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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

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

Selected by Díaz Ordaz, Mr. Echeverría as president continued Mexico’s fight against guerrillas and protesters.

From Washington Post Jul. 9, 2022

He became a protégé of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, a cabinet minister and former state governor who was clearly headed for the presidency.

From New York Times Jul. 9, 2022

Where Taft and Díaz had awkwardly crossed a flagless Chamizal fifty years earlier, Johnson and President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz met that crisp, bright day at the center of a new bridge.

From The New Yorker Sep. 21, 2014

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