Velázquez and the CTM opposed every major movement that ran against the status quo prevalent in the country : in 1968 he verbally attacked the student demonstrators who supported Cuba and demanded democratic reforms in Mexico , calling them radicals inspired by foreign doctrines . The government went further , killing three hundred students in the Tlatelolco massacre that same year . Velázquez openly supported the suppression of this movement
Tlatelolco massacre
Tlatelolco massacre
Confederation of Mexican Workers