This is a list of events that happened in 2012 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels. == Incumbents == === Federal government === ==== President ==== President Felipe Calderon PAN, until November 30 Enrique Peña Nieto PRI, starting December 1 ==== Cabinet ==== === Governors === == Events == January 4 – Altamira prison brawl: Thirty-one killed and 13 injured in a Tamaulipas prison. February 7 – The Estela de Luz to commemorate the bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico is inaugurated in Mexico City. February 19...