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Article: Social unrest polishes Pancho Villa's image
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- December 29, 2002
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Social unrest polishes Pancho Villa's image
Mexican authorities worry about growing violence in the name of
activism
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press
Sunday, December 29, 2002
Mexico City -- There's a Pancho Villa revival going on, but it's
not the books, the new Antonio Banderas movie or the nostalgia wave
that worries some Mexicans. It's the real-life reawakening of Villa's
violence.
Rising social unrest swept to the pinnacles of power Dec. 10 when
protesters on horseback broke down the ornate wooden doors of
Congress and surged into the lower legislative chamber to demand
subsidies for farmers and pay raises for teachers.
The protest was reminiscent of Villa's sweep across northern ...