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.
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.[8]
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.[9]
January 20 – The Federal District is dissolved, and it officially becomes the "Ciudad de México". The political reform gives the city self-rule.[10]
March 28, 2016: An ash column 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high was released from Popocateptl, prompting the establishment of a 12-kilometer "security ring" around the summit.[12]
April 3, 2016 — Popocatépetl erupted, spewing lava, ash and rock.[13]
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.[17]
October 12 – Veracruz Governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa is forced to resign after being accused of corruption and illegal enrichment; Flavino Ríos Álvaro become Interim governor.[24][25]
April 16 – Rubén Mendoza Ayala, 55, Mexican politician (PRD), Deputy (2003–2006) from the State of Mexico; heart attack.[46]
April 18 – Arnulfo Mejía Rojas, engineer, architect, teacher, historian, painter, artist, and Catholic priest, best known for being the creator of "The Boat of the Faith".[47]
April 24 – Ricardo Torres Origel, 59, Mexican politician (PAN) Deputy (2000–2003) and Senator (2006–2012) from Guanajuato (b. September 8, 1956).[48]
June 20 – Chayito Valdez, 71, Mexican-born American folk singer (Corridos de Caballos) and actress ("Hijos de tigre", "Tierra de Valientes"), complications from a cerebral hemorrhage (b. May 28, 1945).
July 7 – Cinna Lomnitz, 90, German-born Chilean-Mexican geophysicist.[59]
July 17 – Rafael Aguilar Talamantes. Founding politician of the Cardenista Front of National Reconstruction (PFCRN) and Federal Elections of Mexico 1994 presidential candidate in 1994 (b. October 24, 1939).
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^"El Universal – – Entregan constancia de mayoría a Lozano". archivo.eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). July 11, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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^"César Duarte Jáquez: quién es y por qué fue detenido". www.milenio.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
^Redacción Uno (August 20, 2020). "Graco Ramírez, exgobernador de Morelos, enfrentaría juicio político". Uno TV (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^"Nombran a Flavino Ríos Alvarado gobernador interino de Veracruz". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). October 13, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
^"Mexico mayor assassinated a day after taking office in Temixco". Associated Press via Chicago Tribune. January 3, 2016.
^'El Chapo' Has Been Captured, Mexican President Says
^ abcde"8 momentos que marcaron a México en el 2016". news.culturacolectiva.com (in Spanish). December 29, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^Mindock, Clark (December 28, 2016). "What Happened In 2016? Major Events, Headlines And Deaths From The Past Year". International Business Times. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^"Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano spews ash and gas into sky – video". The Guardian. March 29, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2017 – via Reuters.
^"Mexico City 2016 – LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR". www.globalchampionstour.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^Jorge Ricardo (October 25, 2016), "Expulsa PRI a Javier Duarte" [PRI expels Javier Duarte], Reforma.com (in Spanish), retrieved August 31, 2019
^"Fugitive Mexican governor Javier Duarte arrested for alleged corruption", The Telegraph, London, April 16, 2016, retrieved August 31, 2019
^Mexico's Pemex puts blast death toll at 24, blames leak
^""La puerta del infierno" de Rodin llega a México de la mano del Museo Soumaya". www.efe.com (in Spanish). EFE. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^Reina, Elena; Usón, Víctor (June 3, 2016). "Resultados de las elecciones en México 2016". elpais.com (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^Centre, UNESCO World Heritage (2016). "Archipiélago de Revillagigedo". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^Klemetti, Erik (August 18, 2016). "Science: Here's What's Happening in This Volcanic Explosion at Guatemala's Santiaguito/Popocatépetl". Wired. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
^"Monseñor Eugenio Andrés Lira Rugarcía, nuevo obispo de Matamoros (México)". ECCLESIA (in Spanish). September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^Burnett, Victoria (December 28, 2016). "Near Mexico City, Cable Car Lets Commuters Glide Over Traffic". The New York Times (pay site). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^Zamudio, Isabel (October 12, 2016). "Designan a Flavino Ríos como sustituto de Duarte". www.milenio.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^"Obligada renuncia de Javier Duarte". Libertad Bajo Palabra (in Spanish). January 23, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^"Guillermo Padrés deja el reclusorio y llevará localizador" [Guillermo Padrés leaves prison and will wear a tracker], Milenio.com (in Spanish), February 3, 2019, retrieved August 31, 2019
