2000 in Mexico

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See also:	History of Mexico List of years in Mexico Timeline of Mexican history

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Mexico.

Incumbents

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

For the list of governors of the states of Mexico, see Category:Lists of governors of States of Mexico.

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

Bibliography

• Betancourt Cid, Carlos (2012). Martínez Ocampo, Lourdes (ed.). México contemporáneo. Cronología (1968-2000) (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México. ISBN 978-607-7916-73-4. Retrieved 21 January 2017. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)