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By Riviera Maya Times On Saturday, October 2nd, 2021
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53 years ago, the Massacre of Tlatelolco took place in Mexico City

Following a summer of increasingly large demonstrations protesting against the 1968 Olympics held in Mexico City, the Mexican Armed Forces opened fire on 2 October 1968 on unarmed civilians, killing an undetermined More...

By Riviera Maya Times On Monday, October 2nd, 2017
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Mexico will never forget October 2nd, 1968 “The night of Tlatelolco”

In the summer of 1968, Mexico was experiencing the birth of a new student movement. But that movement was short-lived. On Oct. 2, 1968, 10 days before the opening of the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, police officers More...