Mexico's ex leader Echeverria dies at 100

Mexico's ex leader Echeverria dies at 100
Former Mexican President Echeverria, famed for role in repression, has died aged 100. -AP

Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, who took office in 1970 promising a democratic opening for the country but oversaw six of the harshest years of a so-called "dirty war" against dissidents, has died aged 100.

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