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Granaderos Storm UNAM Campus — Strike Declared
Riot police violently enter the UNAM campus in Ciudad Universitaria to disperse student protests marking the anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. UNAM rector Javier Barros Sierra publicly condemns the police intervention. The UNAM and IPN student councils call a general strike, launching the formal student movement.
Sources
- T1 Javier Barros Sierra public statement, July 27, 1968 Official
- T2 La Jornada historical archives Major