2012 in Mexico

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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

Federal government

President

• President
  • Felipe Calderon PAN, until November 30
  • Enrique Peña Nieto PRI, starting December 1 ^[1]

Cabinet

See also: Cabinet of Mexico

• Interior Secretary (SEGOB)
  • Alejandro Poiré Romero, until November 30
  • Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE)
  • Patricia Espinosa, until November 30
  • José Antonio Meade, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SEGARPA)
  • Francisco Javier Mayorga Castañeda, until November 30
  • Enrique Martínez y Martínez, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretary of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU)
  • Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín(starting December 1) ^[2]
• Communications Secretary (SCT)
  • Dionisio Pérez-Jácome Friscione, until November 30
  • Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Education Secretary (SEP)
  • Alonso Lujambio, until March 16
  • José Ángel Córdova, March 16-November 30
  • Emilio Chuayffet Chemor, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretary of Defense (SEDENA)
  • Guillermo Galván Galván, until November 30
  • Salvador Cienfuegos Cepeda, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretary of Navy (SEMAR)
  • Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, until November 30
  • Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS)
  • Rosalinda Vélez Juárez, until November 30
  • Alfonso Navarrete Prida (starting December 1) ^[2]
• Secretary of Welfare (SEDESOL)
  • Heriberto Félix Guerra, until November 30
  • Rosario Robles, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Tourism Secretary (SECTUR)
  • Gloria Guevara, until November 30
  • Claudia Ruiz Massieu, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretary of the Environment (SEMARNAT)
  • Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, until November 30
  • Juan José Guerra Abud, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretary of Health (SALUD)
  • Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg, November 30
  • Mercedes Juan López, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP)
  • José Antonio Meade, until November 30
  • Luis Videgaray Caso, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretary of Economy (SE)
  • Bruno Ferrari García de Alba, until November 30
  • Idelfonso Guajardo, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Secretary of Energy (SENER)
  • Jordy Herrera Flores, until November 30
  • Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, starting December 1 ^[2]
  • Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)
    • Francisco Rojas Gutiérrez, starting December 1 ^[2]
  • Pemex
    • Emilio Lozoya, starting December 1 ^[2]
• Attorney General (PRG)
  • Marisela Morales, until December 4)
  • Jesús Murillo Karam, starting December 4 ^[2]
• Chief of Staff: Aurelio Nuño Mayer, starting December 4 ^[2]
• Coordinación de Comunicación Social de Presidencia (Coordination of Social Communication of the Presidency): David López Gutiérrez (starting December 1) ^[2]
• Estado Mayor Presidencial (Presidential Security Staff): Rodolfo Miranda Moreno, (starting December 1) ^[2]

Governors

• Aguascalientes: Carlos Lozano de la Torre PRI
• Baja California: José Guadalupe Osuna Millán PAN
• Baja California Sur: Marcos Covarrubias Villaseñor, PAN ^[3]
• Campeche: Fernando Ortega Bernés PRI
• Chiapas
  • Juan Sabines Guerrero, Coalition for the Good of All, until December 7
  • Manuel Velasco Coello PVEM, starting December 8
• Chihuahua: César Duarte Jáquez PRI
• Coahuila: Rubén Moreira Valdez PRI
• Colima: Mario Anguiano Moreno PRI
• Durango: Jorge Herrera Caldera PRI
• Guanajuato: Miguel Márquez Márquez PAN
• Guerrero: Ángel Aguirre Rivero PRD
• Hidalgo: Francisco Olvera Ruiz PRI
• Jalisco: Emilio González Márquez PAN
• State of Mexico: Eruviel Ávila Villegas PRI
• Michoacán: Fausto Vallejo PRI
• Morelos
  • Marco Antonio Adame PAN, until October 1.
  • Graco Ramírez PRD, starting October 1. ^[4]
• Nayarit: Roberto Sandoval Castañeda PRI
• Nuevo León: Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz PRI
• Oaxaca: Gabino Cué Monteagudo MC
• Puebla: Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas PAN
• Querétaro: José Eduardo Calzada Rovirosa PRI
• Quintana Roo: Roberto Borge Angulo PRI
• San Luis Potosí: Fernando Toranzo Fernández PRI
• Sinaloa: Mario López Valdez PAN
• Sonora: Guillermo Padrés Elías PAN
• Tabasco: Andrés Granier Melo PRI, until December 31, 2012
• Tamaulipas: Egidio Torre Cantú PRI
• Tlaxcala: Mariano González Zarur PRI
• Veracruz: Javier Duarte de Ochoa PRI
• Yucatán
  • Ivonne Ortega Pacheco PRI, until September 30
  • Rolando Zapata Bello PRI, starting October 1
• Zacatecas: Miguel Alonso Reyes PRI
• Head of Government of the Federal District
  • Marcelo Ebrard PRD, until December 4
  • Miguel Ángel Mancera PRD, starting December 5

