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A 5 page essay that focuses on Mexico's role in the cold war. Among issues discussed is the 1968 incident of Mexican police brutality toward protesting students in Mexico City and how this incident was misrepresented to both the Mexican public and Mexico's contacts in foreign affairs. Included is an analysis of the authoritative and corruptive rule that dominated Mexican politics throughout the cold war and the changes currently taking place under the new three part governing force in Mexico. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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disgruntled player. More often than not comes to shove as two opposing teammates air their differences concerning a contradictory play, followed by the appearance of a black and white
striped official who settles the issue. In Mexico City in the fall of 1968, however, such a conflict was met not by the shrill sounding of a referees whistle
but by the harsh sound of gunfire as differences were settled not by diplomatic officials but by a secret Mexican police force (Ferriss A18). The date was October second, the
eve of the 1968 Olympic Games scheduled to be held in Mexico City. The place was Tlatelolco, an aged plaza in Mexico City chosen as the site for a
peaceful rally among Mexican students who were concerned about the lack of democratic freedoms in a country dominated by absolute political rule. Fearing the student demonstrations would tarnish the
image of "sanctimonious neutrality" Mexico wished to project during the Olympic Games as well as the years of the cold war, President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, Mexicos president in 1968, had
commissioned a special "Olympic Brigade" (Thomas PG; Ferriss A18). It was the mission of this brigade to ensure that student demonstrations did not disrupt the international games and cast
Mexico in an unfavorable light in the eyes of the world (Ferris A18). Following the incident at Tlatelolco, there was international concern regarding Mexicos method of repression in dealing with
student uprisings. The year 1968 was a troubled, turbulent year for many nations of the world and there had been a series of student revolts in the neighboring United
States as well as many other countries. Even though many of these incidents had resulted in violence, nowhere but Mexico had such brute militaristic tactics been employed. Shortly
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