This article lists events occurring in Mexico during 2025. The list also contains names of the incumbents at federal and state levels and cultural and entertainment activities of the year.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 13 January – Five people are killed in a shooting in Huitzilac, Morelos.[1]
- 23 January – The office of Sinaloa governor Rubén Rocha Moya in Culiacan is stormed by demonstrators protesting over the death of two minors in a carjacking.[2]
- 31 January – Med Jets Flight 056: A Jet Rescue Air Ambulance Learjet 55 flying from Philadelphia in the United States to Tijuana crashes shortly after takeoff during a medevac flight, killing all six Mexican nationals on board.[3]
February
- 1 February – US President Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico.[4]
- 3 February – The US suspends its increased tariffs on Mexican imports for a month following and agreement between President Trump and President Sheinbaum for her to deploy 10,000 National Guard soldiers to the US-Mexico border.[5]
- 8 February – 2025 Escárcega bus crash. A bus collides with a truck before catching fire near Escárcega, Campeche, killing 41 people and injuring eight others.[6]
- 13 February – Marco Ebben, a fugitive and convicted drug lord from the Netherlands who had previously faked his own death, is reported to have been killed in a shootout in Atizapan de Zaragoza, Mexico State.[7]
- 19 February – The United States designates the Sinaloa Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the Carteles Unidos, the Cártel del Noreste, the Gulf Cartel, and La Nueva Familia Michoacana Organization as terrorist organizations.[8]
- 20 February – Canada designates the Sinaloa Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the Carteles Unidos, the Cártel del Noreste, the Gulf Cartel, and La Nueva Familia Michoacana Organization as terrorist organizations.[9]
- 27 February –
- The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation orders the San Juan de Aragon zoo in Mexico City to improve the health of its resident African elephant, Ely, the first time it has made such a decision regarding an animal.[10]
- The Mexican government sends Rafael Caro Quintero and 28 other drug cartel figures to the United States to face criminal charges there.[11]
March
- 4 March – President Trump reimposes expanded tariffs on Mexico.[12]
Scheduled
- 27 April to 3 May – 2025 IIHF World Championship Division III Group B[13]
Holidays
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 3 February – Constitution Day
- 17 March – Benito Juárez Day
- 17 April – Maundy Thursday
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 5 May – Cinco de Mayo
- 16 September – Independence Day
- 12 October – Día de la Raza
- 2 November – Day of the Dead
- 17 November – Revolution Day
- 12 December – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Art and entertainment
Deaths
January
- 2 January – Cristóbal Ortega, 68, footballer (América, national team).[16]
- 4 January – Emilio Echevarría, 80, actor (Amores perros, Die Another Day, The Alamo).[17]
- 6 January – Jorge Flores, 70, Olympic basketball player (1976).[18]
- 10 January – Horacio González de las Casas, 82, politician, deputy (1988–1991).[19]
- 27 January –
- Joel Ayala Almeida, 78, trade unionist and politician, senator (2000–2006, 2012–2018) and three-time deputy.[20]
- Alma Rosa Aguirre, 95, actress.[21]
February
- 17 February –
- Paquita la del Barrio, 77, singer, songwriter and actress.[22]
- Yolanda Montes, 93, American-Mexican actress (Salomé, Kill Me Because I'm Dying!, Nocturne of Love) and dancer.[23]
See also
References
- ^ "5 killed in Mexican town caught between battling criminal groups". AP News. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ "Thousands protest the killing of 2 young brothers in Mexico's troubled Sinaloa state". AP News. January 24, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ "Mexico's president says all 6 people on medical transport jet were killed". AP News. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "Trump announces significant new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, sparking retaliatory actions". CNN. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China". BBC. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ^ "Cifra de muertos podría ser de 41 por accidente entre autobús y tráiler en Tabasco". El Economista (in Spanish). February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "'Most wanted' Dutch drug kingpin who once faked death killed in Mexico". Al Jazeera. February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "US declares drug cartels, criminal gangs global terrorist organisations". Al Jazeera. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ "Following US lead, Canada designates 7 Latin American criminal groups as terrorist entities". AP News. February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ "Mexico's Supreme Court orders a zoo to improve conditions for Ely the elephant". AP News. February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ "Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the US as officials meet with Trump team". AP News. February 28, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Trump's trade war draws swift retaliation with new tariffs from Mexico, Canada and China". AP News. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "IIHF Annual Congress". Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Mexico Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Mexico in 2025". Time and Date. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "Cristóbal Ortega Passes Away, One of America's Greatest Icons". Footboom. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Hernández, Andrea (January 4, 2025). "Muere Emilio Echevarría, querido actor que interpretó a "El Chivo" en "Amores Perros"". Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Jorge L. Flores Obituary (2025) - Chester, WV - Arner Funeral Chapel - Chester". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Fallece el exalcalde de Delicias, Horacio González de las Casas". El Diario de Delicias (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Muere Joel Ayala, quien fue líder de la FSTSE durante 27 años". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ Almanza, Diego (January 28, 2025). "Muere Alma Rosa Aguirre, actriz del cine de oro". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio dies at 77". AP News. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Tongolele, iconic dancer of the golden era of Mexican cinema, dies at 93". AP News. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
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