President Claudia Sheinbaum and other Mexican women who broke glass ceilings, as well as former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his son of the same name, were protagonists of Mexico this year that is ending.
- Claudia Sheinbaum (politics)
The former head of Government of Mexico City (2018-2023) managed to become the first female president of the country.
Sheinbaum, who during his campaign proposed social justice, gender equality, maintaining the fight against corruption and an inclusive and progressive approach, won with a record of almost 36 million votes, 59.75% of the electorate.
- Featherweight (singer)
The corridos tumbados singer established himself this year as one of the most important artists in Latin music by presenting his album ‘Éxodo’ in 2024, which catapulted him into the global music market.
He was nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards and defended his place as one of the most innovative singers in Mexican music today.
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- Marco Verde (boxer)
The Mexican boxer won the first silver medal for Mexico in boxing at the Olympic Games in the last 40 years. In the Paris games, Verde faced the Uzbek Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev in three rounds, in an even and complicated fight, against whom he lost by unanimous decision.
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- Prisca Awiti (Judoka)
The judoka achieved an unprecedented medal for Mexico in Paris 2024, winning silver in the 63 kilograms against the Slovakian Andreja Leski. At 28 years old, Awiti, with a Kenyan father and a Mexican mother, gave Mexico the second of the 5 medals that the country achieved in the summer event in Paris.
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- Andrés Manuel López Obrador (politician)
The former president left power on October 1. In February, during the last months of his mandate, he sent to Congress a package of controversial constitutional reforms, some approved in the last month of his administration, where he highlighted that of the Judicial Branch that allows, among other things, the election of judges and magistrates by popular vote.
He left pending commitments such as universal public health, the full operation of the Mayan Train, the reduction of homicides in the country, the truth of the Ayotzinapa case, the operation of the Dos Bocas refinery, among other problems.
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- Regina García Cuéllar (businesswoman)
For the first time in its history, the Association of Banks of Mexico (ABM) elected a woman as its director. García Cuéllar replaced Juan Carlos Jiménez Rojas, who last May left the position he held for 19 years.
The businesswoman has exalted the role of women in the financial sector, where she has more than 25 years of experience, in companies such as IZZI Telecom, Citibanamex, Pemex, the IMSS and the Treasury.
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- Omar García Harfuch (politician)
The head of the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection heads the security strategy of the current administration and the fight against organized crime, especially in Sinaloa, where the fight between cartels has intensified after the arrest of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in United States last July.
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- Norma Piña (judge)
The minister-president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation has become a defender of the Judiciary by openly criticizing the reform that supports the election of judges and ministers by popular vote, in addition to denouncing the attacks and threats suffered by the ministers who They opposed said modification to the Constitution.
Last October, as a form of protest against the reform, he joined the resignation of eight of the 11 ministers of the Court.
- Xóchitl Gálvez (politics)
The former presidential candidate and now opposition senator lost the June elections to Sheinbaum, despite having the support of various intellectuals and scientists. After her defeat, the businesswoman has also raised her voice against reform proposals such as that of the Judiciary and the disappearance of autonomous bodies, although without having much success.
- Andrés Manuel López Beltrán (politician)
The second son of Andrés Manuel López Obrador became the general secretary of Morena, founded by his father, and promised to perpetuate his legacy in politics despite not having much experience in the field.
‘Andy’, as he is known, will be in charge of the National Register of Protagonists of True Change, constituted with the affiliations of the militants, and must organize, protect and purify it.
With information from EFE
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