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4 October 2008

The one event that marked the beginning of the end of the “perfect dictatorship” has been noted by everyone in Mexico, and most of the rest of the planet… with one glaring exception.

The (Mexico City) News:

President Felipe Calderón made no statement about the Tlatelolco massacre on Thursday in spite of mounting calls from rights groups that his administration open up new investigations to clear up all unanswered questions.

Amnesty also urged the Calderón administration to provide reparations for the families of the victims.

José Luis Arena, a spokesman for Los Pinos, would not give a reason for the president´s failure to address Tlatelolco on Thursday.

Past presidents, Vicente Fox among them, have made moves toward investigating the facts of what happened at Tlatelolco, but according to researchers and victims´ relatives, a lack of follow-through on the government´s part – or its reneging on promises – has meant that little progress has been made to uncover the truth.

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