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PRI Party formed.
The PRI Party is formed, in opposition to the democratic party. This socialist party, In which after many years in power, became known for electoral fraud and corruption. It was created to stop the violent power struggle stemming from the Mexican Revolution, but this goal was never achieved. -
Mexican Miracle
Following World War President Miguel Alemán Valdés's (1946–52) put in place, the full scale import-substitution program which greatly stimulated the Mexican economy -
Peasant Uprising
Peasants, unhappy with their social conditions, began to speak out. They demanded from the government, better conditions as they found a flaw as wealth was distribuated throughout Mexico. -
Tlatelolco Massacre
Footage of the Massacre
A government massacre of student and civilian protesters and bystanders occuring Plaza de las Tres Culturas in the Tlatrlolco section of Mexico City. Students were holding peaceful protests of the government and in the end fourty four deaths were reported. -
Mexico, first Latin American country to host Olympic Games
Mexico, was the first Latin American country to host the Olympic Games in 1968. It was one many people remember as the Tlatelolco Massacre happened just days before the games started. -
Cantarell Fields Discovered
Discovered by a fisherman, Rudesindo Cantarell, this is an extremely large oil reserve. This offshore reserve became one of the important of Mexico's oil production. -
Mexico City Earthquake
Earthquake
A Mexico City earth quake of 8.1 magnitutde killed around 10,000 people and severly damagaed Mexico City. Three billion to four billon dollars in damage were caused. -
NAFTA agreement signed
This agreement created the largest trade bloc in the world as in 2010. The agreement signed between Mexico, Canada, and The United States to create this North American trilateral trade bloc. -
Chiapas Conflict Ends
The Government shot down the rebellion held by the Zapatista National Liberation Army, these rebels opposed NAFTA and wanted more rights for indians. -
Ponce De Leon elected
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce De Leon wins the presidental election after his fellow candidate is murdered. As he comes into control, the stock market takes a crash, the Mexican dollar goes down by 33 percent. -
PRI Party Suffers big loss in power
Because of the economic crisis of 1994, when elections arose in1997 the PRI party lost all of its power in both chambers of the federal congress. -
Vincente Fox wins the Presidental Wins
Vincente Fox, head of the Party Alliance for Change wins the Election by just over 1%. The PRI party is officially out of power. -
Investigation launched into disappearance of 60's-70's activists
President Fox, appoints an investigator to look into the disapperance of activists in the 1960 through the 1970's. -
Security Files Released
Millions of secret security files are released which allowed the public to see how security fources tortured and killed hundreds of political activists from 1960 to the 1970's. President Fox said that government officials will go on to investigate these findings and bring justice to the country. -
Drop in Mexian Oil Production
Mexico's economy begins to suffer as its oil production decreases. This leads the government to pass a plan of investments to be made in Mexico's largest oil company knows as Pemex. -
Murder Rate goes up, all time high
The Murder rate in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez around the Us-Mexican Border,. The murder goes way up marking a all time high while rival drug cartels are in battle. -
Stop Immigration to The United States
President Obama puts into place, a bill that will cost $600 million in order to place more agents and tools by the Mexican border to stem the the flow of illegal immigrants.
