Student revolt, Mexico 1968

Revuelta estudiantil

Abstract

The objective of this work was focused on the revolt of the student movement in Tlatelolco, México
that altered public order in 1968. The applications of students from various educational institutions such as vocational 5 and 2 of the National Polytechinic Institute, Issac Ochoterena High School incorporated to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), to the authorities, they ended up in an unfotunate and violent event, depriving them of life and injuring a large group of students, with the participation of public security authorities (mexican army, gendarmeria police and federal police) who received orders from the Mexican state to suppress this revolt, with the Known resuts, it is considered that the occupation of the different public security corporations in the universities violates their self-esteem, as well as of educational institutions in general, violation of human rights.