Events

• January 4 – Altamira prison brawl: Thirty-one killed and 13 injured in a Tamaulipas prison. ^[5]
• February 7 – The Estela de Luz to commemorate the bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico is inaugurated in Mexico City. ^[6]
• February 19 – Apodaca prison riot: Forty-four killed in a Nuevo León prison. ^[7]
• March 20 - A magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills two and leaves 30,000 homeless in Oaxaca and Guerrero.
• March – Pope Benedict XVI visits Guanajuato. ^[8]
• April 15 - Reports of superheated rock fragments being hurled into the air by the Popocateptl volcano. Ash and water vapor plumes were reported 15 times over 24 hours. ^[9]
• April 20 – Álamo bus accident: Forty-three killed and 17 injured in an accident in Veracruz. ^[10]
• April and May – 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres, April 17, ^[11] April 24 ^[12] and May 4. ^[12]
• May 3 – 2012 Veracruz murder of journalists: The bodies of two journalists were recovered in Veracruz on World Press Freedom Day. ^[13]
• May 13 – Cadereyta Jiménez massacre: At least 49 people are killed in the Mexican Drug War. ^[14]
• June 9 – Miss Latin America 2012 won by Georgina Méndez Pimentel, 24, in the Riveria Maya. ^[15]
• June 18 and 19 – 2012 G-20 Los Cabos summit ^[16]
• August 12 – Edgar Morales Perez, PRI mayor-elect of Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, and his campaign manager were assassinated by unknown attackers. ^[17]
• August 19: 2012 Michoacán murder of photographers
• December 9: 2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash

Elections

• 2012 Mexican general election
• 2012 Federal District of Mexico head of government election
• 2012 Chiapas gubernatorial election
• 2012 Guanajuato gubernatorial election
• 2012 Jalisco gubernatorial election
• 2012 Morelos gubernatorial election
• 2012 Tabasco gubernatorial election
• 2012 Yucatán gubernatorial election

Awards

Main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico

• 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] [21]}
  • Linguistics and literature – Francisco Hernández Pérez  [ es ]
  • Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences – Ruben Gerardo Barrera, Carlos Artemio Coello Coello  [ es ], Susana Lizano
  • Technology and Design – Sergio Antonio Estrada Parra  [ es ]
  • Popular Arts and Traditions - Antonio Camilo Bautista Jariz  [ es ], Cofradía de San Juan Bautista group ^[22] , Traditional music community formed by the Vega-Utrera family
  • Fine arts – Arón Claudio Bitrán Goren  [ es ], Helene Joy Laville Perren, Fernando González Gortázar
  • History, Social Sciences, and Philosophy – Carlos Marichal, Carlos Muñoz Izquierdo  [ es ]
• National Public Administration Prize
• Ohtli Award
  • Alexander Gonzalez
  • Charlie Gonzalez
  • Carlos Gutierrez
  • Salud Carbajal
  • Francisco G. Cigarroa
  • Paddy Moloney
  • Mel Martínez
  • David J. Schmidly
  • Richard A. Tapia
  • Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
  • Edward James Olmos

Film

• List of Mexican films of 2012

Music

• List of number-one albums of 2012 (Mexico)

