2017 Mexican protests
| 2017 Mexican protests | |||
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Protestors march in the streets of Mexico City | |||
| Date | January 1, 2017 – January 10, 2017 | ||
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| Caused by | Rise in gasoline prices | ||
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| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 5 | ||
| Arrested | 1.461 | ||
The 2017 Mexican protests were a series of protests against a hike in the price of gasoline by the Mexican government which came into effect on 1 January 2017. Thousands of protestors marched, blocked highways and shut down state-owned gas stations. The rise in price—known in Mexico as the gasolinazo—was a result of president Enrique Peña Nieto's privatization of the Mexican oil industry. Other factors that led to the protests include high inflation, a weak peso, widespread violence due to the Mexican Drug War, and Peña Nieto's low approval rating and corruption allegations.