – Saúl Vara Rivera, politician PRI, Mayor of Zaragoza, Coahuila; shot. (body found on this date) * January 11 ** Abraham Ortíz Rosales, politician PVEM, Mayor of

Temoac Temoac is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos. The town serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. Temoac comes from Nauhtl and means ''Temog-a'' (descend), ''Atl'' (water), ''Ko'' (adverb of ...

, Morelos; shot. ** Susana Chávez, poet and human rights activist, strangled. (death confirmed on this date) * January 13 – Luis Jiménez Mata, politician, Mayor of Santiago Amoltepec; shot. *February 4 – Juan Carlos Guardado Méndez, politician PT, former municipal president of

Fresnillo Fresnillo () is a city in north central Mexico, founded in 1554 by Francisco de Ibarra. It is the second largest city in Zacatecas state and the seat of Fresnillo municipality. As a rail and highway junction, Fresnillo is the center of a rich ...

, Zacatecas; murdered.Guardado Méndez was abducted on 4 February 2011 and is currently disappeared. He is not reported as dead. *February 9 – Rodolfo Ochoa Moreno, journalist (

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Laguna), Torreón, Coahuila; killed. *February 12 – Saturnino Valdez Llanos, politician , , PRI, municipal president of Tampico Alto, Veracruz; murdered.Valdez Llanos was intercepted by gunmen and has not been found. He is not reported as dead. *February 22 – José Luis Prieto Torres, politician, former president of Allende Municipality, Chihuahua; murdered. *February 28 – Enrique Chávez Gómez, politician PRD, former candidate for municipal president of Saucillo, Chihuahua; murdered. *March 10 – Mario Chuc Aguilar, politician, former municipal president of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo; murdered. *March 25 – José Luis Cerda Meléndez & Luis Emanuel Ruiz Carrillo, journalists (''La Prensa''),

Guadalupe, Nuevo León Guadalupe is a city and surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. It is part of the Greater Monterrey Metropolitan area. The municipality of Guadalupe, which lies adjacent to the east side of Monterrey, al ...

; killed. *April 7 – Enterbio Reyes Bello, politician, former president of Copanatoyac (municipality), Guerrero; murdered. *May 14 – Silvia Moreno Leal, politician, former president of Balleza Municipality, Chihuahua; murdered. *May 18 – Fernando Duarte Flores, politician, former municipal president of Hidalgo, Coahuila; murdered. *May 31 – Noel López Olguín, journalist (''La Verdad de Jáltipan''), Chinameca, Veracruz; killed. *June 7 – Gonzalo Amador Ortega, politician PAN, former candidate for municipal president of Huauchinango, Puebla; murdered. *June 14 – Pablo Ruelas Barraza, journalist (''Diario del Yaqui'' & ''El Regional de Sonora''), Huatabampo, Sonora; killed. *June 20 – Miguel Ángel López Velasco, journalist (''Notiver''),

; killed. *June 24 – Gonzalo Amador Ortega, politician PAN, former candidate for municipal president of Huauchinango, Puebla; murdered.

July to December

*July 3 – Ángel Castillo Corona, journalist (''Puntual'' and ''Diario de México''), Ocuilan State of Mexico; killed. *July 21 – Ernesto Cornejo Valenzuela, politician PAN, former candidate for deputy; state delegate for the PAN in

Benito Juárez Municipality, Sonora Benito Juárez is one of the 72 municipalities ''(municipios)'' of the Mexican state of Sonora. It borders with the municipio of Cajeme. The municipal seat is Villa Juárez. As of 2020, the population was of 21,692https://www.inegi.org.mx/programa ...

; murdered. *July 26 – Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz, journalist (''Notiver''),

Veracruz, Veracruz Veracruz (), also known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico and the most populous city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located along the c ...

; killed. *July 28 – Fortino Cortés Sandoval, politician, municipal president of

Florencia de Benito Juárez Florencia may refer to: Places *Florencia de Benito Juárez, a municipality in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico *Florencia, Caquetá, a town and municipality in the Department of Caqueta, Colombia *Florencia, Cauca, a town and municipality in the De ...

, Zacatecas; murdered. *August 20 – José Eduviges Nava Altamirano, politician PT, municipal president of Zacualpan, State of Mexico; murdered. *August 24 – Luz María García Villagrán, politician, president of Gran Morelos Municipality, Chihuahua; murdered., , *September 1 **Ana María Marcela Yarce Viveros, journalist (''Contralínea''),

Iztapalapa, Mexico City Iztapalapa () is a Boroughs of Mexico City, borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City, located on the eastern side of the city. The borough is named after and centered on the formerly independent Municipalities of Mexico, municipality ...

; killed. **Rocío González Trápaga, journalist (Televisa Mexico City), Iztapalapa, Mexico City; killed. *September 15 – Gustavo Pacheco Villaseñor, politician PRI, former municipal president of

San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec (, "on the hill of rabbits"), or simply referred to as Tuxtepec, is the head of the municipality by the same name and is the second most populous city of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tuxtepec District of ...

, Oaxaca; murdered. *September 17 – Moisés Villanueva de la Luz, politician PRI,Deputy from Tlapa de Comonfort (municipality), Guerrero; murdered. *September 24 – María Elizabeth Macías Castro, journalist ('' Primera Hora''), Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas; killed. *August 25 – Humberto Millán Salazar, journalist (''A Discusión'' and Radio Fórmula Culiacán), Culiacán, Sinaloa; killed. *October 8 — José de las Fuentes Rodríguez, lawyer and politician PRI;

Governor of Coahuila List of governors of the Mexican state of Coahuila de Zaragoza, since its establishment as the province of Nueva Extremadura in Northern New Spain New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain ( ; Nahuatl: ''Yankwik Kaxtillan Birreiyotl ...

1981–1987 (b.

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ...

) *November 2 – Ricardo Guzmán Romero, politician PAN, municipal president of

La Piedad La Piedad is a municipality located at in the north-west of the Mexican state of Michoacán, bordering Jalisco and Guanajuato and being the northernmost municipality in Michoacán. The municipal seat is the city of La Piedad de Cabadas. The o ...

, Michoacán; murdered. *November 19 – Roberto Miguel Galván, politician, former municipal president of Tepetzintla, Veracruz; murdered.Cartel members broke into Galván's house and kidnapped him. He remains disappeared. *December 3 – Hugo César Muruato Flores, journalist ( La Caliente 90.9), Chihuahua, Chihuahua; killed. *December 12 – Fortunato Ruiz Blázquez, politician, former municipal president of Ixhuacán, Veracruz; murdered. *December 21 – José Martínez Mendoza, politician, former municipal president of Cosalá, Sinaloa; murdered. * December 24 – José Andrés Corral Arredondo, 65, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Parral (1992-2011); heart attack. * December 26 –

Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

, 71, actor ( Zorro series); cancer, died in New York City, United States. *December 31 – Porfirio Flores Ayala, politician PRI, , former president of

Cuernavaca Municipality The Cuernavaca Municipality is one of 36 municipalities in the State of Morelos, Mexico. Located in the northwest of the state, it consists of the City of Cuernavaca, which is the state and municipal capital, as well as other, smaller towns. The ...

, Morelos; murdered.

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