2011 in Mexico explained

This is a list of events that happened in 2011 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.

Incumbents

Federal government

See also: Cabinet of Mexico.

Governors

Marcelo Ebrard (PRD)

Events

January–March

January
February
March

April–June

April
May
June

July–September

July
August
September

October–December

October
  • November
  • December

    Awards

    Notable deaths

    January to June

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

    July to December

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Staff . Mexican minister who fought drug cartels killed in crash . CNN . September 8, 2020 . en . Nov 12, 2011.
    2. Web site: April 2011. August 31, 2020. Rulers.
    3. Web site: Marco Antonio Adame Castillo . Líderes Mexicanos . August 28, 2020 . es . September 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200903193915/https://lideresmexicanos.com/300/marco-antonio-adame-castillo/ . dead .
    4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12197299 (BBC)
    5. http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/14-killed-in-gang-police-clash-1.1012263 (IOL)
    6. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/24/mexico.ballfield.shooting/index.html (CNN)
    7. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/latinamerica/7419064.html (AP via Houston Chronicle)
    8. News: Gunmen kill eight in Mexico City suburb drive-by attack. BBC News. 13 February 2011.
    9. Web site: ICE agent killed, another injured in Mexico shooting.
    10. Web site: Fifty-three dead in 3 days in Ciudad Juarez, official says.
    11. http://www.buffalonews.com/wire-feeds/24-hour-world-news/article355486.ece (AP via Buffalo News)
    12. http://www.brecorder.com/world/north-america/12072-mexico-tamaulipas-body-count-rises-to-177.html Mexico Tamaulipas body count rises to 177
    13. Web site: Former Mexican governor arrested for allegedly embezzling $9 million in hurricane aid funds - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com . 2011-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611040714/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-lt-mexico-governor-arrested,0,7539529.story . 2011-06-11 . dead .
    14. News: Mexico's former ruling party set to win state votes. Reuters. 3 July 2011.
    15. Web site: Explota paquete en Tec-Edomex; hay dos heridos . 2012-04-19 . 2013-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012336/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/784428.html . dead .
    16. http://www.eluniversaledomex.mx/home/nota20500.html 10 datos de la explosión en el Tec Estado de México: Multimedia
    17. News: Mexico casino arson attack kills dozens in Monterrey. BBC News. 26 August 2011.
    18. Web site: - YouTube. YouTube.
    19. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/popocatepetl-volcano-spews-blasts-of-ash-into-sky-south-of-mexico-city/2011/08/30/gIQA7VroqJ_story.html
    20. News: Valencia. Nick. Three Mexican mayors killed so far this year. 16 June 2012. CNN. 14 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110210095028/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-14/world/mexico.mayors_1_mayors-first-assassination-contingency-plan?_s=PM:WORLD. 10 February 2011. live.
    21. News: Hallan muerto a edil de Zaragoza, Coahuila. 16 June 2012. Milenio. 7 January 2011. es.
    22. News: Miranda. Justino. Asesinan a alcalde en Temoac, Morelos. 16 June 2012. El Universal (Mexico City). 11 January 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120606050744/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/736374.html. 6 June 2012. live.
    23. News: Thomas. Lupita. Asesinan a Edil de Santiago Amoltepec, Oaxaca. 16 June 2012. El Universal (Mexico City). 13 January 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808002318/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/737054.html. 8 August 2012. live.
    24. News: Thomas. Lupita. Ejecutan a edil en Oaxaca. 16 June 2012. Milenio. 13 January 2011. es.
    25. Guardado Méndez was abducted on 4 February 2011 and is currently disappeared. He is not reported as dead.
    26. News: Valadez. Alfredo. Levantan a ex edil de Fresnillo. 16 June 2012. La Jornada. 4 February 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111102253/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/02/04/politica/011n3pol. 11 January 2012. live.
    27. Web site: Rodolfo Ochoa Moreno. 19 July 2013. . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613081025/http://cpj.org/killed/2011/rodolfo-ochoa-moreno.php. 13 June 2013. live.
    28. Valdez Llanos was intercepted by gunmen and has not been found. He is not reported as dead.
