Gustavo Diaz Ordaz

On October 2, 1968, Mexican security forces opened fire on student protesters in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Tlatelolco, Mexico City. Hundreds were killed. President Gustavo D

Díaz Ordaz signed a new Federal Labor Law that expanded workers' rights, including profit-sharing, overtime pay, and job security. This was a progressive reform that strengthened the labor code, though critics noted it also increased state control over unions.

On June 10, 1971, a paramilitary group known as Los Halcones attacked student demonstrators in Mexico City, killing dozens. While D