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Statue of former Mexican president Felipe Calderón decapitated by electricians' union protesters
Original: Statue of former president and launcher of the "drug war" Felipe Calderón decapitated by protesters from the Mexican Uni
Protesters from Mexico's Union of Electricians (SME) decapitated a statue of former president Felipe Calderón. The union holds a long-standing grievance against Calderón, whose 2009 government liquidated the state electricity company Luz y Fuerza del Centro, leaving thousands of its members without jobs. The act comes amid renewed attention to Calderón's legacy, including his launch of the militarised 'drug war' that many blame for years of violence in Mexico.
Why now: Ongoing anger at Calderón's legacy over the drug war and the 2009 dissolution of the electricians' state company has resurfaced.
Felipe CalderónMexican Union of Electricians (SME)MexicoLuz y Fuerza del Centro
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- Statue of former president and launcher of the "drug war" Felipe Calderón decapitated by protesters from the Mexican Union of Electricians (SME), who have their own beef with Calderón for liquidating the public electricity company they worked for in 2009, resulting in the mass… · susurros@kolektiva.social · 15
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