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Army Occupies UNAM — Rector Resigns
President Díaz Ordaz orders the army to occupy the UNAM campus, violating the university's legal autonomy. Thousands of students are arrested. Rector Javier Barros Sierra resigns in protest, but later withdraws his resignation after a massive show of support. The military occupation lasts several days and is condemned internationally.
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- T1 Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (SEDENA) communiqué, Aug 30, 1968 Official
- T2 The New York Times, August 31, 1968 Major