    29. News: Zamudio. Ismael. Desaparece alcalde de Tampico Alto, Veracruz. 18 June 2012. Milenio. 25 February 2011. es.
    30. News: Torres. Mauricio. El alcalde de Tampico Alto, Veracruz, cumple dos meses desaparecido. 18 June 2012. CNNMéxico. 21 April 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120824203437/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/04/21/el-alcalde-de-tampico-alto-veracruz-cumple-dos-meses-desaparecido. 24 August 2012. live.
    31. News: Encuentran muerto a ex alcalde de Allende, Chihuahua. 18 June 2012. Televisa. 22 February 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20110228092448/http://noticierostelevisa.esmas.com/nacional/262447/encuentran-muerto-ex-alcalde-allende-chihuahua. 28 February 2011. live.
    32. News: Ultiman a ex candidato de PRD en Chihuahua. 17 June 2012. El Universal (Mexico City). 28 February 2012. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20110304202333/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/748383.html. 4 March 2011. live.
    33. News: Meraz. Fernando. Ejecutan a ex alcalde de Felipe Carrillo Puerto en Quintana Roo. 17 June 2012. Milenio. 11 March 2011. es.
    34. News: Ultiman a ex alcalde de Felipe Carrillo Puerto, QRoo. 17 June 2012. Excélsior. 10 March 2011. es.
    35. News: Ejecutado junto con "La Gata" recibió premio de periodismo en Coahuila. 20 May 2012. Milenio. 25 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110821001904/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/7124535617041c8e5402057a535d0f2b. 21 August 2011. live. es.
    36. News: Asesinan a ex alcalde en el estado de Guerrero. 17 June 2012. Milenio. 7 April 2011. es.
    37. News: Matan en sepelio a ex alcaldesa de Chihuahua. 18 June 2012. Excélsior. 14 May 2011. es.
    38. News: Guillén Ruiz. Lorena. Se meten a templo y matan a ex alcaldesa . 18 June 2012. Organizacion Editorial Mexicana. 13 May 2011 . es. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025311/http://www.oem.com.mx/elmexicano/notas/n2076377.htm. 29 November 2014. live.
    39. News: Cuerpo encontrado en Nuevo Laredo, sería de ex alcalde de Hidalgo, Coahuila . 17 June 2012. La Vanguardia. 18 May 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20110831123615/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/cuerpoencontradoennuevolaredoseriadeexalcaldedehidalgocoahuila-726238.html. 31 August 2011. live.
    40. Web site: Noel López Olguín. 20 May 2012. Committee to Protect Journalists. May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130612124228/http://cpj.org/killed/2011/noel-lopez-olguin.php. 12 June 2013. live.
    41. News: Matan a Gonzalo Amador, excandidato del PAN a la alcaldía de Huauchinango . 16 June 2012. Milenio. 24 June 2011. es.
    42. News: Acapulco daily's news editor missing for past three days . 24 June 2012 . . 7 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130624185143/http://en.rsf.org/mexico-acapulco-daily-s-news-editor-10-06-2011%2C40440.html . 24 June 2013 . live .
    43. News: Montoya. Patricia. Asesinan a periodista en Sonora. 20 May 2012. El Universal. 13 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616132433/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/772334.html. 16 June 2011 . live . es.
    44. Web site: Miguel Ángel López Velasco . 20 May 2012. Committee to Protect Journalists. 20 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130720005334/http://www.cpj.org/killed/2011/miguel-angel-lopez-velasco.php. 20 July 2013. live.
    45. News: Matan a Gonzalo Amador, excandidato del PAN a la alcaldía de Huauchinango . 16 June 2012. Milenio. 24 June 2011 . es.
    46. News: Director-General condemns killing of Mexican journalist Angel Castillo Corona . 19 May 2012. UNESCO. 3 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130719220200/http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/director_general_condemns_killing_of_mexican_journalist_angel_castillo_corona/. 19 July 2013. live.
    47. News: Larios. Felipe. Ejecutan a delegado del Comité Estatal del PAN en Sonora . 17 June 2012. Milenio. 21 July 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725013644/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/cfefc2336f9f052e7d8d3c586b902432. 25 July 2011. live.
    48. News: Mexico: Missing journalist Yolanda Ordaz found killed. 19 May 2012. BBC. 27 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120508105844/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14305364. 8 May 2012. live.
    49. News: Espinosa . Verónica. Hallan el cadáver del edil zacatecano secuestrado el miércoles. 16 June 2012. Proceso. 28 July 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20110901014807/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=277263. 1 September 2011. live.
