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Massacres, disappearances and 1968: Mexicans remember the victims of a 'perfect dictatorship'

  • Written by Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
Massacres, disappearances and 1968: Mexicans remember the victims of a 'perfect dictatorship'Mexican soldiers killed up to 300 student protesters and arrested 1,000 more on Oct. 3, 1968, in an event that's come to be known as the Tlatelolco massacre.AP Photo

Ten days before the opening ceremony of the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, uniformed soldiers and rooftop snipers opened fire on student protesters in a plaza in the capital...

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