|
2015 In Mexico
This is a list of events that happened in 2015 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels. Incumbents Federal government *President: Enrique Peña Nieto PRI * Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong * Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE) ** José Antonio Meade, until August 25 ** Claudia Ruiz Massieu, starting August 27 * Communications Secretary (SCT): Gerardo Ruiz Esparza * Education Secretary (SEP) ** Emilio Chuayffet, until August 27 ** Aurelio Nuño Mayer, starting August 27 * Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda * Secretary of Navy (SEMAR): Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz * Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS): * Secretary of Welfare (BIENESTAR) ** Rosario Robles, until August 27 **José Antonio Meade, starting August 27 * Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): **Claudia Ruiz Massieu, until August 27 ** Enrique de la Madrid Cordero, starting August 27 * Secretary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes the 19th Eurozone country. * January 3– 7 – A series of massacres in Baga, Nigeria and surrounding villages by Boko Haram kills more than 2,000 people. *January 7 – Two gunmen belonging to Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch kill 12 people and injure 11 more at the Paris headquarters of satirical newspaper ''Charlie Hebdo'', prompting an anti-terrorism demonstration attended by over a million people and more than 40 world leaders. * January 12 – A Boko Haram and Islamic State assault on Kolofata in the Far North Region of Cameroon is repelled by the Cameroonian Army, who kill 143 Boko Haram and Islamic State insurgents. * January 15 – The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
