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List of events
This is a list of events that happened in 2012 in Mexico . The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.
Incumbents [ edit ]
Federal government [ edit ]
President [ edit ]
Cabinet [ edit ]
Governors [ edit ]
Elections [ edit ]
Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor – Ernesto de la Peña (post mortem )[18]
Order of the Aztec Eagle – Bono [19]
National Prize for Arts and Sciences [20]
Linguistics and literature – Francisco Manuel Hernández Pérez
Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences – Rubén Gerardo Barrera Pérez, Carlos Artemio Coello Coello, Susana Lizano
Technology and Design – Sergio Antonio Estrada Parra
Popular Arts and Traditions - Antonio Camilo Bautista Jariz, Grupo “Cofradía de San Juan Bautista”, “Comunidad de Músicos Tradicionales formada por las Familias Vega-Utrera”
Fine arts – Arón Claudio Bitrán Goren, Helene Joy Laville Perren , Fernando González Gortázar
History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy – Carlos Marichal Salinas, Carlos Muñoz Izquierdo
National Public Administration Prize
Ohtli Award
Wrestling [ edit ]
Notable deaths [ edit ]
January 7 – Raúl Régulo Quirino Garza, journalist (La Última Palabra ) in Cadereyta, Nuevo León ; killed.[21]
May 13 — René Orta Salgado , journalist and politician PRI ; assassinated (b. ca. 1969)
May 15 – Carlos Fuentes , Mexico-born author (La muerte de Artemio Cruz , Aura , Terra Nostra , Gringo Viejo ), (born 1928 )[8]
April 1 – Miguel de la Madrid , 52nd President of Mexico ( PRI ), 1982-1988 (born 1934 )[22]
April 20
April 28 – Regina Martínez Pérez , journalist (Proceso ) in Xalapa, Veracruz ; killed.[25]
May 3 – 2012 Veracruz murder of journalists :
Gabriel Huge Córdova, journalist (Notiver ) in Boca del Río, Veracruz ; killed.[26]
Guillermo Luna Varela, journalist (Veracruznews ).[26]
Esteban Rodríguez, journalist (Diario AZ ).[27]
Ana Irasema Becerra Jiménez, journalist (El Dictamen ).[28]
May 12 - Carlos Fuentes , writer (La muerte de Artemio Cruz , Aura , Terra Nostra , Gringo Viejo )
May 13 – René Orta Salgado, journalist (El Sol de Cuernavaca ) in Cuernavaca , Morelos; killed.[29]
May 18 – Marco Antonio Ávila García , journalist (Sonora Diario Sonora de la Tarde & El Regional de Ciudad Obregón ) in Empalme, Sonora ; killed.[30]
June 14 – Víctor Manuel Báez Chinojournalist (Milenio Xalapa ) in Xalapa, Veracruz ; killed.[31] [32]
June 30 – Armando Montaño , journalist (The Associated Press ) in Mexico City; killed.[33]
August 5 – Chavela Vargas – Costa Rican singer who lived in Cuernavaca .[8]
August 12 – Edgar Morales Perez , mayor-elect of Matehuala, San Luis Potosi
August 19 – Ernesto Araujo Cano, journalist (El Heraldo de Chihuahua ) in Chihuahua, Chihuahua; killed.[34] [35]
August 20 – 2012 Michoacán murder of photographers in Ecuandureo, Michoacán:
José Antonio Aguilar Mota, freelance photographer; killed.[36]
Arturo Barajas López, photographer (Diario de Zamora ); killed.[36]
September 25 – Alonso Lujambio , 50, Senator and former Secretary of Public Education; cancer[8]
October 7 – Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano , gang leader (Los Zetas ); killed by the navy[8]
October 15 – Ramón Abel López Aguilar, journalist (Tijuana Informativo ) in Tijuana, Baja California ; killed.[37]
November 14 – Adrián Silva Moreno, freelance journalist in Tehuacán, Puebla ; killed.[38]
November 15 – María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar , 36, politician PRD , former mayor of Tiquicheo , Michoacan; beaten to death (body found on this date).[39]
December 4 – Miguel Ángel Calero Rodríguez , soccer player (C.F. Pachuca )[8]
December 9 – Jenni Rivera , banda singer and coach of La Voz... México [8]
December 22 – David Araujo Arévalo, journalist (Novedades de Acapulco ) in Acapulco, Guerrero; murdered.