    50. News: Castillo. E. Eduardo. Study: Mexico homicides rose 23 percent in 2010. 16 June 2012. El Paso Times. 29 July 2011. 27 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427175042/http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_18571850?source=pkg. dead.
    51. News: Policía de Guerrero encuentra el cadáver de alcalde desaparecido de Edomex. 16 June 2012. CNNMéxico. 20 August 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120603051157/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/08/20/un-grupo-armado-se-lleva-a-un-alcalde-del-edomex-y-mata-a-su-escolta. 3 June 2012. live.
    52. News: Fue alcaldesa la mujer asesinada por esposo. 18 June 2012. Organización Editorial Mexicana. 24 August 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025309/http://www.oem.com.mx/elheraldodechihuahua/notas/n2198801.htm. 29 November 2014. live.
    53. News: Dos periodistas son asesinadas en la Ciudad de México. 21 May 2012. CNNMéxico. 1 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130719210742/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/09/01/dos-periodistas-son-asesinadas-en-la-ciudad-de-mexico. 19 July 2013. live. es.
    54. News: Asesinan a exalcalde de Tuxtepec en Oaxaca. 17 June 2012. Animal Político. 15 September 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926083612/http://www.animalpolitico.com/2011/09/asesinan-a-exalcalde-de-tuxtepec-en-oaxaca/. 26 September 2011. live.
    55. News: Hallan muerto a diputado federal plagiado. 16 June 2012. Proceso. 17 September 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120405104050/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=281658. 5 April 2012. live.
    56. News: La editora de un periódico fue encontrada decapitada en Tamaulipas. 21 May 2012. CNNMéxico. 25 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130315125915/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/09/25/la-editora-de-un-periodico-fue-encontrada-decapitada-en-tamaulipas. 15 March 2013. dead. es.
    57. News: Mexican journalist Humberto Millan Salazar found dead. 19 May 2012 . BBC. 25 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120128162946/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14658450. 28 January 2012. live.
    58. News: Mexican mayor killed while campaigning. 16 June 2012 . Fox News. 3 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104101047/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/11/03/mexican-mayor-killed-while-campaigning/. 4 January 2012. live.
    59. News: El alcalde de La Piedad, Michoacán, muere por un ataque de un grupo armado. 16 June 2012. CNNMéxico. 2 November 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120616203834/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/11/02/el-alcalde-de-la-piedad-michoacan-muere-tras-ataque-de-un-grupo-armado. 16 June 2012. live.
    60. Cartel members broke into Galván's house and kidnapped him. He remains disappeared.
    61. News: Cortina. Rodolfo. Secuestran a exalcalde de Tepetzintla. 29 June 2012. Organización Editorial Mexicana. 19 November 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20140802065215/http://www.oem.com.mx/diariodexalapa/notas/n2315209.htm. 2 August 2014. live.
    62. News: Chihuahua: ejecutan a locutor de radio. 3 September 2012. Milenio. 3 December 2011. https://archive.today/20130128161717/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/impreso/9073046. 28 January 2013. live. es.
    63. News: Martínez . Regina. Ejecutan a exedil veracruzano, a su esposa, hija y sobrino. 17 June 2012. Proceso. 12 December 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111082729/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=290985. 11 January 2012. live.
    64. News: Ejecutan a ex alcalde de Cosalá, Sinaloa. 17 June 2012. El Economista. 21 December 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120204020025/http://eleconomista.com.mx/economia-global/2011/12/21/ejecutan-ex-alcalde-cosala-sinaloa. 4 February 2012. live.
    65. http://www.oem.com.mx/elheraldodechihuahua/notas/n2360802.htm
    66. Web site: Mexican Actor Pedro Arendariz Jr. Dies in New York from Cancer | Hisp… . https://archive.today/20130103022219/http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/mexican-actor-pedro-arendariz-jr.-dies-in-new-york-from-his-cancer-battle/12872/ . 3 January 2013 . dead.
    67. News: Miranda. Justino. Reportan "extraña" muerte de ex alcalde. 7 November 2012. El Universal (Mexico City). 3 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107021849/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/83789.html. 7 November 2012. live. es.