events
November 1, 1979
Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
Griselda Álvarez
Griselda Álvarez Ponce de León was the first female governor in Mexico. Álvarez was Governor of the state of Colima from 1979 to 1985.
Governor of Colima
According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, the exercise of the Executive Power of this Mexican entity is placed in a single individual, called the Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Colima who is chosen for a period of 6 years and is not eligible for reelection. The term of governor begins November 1 of the year of the election and finishes October 31 after six years have elapsed.
November 1
November 1 is the 305th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 60 days remain until the end of the year.