Gustavo Díaz Ordaz

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Introduction Before we start this essay regarding the government of former President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, we must know who he was. First of all he was born on the year 1911; he was a Mexican politician and lawyer; on the year 1964 he became President of Mexico. Diaz Ordaz was known to be a very strict and disciplined man whom would not tolerate something out of his control. As president Diaz Ordaz was also known for his authoritarian manner of rule over his cabinet and the country in general. His strictness was evident in his handling of a number of protests during his term, in which railroad workers, teachers, and doctors were fired for taking industrial action. During his Presidency there were major events that affected the entire Mexican population such as the Tlatelolco massacre on the same year in which the Olympic Games took place in Mexico (1968). To mention another fact about Diaz Ordaz; under his administration the Treaty of Tlatelolco was formed. The treaty prohibited the production, possession and utilization of nuclear weapons in Latin America and only allowed the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. The treaty made Latin America a nuclear weapon-free zone. Among this essay we will revise how the different types of economic sectors were affected and how were the different policies applied during the Presidency of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Sectors Agricultural Sector One of the first steps taken by this administration to protect farm workers was the creation of an office, under the Directorate General of Preliminary (Dirección General de Averiguaciones Previas), comprising Federal prosecutors specialized in agricultural matters, in order to meet their legal problems. The creation of this office was originated in the concern of the executive to prevent conflicts of the field did affect rural production. The main
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