Hipólito Mora Chávez (26 July 1955 – 29 June 2023) was a Mexican farmer and politician.
He founded a vigilante self-defense group in his town of La Ruana in response to cartel activity in the region, specifically by the Knights Templar Cartel.
People in La Ruana were tired of the cartel's kidnappings and threats and its control of the harvesting and sale of limes grown by local farmers.
[2] Mora was the gubernatorial nominee for the Solidarity Encounter Party in the 2021 Michoacán elections [es].
[2] Mora was ambushed and shot to death on 29 June 2023, alongside three bodyguards, in La Ruana.