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== Targeted by CIA ==
== Targeted by CIA ==
On 1 February 1963, a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-funded group of 75 right-wing students accused Gortari of corruption and signed a manifesto to remove him from power. Later that month, the university expelled the students and teachers who signed the manifesto. Less than 20% of the university's professors and only 5% of students opposed Gortari. In March 1963, the new pro-CIA governor, Agustín Arriaga Rivera, fired Gortari and sent the military to the university to suppress student protests. Soldiers wounded several students and killed one.<ref name=":0" />
On 1 February 1963, a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-funded group of 75 right-wing students accused Gortari of corruption and signed a manifesto to remove him from power. Later that month, the university expelled the students and teachers who signed the manifesto. Less than 20% of the university's professors and only 5% of students opposed Gortari. In March 1963, the new pro-CIA governor, [[Agustín Arriaga Rivera]], fired Gortari and sent the military to the university to suppress student protests. Soldiers wounded several students and killed one.<ref name=":0" />


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Communists]]
[[Category:Communists]]
[[Category:Targets of intelligence operations]]
[[Category:Targets of intelligence operations]]

Latest revision as of 07:40, 26 November 2022

Elí Eduardo de Gortari
Born28 April 1918
Mexico City, Mexico
Died29 July 1991
NationalityMexican
Political orientationMarxism


Elí Eduardo de Gortari de Gortari was a Mexican communist and professor. He became a rector at the University of Michoacana in 1961. Between 1961 and 1962, he established reforms including a student medical center, increased campus housing, and increased financial support for students.[1]

Targeted by CIA[edit | edit source]

On 1 February 1963, a CIA-funded group of 75 right-wing students accused Gortari of corruption and signed a manifesto to remove him from power. Later that month, the university expelled the students and teachers who signed the manifesto. Less than 20% of the university's professors and only 5% of students opposed Gortari. In March 1963, the new pro-CIA governor, Agustín Arriaga Rivera, fired Gortari and sent the military to the university to suppress student protests. Soldiers wounded several students and killed one.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ivan Gonzalez (2022-03-23). "CIA Intervention in Mexico: The Removal of “Mexico’s Most Dangerous Communist”" ANTICONQUISTA. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-11-25.