2008 in Mexico

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This is a list of events that happened in 2008 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Events

Macrolimosna
June 1–2: Tropical Storm Arthur 2008
July 20–21: Hurricane Dolly 2008
August 3–8: XVII International AIDS Conference, 2008
September: Riots in the La Mesa Prison
September 15: 2008 Morelia grenade attacks
October 6–7: Tropical Storm Marco 2008
November 4: 2008 Mexico City plane crash
November 26: Premios Oye! 2008

Elections

2008 Mexican elections

Awards

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

TV

Telenovelas

Notable deaths

Gilberto Rincón Gallardo

Juan Camilo Mouriño

January 10 – Andrés Henestrosa
January 30 – Marcial Maciel
February 2 – Francisco de Santiago Silva, visual artist
February 11 – Emilio Carballido
February 25 – Alan Ledesma, 30, actor, stomach cancer.
March 22 – Adolfo Antonio Suarez Rivera
April 8 – Jacqueline Voltaire, 59, actress, melanoma.
April 10 – Ernesto Corripio Ahumada
April 14 – Miguel Galvan, 50, actor, renal failure.
May 8 – Leopoldo Juárez Urbina, politician (Convergence), former municipal president of Cherán, Michoacán; murdered.^[3]^[4]^[5]
May 24 – Eugenio Garza Lagüera
June 1 – Marcelo Ibarra Villa, politician PRI, municipal president of Villa Madero, Michoacán; murdered.^[6]
June 4 – Manuel de Jesús Angulo Torres, politician PRI, municipal president of Topia, Durango; murdered^{[nb 1]}^[7]
June 21 – Adalberto Almeida y Merino
July 24 – Juan Manuel Orozco Serrano, politician PRI, former municipal president of Cuautitlán, Jalisco; murdered.^[8]^[9]
July 25 — Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez Ávila (born 1955)
July 27 – Isaac Saba Raffoul
July 30 – Alejandro Aura
August 30 – Gilberto Rincón Gallardo
September 24 – Héctor Lorenzo Ríos, politician PRD, municipal president of Ayutla, Guerrero; murdered.^[10]^[11]
September 29 – Miguel Córcega, 78, actor and director, stroke.
October 4 – Servando González
October 8 – Salvador Vergara Cruz, politician PRI, municipal president of Ixtapan de la Sal, State of Mexico; murdered.^[12]
November 4 – Juan Camilo Mouriño
December 2 – Carlos Abascal
December 12 – Amalia Solórzano, First Lady of Mexico (1934-1940) (b. 1911)

Notes

^ Angulo Torres was kidnapped with his brother at a restaurant on 4 June 2008. His body has not been found and he is not reported as dead.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital México. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
^ "Marco Antonio Adame Castillo". Líderes Mexicanos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ Magaña, Javier (10 May 2011). "Impunidad y muerte tienen a comunidad autóctona en estado de sitio". CNNMéxico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^ "Ejecutan a Leopoldo Juárez; pobladores señalan al alcalde de Cherán y al síndico como responsables". La Jornada (in Spanish). 10 May 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^ "Se agudiza el conflicto en Cherán; continúa desaparecido el ex alcalde Leopoldo Juárez". La Jornada (in Spanish). 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^ Martínez Eloriiaga, Ernesto (3 June 2008). "Asesinan al edil de Villa Madero". La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
^ "Presidentes municipales de Durango están a merced del crimen organizado". La Jornada (in Spanish). 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
^ "Sicarios ejecutan a exalcalde de Cuatlitlán, en Jalisco". Proceso (in Spanish). 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^ "Ex alcalde de Cuautitlán de García Barragán fue ejecutado". El Informador (Mexico) (in Spanish). July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^ Ordaz, David (31 January 2011). "Claves: los alcaldes asesinados de México". El Economista (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
^ Briseño, Héctor (12 June 2012). "Candidatos del PRD "están en riesgo", dice dirigente". La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
^ Wilkinson, Tracy (8 October 2008). "Killing of Mexico mayor sends message". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

External links

[7] Angulo Torres was kidnapped with his brother at a restaurant on 4 June 2008. His body has not been found and he is not reported as dead.

[calderon_cabinet-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital México. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

[2] "Marco Antonio Adame Castillo". Líderes Mexicanos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[3] Magaña, Javier (10 May 2011). "Impunidad y muerte tienen a comunidad autóctona en estado de sitio". CNNMéxico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

[4] "Ejecutan a Leopoldo Juárez; pobladores señalan al alcalde de Cherán y al síndico como responsables". La Jornada (in Spanish). 10 May 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

[5] "Se agudiza el conflicto en Cherán; continúa desaparecido el ex alcalde Leopoldo Juárez". La Jornada (in Spanish). 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

[6] Martínez Eloriiaga, Ernesto (3 June 2008). "Asesinan al edil de Villa Madero". La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[8] "Presidentes municipales de Durango están a merced del crimen organizado". La Jornada (in Spanish). 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[9] "Sicarios ejecutan a exalcalde de Cuatlitlán, en Jalisco". Proceso (in Spanish). 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

[10] "Ex alcalde de Cuautitlán de García Barragán fue ejecutado". El Informador (Mexico) (in Spanish). July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

[economista-11] Ordaz, David (31 January 2011). "Claves: los alcaldes asesinados de México". El Economista (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[12] Briseño, Héctor (12 June 2012). "Candidatos del PRD "están en riesgo", dice dirigente". La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[13] Wilkinson, Tracy (8 October 2008). "Killing of Mexico mayor sends message". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

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2008 in Mexico

Incumbents

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Events

Elections

Awards

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Sports

Music

Film

Literature

TV

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Notable deaths

Notes

References

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