Díaz Ordaz
Americannoun
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Its candidates had inevitably posted crushing electoral triumphs — Díaz Ordaz was elected in 1964 with almost 90% of the popular vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024
The investigation resulted in genocide charges against former President Luis Echeverria, who was interior minister and in charge of national security at the time under the administration of President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
In 1964, when he was 42, he became secretary of the interior under President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2022
That post assured him of succeeding Mr. Díaz Ordaz.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2022
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
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