Memorial in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in honor of the youths who were killed on October 2, 1968. (INAH)
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The 1960s marked the beginning of a change in social paradigms, these changes were led by the young generation, especially university students; Therefore, at the end of the decade, especially the year 1968, was a turbulent year around the world with student protests in France and the United States, where young people in Mexico joined for specific reasons. in the social condition of the country.
In 1968, the authoritarianism and repression carried out by the government unleashed a series of marches organized by students from universities such as UNAM and Polytechnic, where they demanded, among other things, respect for social rights demands and mobilization, the dismantling of grenades and respect for rights. Although most of it is composed of young people, other sectors of the population that previously organized for their own needs also joined the cause, so the movement gained great strength and social relevance.
On October 2, thousands of people sympathetic to the Student Movement gathered in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Tlatelolco, in Mexico City. However, in the afternoon the violent repression of the State began, which continued throughout the night and ended the lives of many people present at the rally.
For decades, efforts have been made to clarify what happened that day, honor the victims and keep alive the memory of the Tlatelolco Massacre, since October 2, 1968 an event that marked the political and social life of our country , which remains in historical memory as a reminder of the importance of the struggle for human rights, democracy and justice.
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