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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.

Incumbents

Federal government

Governors

Events

January and February

  • January 2 – Gunmen shoot and kill Temixco mayor Gisela Mota Ocampo at her home, the day after she was elected. Police shoot and kill several suspects and arrest several more who are suspected of involvement in organized crime.
  • January 8 – Mexican police arrest Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán on January 8. He had been on the run since his second escape from prison in July 2015.
  • January 20 – The Federal District is dissolved, and it officially becomes the "Ciudad de México". The political reform gives the city self-rule.
  • January 28 – 2015–2016 Zika virus epidemic: The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas.
  • February 11 – Forty-nine killed and 12 injured during a riot at the Topo Chopo prison in Nuevo León.
  • February 12 to 17 – Pope Francis visits Mexico.
  • February 29 to March 6 – 2016 Monterrey Open

March and April

  • March 28, 2016: An ash column high was released from Popocateptl, prompting the establishment of a 12-kilometer "security ring" around the summit.
  • April 3, 2016 — Popocatépetl erupted, spewing lava, ash and rock.
  • 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.
  • April 16 — Javier Duarte de Ochoa, former Governor of Veracruz (PRI) 2010–2016 is arrested and charged with corruption.
  • 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.

May and June

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

July and August

  • July 17 – Revillagigedo Islands are declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
  • July 8 – President Peña asks for forgiveness for the "Casa Blanca" scandal that came to light in 2014.
  • July 23 – Municipal presidents of Chamula, Chiapas, and Pungarabato, Guerro, are assassinated.
  • August 2016 – Eruptions continued from Popocateptl, with four discrete blasts on August 17.
  • August 1 – Municipal president of Huehuetlán el Grande, Puebla, is assassinated.

September and October

November and December

Awards

Holidays and observances

Deaths

Public holidays

Film

See also

References