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2000 in Mexico

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1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Mexico.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Ernesto Zedillo (until November 30), Vicente Fox (starting December 1)

    • Events

  • The National Autonomous University of Mexico, which is closed since April 1999, becomes the scene of a mass rally to protest against rising tuition fees and to require student participation in the restructuring of Latin America's main university.
  • February 23: Musician Carlos Santana receives 8 Grammy Awards, achieving the same record that Michael Jackson, established in 1983.
  • April 15: Pope John Paul II names Eduardo Patino and Hipolito Reyes Larios as bishops of the newly created dioceses of Córdoba and Orizaba in the state of Veracruz.
  • July 2: Mexican general election, 2000.

    • Notable deaths

  • September 9: Carlos Castillo Peraza. Politician and journalist.

    • References

    2000 in Mexico Wikipedia
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