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Noche de Tlatelolco

Elena Poniatowska

1975
Students--Mexico--Mexico City--Political Activity--History--20Th Century 378.1/981 Massacres

On October 2, 1968, approximately ten thousand persons gathered on the square of Tlatelolco in Mexico City to listen to unarmed student leaders protest against one party political rule in the country. Three flares were seen in the sky and helicopters began shooting.