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Díaz Ordaz

American  
[dee-ahs awr-thahs] / ˈdi ɑs ɔrˈðɑs /

noun

  1. Gustavo 1911–79, Mexican teacher, jurist, and public official: president 1964–70.


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On a hot Sunday morning in September, a group of about twenty people gathered in front of the mercado Díaz Ordaz.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023

He was there at Palacio de Bellas Artes when Gustavo Díaz Ordaz became Mexico’s president in 1964.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2022

That post assured him of succeeding Mr. Díaz Ordaz.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2022

He was granted Mexican citizenship a day after that by President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2019

Díaz Ordaz, then in the midst of suppressing a rebellious student movement, tried to link the Chamizal to the virtues of law and order.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2014