References [ edit ]
^ "Mexico's Enrique Pena Nieto inaugurated as president" . BBC News . 1 December 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Conoce el Gabinete de Enrique Peña Nieto" . Sopitas.com (in Spanish). 30 November 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "April 2011" . Rulers. Retrieved August 31, 2020 .
^ Vera, Rodrigo (3 July 2012). "Graco Ramírez gana Morelos; lleva ventaja de 8.6 puntos" . Proceso Portal de Noticias (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
^ "Pelea entre presos deja 31 muertos en México" . BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 5 Jan 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Estela de Luz" . CAyE.mx (in Spanish). 4 August 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Dozens killed in Mexico prison fight" . aljazeera.com . 19 Feb 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g "¿Qué acontecimientos marcaron el 2012 en México?" . wradio.com.mx (in Spanish). Jan 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Mexican volcano hurls hot rock into sky" . CBC News. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-04-20 .
^ "Mexico bus crash kills 43" . The Guardian . 21 April 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Mexico authorities say bodies of 14 men dumped in Nuevo Laredo" . LA Times Blogs - World Now . 17 April 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ a b "Ahora fue Tamaulipas, autoridades hallan 23 muertos" . Excélsior (in Spanish). 5 May 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Mexico violence: Two journalists killed in Veracruz" . BBC News . 3 May 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Mexico violence: Monterrey police find 49 bodies" . BBC News . 13 May 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Guatemalteca gana Miss América Latina – Mi Jutiapa" . mijutiapa.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Cumbre G20 México 2012, la crisis financiera como tema principal" . Coyuntura Economica (in Spanish). 19 June 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Mayor-elect Edgar Morales shot dead in San Luis Potosi" . BBC News. August 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .
^ "Medalla de Honor Belisario Domínguez 2012" . Senado de la Republica. Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
^ "DOF - Diario Oficial de la Federación" . dof.gob.mx (in Spanish). Sep 20, 2012. Retrieved Sep 11, 2020 .
^ "González Gortázar recibirá Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes 2012" . El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in European Spanish). 27 Nov 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2020 .
^ "Asesinan a reportero al norte de México" . El Universal (in Spanish). 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2012 .
^ "Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado" (in Spanish). Busca Biografias. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
^ a b "Deaths in Mexico bar shootout" . Al Jazeera . 22 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012 .
^ "Javier Salinas fue jefe de prensa del PRI y vocero en Fomento Social" . El Heraldo de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana . 22 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013 .
^ "Regina Martínez Pérez" . Committee to Protect Journalists . Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013 .
^ a b "Two Mexican photojournalists found dead in Veracruz" . Los Angeles Times . 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2012 .
^ "Mexican photographers murdered in Veracruz" . Committee to Protect Journalists . 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2012 .
^ "Suspect arrested in media worker's killing" . Herald Sun . 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2012 .
^ Jackson, Allison (14 May 2012). "Mexico violence: Police find body of journalist in car" . Global Post . Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012 .
^ Olga R. Rodriguez (18 May 2012). "Journalist kidnapped and killed in northern Mexico" . Associated Press. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012 .
^ "Asesinan a reportero de Milenio Xalapa" . Milenio (in Spanish). 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012 .
^ "Mexican crime reporter killed" . The Guardian . 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013 .
^ "Associated Press intern Armando Montano found dead in Mexico City" . NBC News . 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013 .
^ García Amaro, Juan José (19 August 2012). "Asesinan a reportero gráfico en Chihuahua" . Milenio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012 .
^ "Matan en Chihuahua a reportero gráfico en intento de asalto" . Proceso (in Spanish). 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013 .
^ a b "Ejecutan a dos fotógrafos" . Organización Editorial Mexicana (in Spanish). 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2012 .
^ Martínez, Mariana (15 October 2012). "Hallan muerto a periodista de Tijuana" . Milenio (in Spanish). Tijuana, Baja California. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2012 .
^ "La Procuraduría de Puebla investiga el asesinato de un periodista" . CNNMéxico (in Spanish). 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012 .
^ "Golpe en la cabeza, causa de la muerte de ex alcaldesa de Tiquicheo" . Excélsior (in Spanish). 17 November 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
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