violence that they all experienced. Soon, the movement began to develop its ideological unity. The protesters focused on the upcoming Olympics, set to occur in Mexico, to persuade the government to comply with the protesters demands. President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz began to question whether the government would be able to control the movement by the Olympics of 1968. The clash between students and government culminated at Tlatelolco on October 2, 1968, two weeks before the Olympic Games. The students
Poniatowska is searching for redemption, but the redemption is only obtainable when it is sought after collectively versus individually. Almost fifty years later, the people responsible for Tlatelolco Massacre still haven’t been punished. One example is Ordaz, who later took on the role as Spain’s ambassador and eventually died of old age. Poniatowska contributed her truths and history surrounding the 1968 events, with hopes that judgment and redemption would be achieved.
Mexican politics were rigged by the PRI, as shown in this Security Report from the US government: “The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) virtually monopolizes Mexican politics, while Diaz Ordaz dominates the party without significant challenge to his authority” (“Security Conditions in Mexico City” 4) Further in this security report concerning the Vice President of the United States, concerns about Mexico’s political instability are presented
Alecx Cardinez Mr. Sandquist English 4 18 April 2018 Mexican Drug Cartel Many teenagers in Mexico are being recruited to be a part of drug cartels. They are blackmailed or forced to become part of crimes. Some teenagers are part of drug cartels because of poverty. With this current issue, teenagers are being killed and arrested every day for smuggling drugs and weapons across the border in the United States. Drug cartels started in 1980 led by Federal Police agent Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo
miles north of Anacapa Island, California. The two pilots, three cabin crewmembers, and 83 passengers on board were killed, and the impact destroyed the airplane. Flight 261 was operating as a scheduled international passenger flight from Lic Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington, with an intermediate stop planned at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California. National Transportation
Los partidos políticos han existido desde que existe la vida o obra política. Aunque las condiciones políticas hayan sido otras han estado ahí, antes se llamaban facciones, banderías, camarillas, etc. Se puede decir que “mientas haya diferencia en el modo de ser humano, y siempre las habrá, habrá partidos”(1). Mientras haya desconfianza y diferentes intereses económicos, políticos y sociales, van a ver partidos políticos. Los partidos políticos son instrumentos usados para la lucha constante de
Introduction In early June 4, 1989 the Chinese military regained control of Tiananmen Square in the People’s Republic of China. The military used violence and extreme force to clear the streets and liberate the Square from the students who had held demonstrations there since two month before. Estimations say that between 300 and 2500 protesters were killed by troops during that night, and many thousands wounded (Vogel 2011). The student led protest was a watershed in Chinese protest history, because
John Carlos and Tommie Smith: Underrated and Unwritten Black History Heroes “The land of the free and home of the brave,” the infamous line from America’s national anthem, Star-Spangled Banner, but how much did this ring truth for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Era? On October 16, 1968, gold medalist Tommie Smith and bronze medalist John Carlos challenged “the false vision of what it meant to be black in America.” (Pg. 108, John Carlos story) Although John Carlos and Tommie Smith ridiculed