History of Mexico

1968 Summer Olympics
Opening ceremony of the 1968 Summer Olympic Games at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City ©Image Attribution forthcoming. Image belongs to the respective owner(s).
1968 Oct 12 - 1965 Oct 27

1968 Summer Olympics

Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

The 1968 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. The 1968 Mexican Student Movement was crushed days prior, hence the Games were correlated to the government's repression.


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