1968 in Mexico

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Top
«««
1967
1966
1965
Flag of Mexico.svg
1968
in
Mexico
»»»
1969
1970
1971
Decades:
1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s
See also: Other events of 1968
List of years in Mexico

Events in the year 1968 in Mexico.

Contents

Incumbents

President - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz

Events

  • October 2, around 10,000 university and high school students gathered in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas to protest the government’s actions and listen peacefully to speeches then the national guard attacked the demonstrations thus generating the Tlatelolco massacre.
  • October 16-In Mexico City, black American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their arms in a black power salute after winning, respectively, the gold and bronze medals in the Olympic men's 200 metres.

Notable births

Notable deaths

References

External links


Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

Copyrights:

Mentioned in

Siqueiros, David Alfaro (Mexican mural painter)
Memories of Duke (1980 Music Film)
Eugene Campbell Barker (American historian)
Mark Andrew Spitz (American athlete)
Salute (2008 History Film)