2023 in Mexico
This article lists events occurring in Mexico during 2023. It lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels and will include a brief year-end summary of major social and economic issues. Cultural events, including major sporting events, are also listed. Incumbents

President and cabinet
 President: Andres Manuel López Obrador 

 Interior: Olga Sánchez Cordero
 Foreign Affairs: Marcelo Ebrard
 Treasury: Arturo Herrera
 Economy: Tatiana Clouthier Carrillo
 Environment: Maria Luisa Albores
 Tourism: Miguel Torruco Marqués
 Civil Service: Irma Sandoval-Ballesteros
 Health: Jorge Alcocer Varela
 Development: Román Meyer Falcón
 Welfare: Javier May Rodríguez
 Culture: Alejandra Frausto Guerrero
 Defense: Luis Cresencio Sandoval
 Navy: José Rafael Ojeda Durán
 Security: Alfonso Durazo Montaño
 Attorney General: Alejandro Gertz Manero

Supreme Court

 President of the Supreme Court: Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea

Governors

LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress

President of the Senate
Olga Sánchez Cordero

President of the Chamber of Deputies
Sergio Gutiérrez Luna

Events

January
 1 January - Ten prison officers and four to seven inmates are killed in an armed attack on a prison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, in which 24-30 prisoners escaped. 3 January - Five gunmen and two security force members are killed during a gun battle while searching for 30 inmates who escaped two days ago during the Juárez prison attack. 5 January - The army arrests Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of incarcerated drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Unrest ensues in the state, with schools and airports closed. Ten soldiers, a police officer and 19 cartel members are killed. 7 January - One person is killed and dozens of others are injured when two trains crash on Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro in Mexico City. February 

 28 February - Nuevo Laredo military shooting: Soldiers open fire on a pickup truck carrying unarmed civilians in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, killing five people, sparking protests and riots by local people. March 

 28 March - Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire: Central and South American detainees at a migrant center in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, deliberately set fire to their mattresses, killing 38 people and injuring 28 others. April 

 1 April - Two people are killed and another is injured after a hot air balloon catches fire near Teotihuacan, State of Mexico. 18 April - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accuses the United States Department of Defense of spying and says that he will classify information from the Mexican Armed Forces. May 

 Health authorities urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to issue a warning about a Meningitis outbreak linked to two cosmetic surgery clinics in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. June 

 12 June - Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard resigns and announces he will run for president of Mexico in the 2024 elections. The mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, also announces that she will resign on Friday to focus on running for president. July 

 5 July - A bus plunges into a ravine near Magdalena Peñasco, Oaxaca, killing 27 people and injuring 17 others. September 

 16 September - Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is extradited to the United States from Mexico on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. 27 September - Authorities in Nuevo Leon find at least twelve bodies dumped on roads in the area of Monterrey, likely related to a drug cartel operating in Tamaulipas. 28 September - Six teenagers who were kidnapped by a group of armed men a few days ago are found dead near Villanueva, Zacatecas. October 

 1 October - At least 10 people were killed, and 60 were injured at Santa Cruz Church, Ciudad Madero after the church’s roof collapsed during a baptism ceremony. 10 October - Hurricane Lidia makes landfall in the state of Jalisco as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, killing one person. 13 October - A military helicopter crashes in Canelas Municipality, Durango, killing three people. 14 October - An annular solar eclipse was visible the Western U.S., Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil and was the 44th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 134. 21 October - Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur. Warnings have been issued for the states of Baja California Sur and Sinaloa. 23 October - At least 24 people, including twelve police officers, are killed in three separate mass shootings and ambushes by unidentified assailants in Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero, and Tacámbaro, Michoacán. 25 October - Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, as a category 5 hurricane with 1-minute sustained winds of 165 miles per hour (266 km/h). 26 October - The Mexican government reports that at least 27 people were killed and four others are missing due to Hurricane Otis' landfall on Acapulco, Guerrero. The government also reports widespread flooding, significant infrastructure damage, and looting in some areas. Sports

Association football
2022–23 Liga MX season
2022–23 Liga MX Femenil season

Deaths

January
5 January – Ernesto Alfredo Piñón de la Cruz, 33, criminal (Los Mexicles). 8 January – Juan Francisco García, 69, Mexican Olympic boxer. 10 January – Black Warrior, 54, professional wrestler (CMLL). 15 January – Guadalupe Rivera Marín, 98, lawyer and politician
16 January – Luisa Josefina Hernández, 94, writer, playwright and translator. 18 January – Victor Rasgado, 63, pianist and composer. 23 January - Polo Polo, 78, comedian. 27 January – Albert Almanza, 86, Olympic basketball player. 30 January – Jesús Aguilar Padilla, 70, politician, governor of Sinaloa. February
2 February - Gerardo Islas Maldonado, 39, businessman and politician, member of the Congress of Puebla. 7 February - Fernando Becerril, 78, actor. 9 February - Changoleón, c. 82, Mexican television personality. 16 February -
Héctor Mario Gómez Galvarriato, 85, engineer, inventor and businessman. Marilú, 95, singer and actress. 17 February - Ángela Gurría, 93, sculptor. 24 February - Felipe González González, 76, politician. March
1 March - Irma Serrano, 89, actress. 7 March - Salvador Farfán, 90, footballer. 11 March - Ignacio López Tarso, 98, actor. 17 March
Fito Olivares, 75, cumbia musician. Carlos Payán, 94, writer, journalist and politician. 25 March
Chabelo, 88, American-born Mexican actor. Lucinda Urrusti, 94, Spanish-born Mexican artist. April
2 April - Raúl Padilla López, 68, academic. 4 April - Andrés García, 81, Dominican-Mexican actor. 22 April - Marcela González Salas, 75, politician. See also
 Outline of Mexico
 Index of Mexico-related articles
 History of Mexico

References

Footnotes

Citations

External links

 
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