This was Mexico's entry onto the world scene. CASTANEDA: The first time a sporting event like the Olympics is held in an underdeveloped or developing country. For the government, the Olympics are the opportunity to show the world Mexico is no longer a small and backward nation. The streets are jammed with traffic, sidewalks packed with people. Unidentified Reporter #3: This is downtown Mexico City. ELISA RAMIREZ (Former Student): We were so civilized, so Americanized, and we had the Olympic Games. Unidentified Reporter #2: Enclavado en la bella zona residencial al sur de la ciudad, muy cerca de la glorieta Rivera. (Soundbite of vintage Mexican news broadcast in Spanish) So, this was a time of peace and prosperity. Opportunities were being generated, mainly in the city, but just about everywhere in the country. CASTANEDA: In 1968, economically speaking, these were very good times for Mexico. Unidentified Reporter #1: Mexico City, the capital of the Republic of Mexico, is a modern, bustling metropolis with a population of nearly six million. PERELLO: To understand Mexico, we are obliged to understand what occurred in '68. I was just one among many other students in the students' movement. DAVID HUERTA (Former Student): My name is David Huerta. MARIO NUNEZ MARIEL (Former Student): Mario Nunez Mariel. MARCELA FERNANDEZ VIOLANTE (Former Student): My name is Marcela Fernandez Violante. JORGE CASTANEDA (Historian): Jorge Castaneda. SERGIO AGUAYO (Historian): My name is Sergio Aguayo. MIGUEL BRESEDA (Former Student): My name is Miguel Breseda. MARTA ACEVEDO (Former Student): Well, my name is Marta Acevedo, and I was 28 years old in 1968.
I was a leader of the '68 student movement in Mexico. MARCELINO PERELLO VALS (Former Student Leader, Consejo Nacional de Huelga): My name is Marcelino Perello Vals.
Independent producers Joe Richman and Anayansi Diaz-Cortes of Radio Diaries brought us this story of what happened and the 40-year search for the truth. The students had been protesting against Mexico's authoritarian government.
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In doing so, Fox cracked open the door to exploring one of the darkest episodes in Mexican history - the massacre of university students in Mexico City in October 1968. Vicente Fox's election ended 70 years of one-party rule, and he promised to usher in a new era of democracy and openness. Eight years ago today, a new president was inaugurated in Mexico. From NPR News, this is All Things Considered.
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