Elí Eduardo de Gortari | |
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| Born | 28 April 1918 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 29 July 1991 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political orientation | Marxism |
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
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
- ↑ 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.