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             extreme disorder situation. "We were shocked of how the granaderos attacked the young .
             students, in very violent acts of government. .
             Students began to make a demonstration for anti-repression, immediately an immense .
             student movement united, including myself against imperialism."" The granadores responded .
             by intervening with the demonstration, attacking the students at the Zocalo, in front of the .
             National Palace. Tensions and violence blew at the Zocalo, causing more violent matters .
             towards the police. "We the students reacted by barricading ourselves to the inside UNAM .
             and seized buses as protection against the granaderos. This was the beginning of a three-day .
             siege, followed by rising government violence, that would end with the Army intervention."".
             So, Mr. Valles what did all this conflicts lead to? He replied, "Student representatives .
             with large numbers of followers created the CHN, Consejo Nacional de Huelga, who worked .
             on a series of demands for the government that oppressed us. The situation became a little .
             more tense in July, when soldiers invaded the high schools. It was known as the Bazooka zoo, .
             as the army used bazookas to take over, killing about four students and hundreds were .
             arrested including myself. But this only lifted our spirit and fists for those assassinated, and .
             planned revenge towards forces."".
             .
             Schools united, forming a strike nation wide. Public and private universities united .
             commanded by the CNH, having representatives from all committees adding 200 members .
             and 200,000 student followers. A disciplined expression of 300,000 students marched from .
             the National Museum to the Zocalo. Showing the significance of students, the government .
             began to appoint a dialogue with the CNH, but no results were seen. The lack of .


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