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Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico...
Timeline of Events
1994
3.23.1994
At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martínez.
1995
1.31.1995
President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.
1997
12.22.1997
Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
2003
7.30.2003
In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.