^"Encarcelan a Guillermo Padrés y su hijo por presuntos desvíos en Sonora" [Guillermo Padrés and his son are jailed for alleged money laundering in Sonora], Aristegui Noticias.com (in Spanish), November 10, 2016, retrieved August 31, 2019
^"Mexico fireworks blast: Dozens killed in Tultepec explosion". BBC News. December 21, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^"Comisión de Belisario Domínguez otorga medalla a Gonzalo Rivas". eluniversal.com.mx. El Universal. November 14, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^"DOF – Diario Oficial de la Federación". dof.gob.mx (in Spanish). Secretariate de Relaciones Exteriores. April 13, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^"DOF – Diario Oficial de la Federación". www.dof.gob.mx (in Spanish). Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. November 3, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^"DOF – Diario Oficial de la Federación". www.dof.gob.mx (in Spanish). Secretariat de Relaciones Exteriores. January 13, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^"Macri recibirá la Orden de Águila Azteca | El Financiero". El Financiero. July 29, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^informatici, Segretariato generale della Presidenza della Repubblica-Servizio sistemi (July 4, 2016). "Il Presidente della Repubblica Italiana, Sergio Mattarella, accolto dal Presidente degli Stati Uniti Messicani, Enrique Peña Nieto, a Palacio Nacional". Quirinale (in Italian). Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^"Las Posadas". Encyclaeopedia Britannica. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^"Fallece el general Rafael Moreno Valle, ex gobernador poblano".
^"Jesús Barrero, el actor de doblaje de Seiya en latinoamérica, ha fallecido". February 17, 2016.
^"Politician, broadcaster killed in Villahermosa". February 22, 2016.
^"Muere María Luisa Alcalá, actriz de "Cándido Pérez" y "El Chavo"". February 21, 2016.
^"Elba Esther Gordillo's Daughter, Sen. Monica Arriola, Dead at 44". March 15, 2016.
^"Murió Raúl Cárdenas, histórico del fútbol mexicano", Tudn (in Spanish), March 25, 2016
^"Asasinan a Ex Atleta Olimpico Francisco Garcia Moreno en Cuernavaca" [Ex Olympic Athlete Francisco Garcia Moreno murdered in Cuernavaca] (in Spanish). Zona Centro Noticias. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^"Fallece el artista plástico Leopoldo Flores". April 4, 2016.
^"Muere Rubén Mendoza Ayala a los 55 años víctima de un paro cardíaco". Cronica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^Fallece ex gobernador Flavio Romero Archived October 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^Flavio Romero de Velasco, una vida para reflexionar
^Mauricio Walerstein, a Key Figure in Venezuelan Cinema, Dies Archived October 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^"Fallece Armando León Bejarano, ex gobernador de Morelos" [Former governor León Bejarano dies], La Union de Morelos (in Spanish), Cuernavaca, July 6, 2016, retrieved June 1, 2019
^Muere Cinna Lomnitz, el geofísico más importante de AL Archived July 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
^Muere el actor Aldo Monti a los 87 años Archived July 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
^Former champ Jose Becerra passes Archived September 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^Muere Miguel Bortolini, exdelegado en Coyoacán (in Spanish)
^Falleció Ignacio Padilla en accidente automovilístico (in Spanish)
^Evita Muñoz Death: Mexican Actress ‘Chachita’ Dead At 79 After Complications With Pneumonia
^"Confirman muerte de Juan Gabriel por infarto". Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
^Teodoro González de Léon, el arquitecto del paisaje de la CDMX
^"Mario Almada, Legendary Mexican Actor of Ultraviolence Cinema, Passes Away". Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^Italian born Mexican actress Martha Roth passes away at 84
^Fallece el catedrático y escritor René Avilés Fabila (in Spanish)
^Fallece Herón Escobar, fundador del PT en Sinaloa Archived October 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
^Tiene Ejército a 7 detenidos; 6 son de 'Los Antrax' Archived March 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
^Muere Israel Cavazos, cronista e historiador de Monterrey Archived November 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
^Muere, a los 84 años, el sociólogo y antropólogo Rodolfo Stavenhagen (in Spanish)
^Lupita Tovar, protagonista de la primera película del cine sonoro mexicano, fallece a los 106 años Archived November 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
^Fallece Fidel Negrete, atleta abanderado de Tokio 64 (in Spanish)
^Actor and E! Entertainment TV host Renato Lopez found slain outside Mexico City Archived November 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine