Word: gerardo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...opponents were surprised by their solidarity. Said Salvador Laurel, once a presidential hopeful: "This is the first time since martial law was declared in 1972 that this motley crowd of ours has been truly united." At a Manila rally urging voters to stay away from the polls, ex-Senator Gerardo Roxas attacked Marcos' record: "Every election, plebiscite and referendum has been characterized by cheating, and the people no longer have faith in the government...
...victim was Primo Gerardo Caceres, 45, the former mayor of a provincial town. He was one of at least 46 people who have been killed by police after hours since the curfew was imposed in mid-January in an attempt to control El Salvador's guerrilla war. Most of the victims, according to the Human Rights Commission in San Salvador, were not dangerous insurgents but innocent civilians: some mentally retarded, aimless drunks, a milkman in Santa Ana who started his morning rounds too early. Nevertheless, military and security forces are enthusiastic about being able to deny the hours...