Tlatelolco Massacre and the Mexican Student Movement (1968)

1. Student clashes spark heavy police intervention

   Jul 22, 1968Labels: IPN students, UNAM students, Granaderos

   • Mexican 1968
   • Britannica

2. Two July 26 marches broaden the protests

   Jul 26, 1968Labels: IPN protest, July 26, Student solidarity

   • Mexican 1968

3. Army uses bazooka at San Ildefonso school

   Jul 30, 1968Labels: San Ildefonso, Mexican Army, Historic doorway

   • El Universal
   • Mexican 1968

4. National Strike Council (CNH) is established

   Aug 2, 1968Labels: Consejo Nacional, Student representatives, CNH

   • CNH
   • CNDH

5. First major march reaches the Zócalo

   Aug 13, 1968Labels: Casco de, Z calo, Mass march

   • Aug 13 march
   • CNH

6. Mass rally at Zócalo and overnight eviction

   Aug 28, 1968Labels: Z calo, Security forces, Overnight eviction

   • MND
   • Guardian

7. Díaz Ordaz signals a hard line

   Sep 1, 1968Labels: Gustavo D, Presidential address, Government hardline

   • Guardian
   • MND

8. Silent March demonstrates disciplined nonviolence

   Sep 13, 1968Labels: Marcha del, CNH, Silent March

   • Silence March
   • Museo Leg

9. Army occupies UNAM’s Ciudad Universitaria campus

   Sep 18, 1968Labels: UNAM Ciudad, Mexican Army, University autonomy

   • Guardian
   • Mexican 1968

10. Security forces move against IPN strongholds

    Sep 24, 1968Labels: IPN strongholds, Casco de, Security forces

    • 1968 book
    • Mexican 1968

11. Tlatelolco massacre at Plaza of Three Cultures

    Oct 2, 1968Labels: Tlatelolco massacre, Plaza de, Army units

    • Britannica
    • Tlatelolco

12. Mexico City Olympics open despite the crackdown

    Oct 12, 1968Labels: 1968 Olympics, Mexico City, Government image

    • Britannica
    • Olympics 1968

13. Tlatelolco stele becomes a permanent memorial site

    Oct 2, 1993Labels: Tlatelolco stele, Plaza memorial, Victim names

    • CIPDH UNESCO
    • Plaza

14. UNAM opens the Memorial del 68 museum

    Oct 22, 2007Labels: Memorial del, UNAM museum, Centro Cultural

    • UNAM bulletin
    • Memorial 68

15. Mexico recognizes the massacre as a “state crime”

    Oct 2, 2018Labels: State recognition, Mexican authorities, 50th anniversary

    • AP
    • AZPM