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2016 in Mexico

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.

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Incumbents

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Federal government

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See also: Cabinet of Mexico

Governors

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Events

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

January and February

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March and April

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  • 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

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  • 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

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September and October

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November and December

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Awards

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Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico

Holidays and observances

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

Deaths

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Public holidays

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Main article: Public holidays in Mexico

Film

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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.
  3. ^ "El Universal – – Entregan constancia de mayoría a Lozano". archivo.eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). July 11, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Reina, Elena; Usón, Víctor (June 3, 2016). "Resultados de las elecciones en México 2016". elpais.com (in Spanish). El Pais. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  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.
  7. ^ "Nombran a Flavino Ríos Alvarado gobernador interino de Veracruz". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). October 13, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "Mexico mayor assassinated a day after taking office in Temixco". Associated Press via Chicago Tribune. January 3, 2016.
  9. ^ 'El Chapo' Has Been Captured, Mexican President Says
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  11. ^ Mindock, Clark (December 28, 2016). "What Happened In 2016? Major Events, Headlines And Deaths From The Past Year". International Business Times. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano spews ash and gas into sky – video". The Guardian. March 29, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2017 – via Reuters.
  13. ^ "Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano violently erupts, launching burning rocks". upi.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  14. ^ "Mexico City 2016 – LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR". www.globalchampionstour.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  15. ^ Jorge Ricardo (October 25, 2016), "Expulsa PRI a Javier Duarte" [PRI expels Javier Duarte], Reforma.com (in Spanish), retrieved August 31, 2019
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  17. ^ Mexico's Pemex puts blast death toll at 24, blames leak
  18. ^ ""La puerta del infierno" de Rodin llega a México de la mano del Museo Soumaya". www.efe.com (in Spanish). EFE. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  19. ^ Reina, Elena; Usón, Víctor (June 3, 2016). "Resultados de las elecciones en México 2016". elpais.com (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  20. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage (2016). "Archipiélago de Revillagigedo". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  21. ^ Klemetti, Erik (August 18, 2016). "Science: Here's What's Happening in This Volcanic Explosion at Guatemala's Santiaguito/Popocatépetl". Wired. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  22. ^ "Monseñor Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía, nuevo obispo de Matamoros (México)". ECCLESIA (in Spanish). September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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  24. ^ Zamudio, Isabel (October 12, 2016). "Designan a Flavino Ríos como sustituto de Duarte". www.milenio.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  25. ^ "Obligada renuncia de Javier Duarte". Libertad Bajo Palabra (in Spanish). January 23, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  26. ^ "Guillermo Padrés deja el reclusorio y llevará localizador" [Guillermo Padrés leaves prison and will wear a tracker], Milenio.com (in Spanish), February 3, 2019, retrieved August 31, 2019
  27. ^ "Encarcelan a Guillermo Padrés y su hijo por presuntos desvíos en Sonora" [Guillermo Padrés and his son are jailed for alleged money laundering in Sonora], Aristegui Noticias.com (in Spanish), November 10, 2016, retrieved August 31, 2019
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  29. ^ "Comisión de Belisario Domínguez otorga medalla a Gonzalo Rivas". eluniversal.com.mx. El Universal. November 14, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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  37. ^ "Fallece el general Rafael Moreno Valle, ex gobernador poblano".
  38. ^ "Jesús Barrero, el actor de doblaje de Seiya en latinoamérica, ha fallecido". February 17, 2016.
  39. ^ "Politician, broadcaster killed in Villahermosa". February 22, 2016.
  40. ^ "Muere María Luisa Alcalá, actriz de "Cándido Pérez" y "El Chavo"". February 21, 2016.
  41. ^ "Elba Esther Gordillo's Daughter, Sen. Monica Arriola, Dead at 44". March 15, 2016.
  42. ^ "Murió Raúl Cárdenas, histórico del fútbol mexicano", Tudn (in Spanish), March 25, 2016
  43. ^ "Asasinan a Ex Atleta Olimpico Francisco Garcia Moreno en Cuernavaca" [Ex Olympic Athlete Francisco Garcia Moreno murdered in Cuernavaca] (in Spanish). Zona Centro Noticias. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  44. ^ "Fallece el artista plástico Leopoldo Flores". April 4, 2016.
  45. ^ Bishop Lucas Martínez Lara
  46. ^ "Muere Rubén Mendoza Ayala a los 55 años víctima de un paro cardíaco". Cronica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  47. ^ Muere creador de Ruta de Fe en Tlaxcala
  48. ^ Muere en Leon el Diputado Panista Ricardo Torres
  49. ^ "Muere Álvaro Pérez Treviño, excandidato presidencial en 1994". elsiglodedurango.com.mx. April 26, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  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
  58. ^ "Fallece Armando León Bejarano, ex gobernador de Morelos" [Former governor León Bejarano dies], La Union de Morelos (in Spanish), Cuernavaca, July 6, 2016, retrieved June 1, 2019
  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
  65. ^ "Confirman muerte de Juan Gabriel por infarto". Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  66. ^ Teodoro González de Léon, el arquitecto del paisaje de la CDMX
  67. ^ "Mario Almada, Legendary Mexican Actor of Ultraviolence Cinema, Passes Away". Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  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
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