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Mexico 1990-Present
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*Presidential Elections (political)
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, PRI candidate, was elected as president after Mexico's previous leader, Luis Donaldo Colosio, was murdered. The PRI lost seats in the congress but retained their governing power. Some believed that the PRI used fraud to control the elections, but before the 1994 elections there was not much doubt. The election of 1994 was distinctive both because it was largely considererd to be free from faud and because there was considerable uncertainty about the outcome. -
Stock Market Plunges
Peso's vaule drops by a third, causing the stock market to fall less than 1500 points. -
International Outcry
45 Indians killed by paramilitary gunmen in a Chiapas village causes President Zedillo to initiate investigation -
*Zapatista Guerrillas stage "Zapatour" (social)
Led by Subcomandante Marcos, the zapista guerrillas staged their 'Zapatour', a march from Chiapas to Mexico City to highlight their demands. Seven years after their uprising against the Mexican government, the zapistas went to the capitol to establish peace. Since the guerrillas have been a large group of rebel supporters causing much dismay for Mexico, many political parties and businesses fear the Zapatistas and though the rebels emphasised that their movement had no electoral aspirations... -
Govt. abandons prosecution
Political furore as Mexico City mayor and presidential favorite Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is stripped of his immunity from prosecution by Congress in a land dispute. -
A federal post of special prosecutor is created to tackle violent crime against women.
Mexico had been criticised by the UN and rights groups over the unsolved murders of more than 300 women over 12 years in the border city of Ciudad Juarez. 65 miners are killed in an explosion at a coal mine in Coahuila state. President Fox orders an investigation. -
Fencing along US-Mexico border
US President George W Bush signs legislation to build 1,125km (700 miles) of fencing along the US-Mexico border. Mexico condemns plans for the barrier, which is intended to curb illegal immigration. -
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**Mexican Drug War
Drug trafficking in Mexico is a major problem. The Mexican Drug War is between drug cartels and the Mexican government. The fighting between the rival drug cartels began around 1989, but the violence has significantly increased and worsened since 2000. On Dec. 11, 2006, however, newly elected President Felipe Calderón sent 6,500 federal troops to the state of Michoacán to end drug violence there. This is considered the starting point between drug cartels and the govt., and is regarded as the... -
*One of country's worst natural disasters
Heavy rains flood nearly the entire southern state of Tabasco. About 500,000 are made homeless. The Grijavla river, amonog many others, burst its banks on October 31, 2007. Thousands of homes were flooded on after several rivers burst their banks in Tabasco and heavy rains left 70 percent of the swampy region under water. -
Drop in oil production
government passed series of energy reforms, including controversial plans to allow private investment in state oil giant Pemex. -
*Swine Flu
Schools and public buildings were shut down after the swine flu epidemic killed many people.