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Mexico Independence
Eleven years after the outbreak of the Mexican War of Independence, in the year of 1821, Viceroy Juan de O’Donojú signed the Treaty of Córdoba, approving the plan to make Mexico an independent constitutional monarchy. -
Mexican Revolution
The revolution began in 1910 to fight the mexican dissatisfaction with Porfirio Díaz's policies that favoured the wealthy. Díaz arrested Francisco Madero when he announced his candidacy, however, the revolutionary forces took Ciudad Juárez, forced Díaz to resign, and declared Francisco Madero president. -
Mexican Constitution
The current Constitution of Mexico was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro by a constitutional convention, during the Mexican Revolution and approved by the Constitutional Congress on 5 February 1917. -
Mexican troops massacre democratic protests
Troops massacre hundreds of students demanding democracy in a Mexico City plaza. -
Federal Electoral Institute
Federal Electoral Institute is formed by citizens and politicians, but under federal government control. Only three years later, in 1996, other electoral reforms made the Federal Electoral Institute an independent entity. -
Raul Salinas arrest
Raul Salinas, brother of former president Carlos Salinas, arrested for the 1994 assassination of PRI Secretary-General shows the government's will to break the "rule" of the legal immunity to a former president and his family. -
Multi-party system
Until 2000, Mexico was single-handedly ruled by the PRI when the party was ousted from the presidency by the PAN. In the year of 2000 Vicente Fox of PAN becomes president. However, even after the establishment of a multi-party system, the PRI retains a stronghold inside the congress -
Federal Institute of Transparency and Access to Information
The Federal Institute of Transparency and Access to Information created in 2002 became responsible for enforcing the nation’s freedom of information law at the Federal level, but it was also meant to grant requests from the public citizenry. -
Highest profile political murder
Gunmen assumed to be linked to Mexico's drug cartels assassinated a leading politician who was almost certain to win a forthcoming governorship election in the state of Tamaulipas. Rodolfo Torre Cantú was killed alongside at least four members of his entourage when their two vehicles were ambushed on their way to a rally in the final days of campaigning. -
Drug cartels influence political elections
Speaking on the beginning of his final year in office, President Felipe Calderon used his speech to reiterate his commitment to fight Mexico's drug gangs:"The glaring interference of criminals in the electoral process is a new and worrying development", he said. Mr Calderon's sister last month lost the election for governor in their home state of Michoacan and reports said gunmen intimidated voters and candidates.
