1982 in Mexico

← 1981 1980 1979 1982 in Mexico → 1983 1984 1985
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See also:	Other events of 1982 List of years in Mexico

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Events in the year 1982 in Mexico.

Incumbents

• President-José López Portillo (until November 30), Miguel de la Madrid (starting December 1)

Events

• Museo Nacional de Arte is founded.
• March – Reino Aventura opens
• July 4 – Mexican general election, 1982
• August 12 – Mexico announces it is unable to pay its large foreign debt, triggering a debt crisis that quickly spread throughout Latin America.
• September 1 – During his last government report, president José López Portillo decretes the bank nationalization.
• December 1 – Miguel de la Madrid takes office as President of Mexico.

Sports

• Baseball – The Leones del Caracas team conquest their first Caribbean Series title in Hermosillo Sonora.
• Baseball – Indios de Ciudad Juárez win the Mexican League
• Football – 1981–82 Mexican Primera División season
• Football – 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship

Notable deaths

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