Sport

Soccer/Football

• 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season
• Apertura 2012 Copa MX
• 2012 Copa de México de Naciones
• 2012 CONCACAF Champions League Finals
• 2012 Homeless World Cup
• Mexico wins the 2012 Olympic Football tournament

Racing

• 2012 LATAM Challenge Series season
• 2012 Rally México
• 2012 Super Copa Telcel

Wrestling

• Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2012)
• Héroes Inmortales (2012)
• Rebelión de los Juniors (2012)
• Rey del Ring (2012)
• IWRG Ruleta de la Muerte (2012)
• Arena Naucalpan 35th Anniversary Show
• Caravan de Campeones (May 2012)
• Caravan de Campeones (August 2012)
• El Castillo del Terror (2012)
• Prison Fatal (2012)
• Legado Final (2012)
• Gran Cruzada (2012)
• Festival de las Máscaras (2012)
• CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles (2012)
• Guerra de Empresas (2012)
• Guerra del Golfo (2012)

Misc

• 2012 Vuelta a Mexico
• Men's Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2012
• 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics
• 2012 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
• 2012 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
• 2012 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
• Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Mexico at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
• Mexico at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Births

Main article: births in 2012

Further information: Category:2012 births

Notable deaths

See also: List of politicians killed in the Mexican Drug War and List of journalists and media workers killed in Mexico

• January 7 – Raúl Régulo Quirino Garza, journalist (La Última Palabra) in Cadereyta, Nuevo León; killed. ^[23]
• April 1 – Miguel de la Madrid, 52nd President of Mexico (PRI), 1982-1988 (born 1934) ^[24]
• April 20
  • Mario Arturo Acosta Chaparro, military leader (born 1942)
  • Héctor Javier Salinas Aguirre, journalist (920 Radio Noticias), in Chihuahua, Chihuahua; killed. ^{[25] [26]}
  • Javier Moya Muñoz, journalist (920 Radio Noticias), in Chihuahua, Chihuahua; killed. ^[25]
• April 28 – Regina Martínez Pérez, journalist ( Proceso ) in Xalapa, Veracruz; killed. ^[27]
• May 3 – 2012 Veracruz murder of journalists:
  • Gabriel Huge Córdova, journalist (Notiver) in Boca del Río, Veracruz; killed. ^[28]
  • Guillermo Luna Varela, journalist (Veracruznews). ^[28]
  • Esteban Rodríguez, journalist (Diario AZ). ^[29]
  • Ana Irasema Becerra Jiménez, journalist (El Dictamen). ^[30]
• May 13 – René Orta Salgado, journalist (El Sol de Cuernavaca) and PRI politician, in Cuernavaca, Morelos; assassinated (b. ca. 1969). ^[31]
• May 15 – Carlos Fuentes, Mexico-born author (La muerte de Artemio Cruz, Aura, Terra Nostra, Gringo Viejo), (born 1928) ^[8]
• May 18 – Marco Antonio Ávila García, journalist (Sonora Diario Sonora de la Tarde & El Regional de Ciudad Obregón) in Empalme, Sonora; killed. ^[32]
• June 14 – Víctor Manuel Báez Chinojournalist (Milenio Xalapa) in Xalapa, Veracruz; killed. ^{[33] [34]}
• June 30 – Armando Montaño, journalist ( The Associated Press ) in Mexico City; killed. ^[35]
• 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. ^{[36] [37]}
• August 20 – 2012 Michoacán murder of photographers in Ecuandureo, Michoacán:
  • José Antonio Aguilar Mota, freelance photographer; killed. ^[38]
  • Arturo Barajas López, photographer (Diario de Zamora); killed. ^[38]
• 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. ^[39]
• November 14 – Adrián Silva Moreno, freelance journalist in Tehuacán, Puebla; killed. ^[40]
• November 15 – María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar, 36, politician PRD, former mayor of Tiquicheo, Michoacan; beaten to death (body found on this date). ^[41]
• December 4 – Miguel Calero, 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.

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