“October 2nd is not forgotten. We remember one of the most painful episodes in Mexico’s history: the repression of a student movement in Tlatelolco Square,” the head of the executive branch stated during her regular press conference.

She noted that two years ago, a statement was read in this same venue—and subsequently published in the Official Gazette of the Federation—identifying the then-commander of the armed forces, former President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (1964–1970), as primarily responsible.

The president pointed out that Diaz Ordaz himself acknowledged this at various times in his life after leaving office.

“So, our solidarity goes out to those who lived through that moment and to their families; and never again—never again—should there be state repression against a social movement,” the president declared.

Fifty-eight years ago, Diaz Ordaz ordered the crackdown on a student movement demanding democracy and freedom in the capital’s Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Tlatelolco, resulting in hundreds of deaths and victims of forced disappearance.

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