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...Salinas chose as his negotiator was Manuel Camacho Solis, a former mayor of Mexico City who had resigned when he lost out to Colosio in the competition for Salinas' blessing as the presidential nominee. As a consolation, Salinas named Camacho Foreign Minister, then tapped him to represent the government in the peace talks. In that role he stole the limelight from Colosio, and in late February he came up with tentative agreements on improved medical care, housing and other services for impoverished communities, along with proposed reforms intended to make elections harder...
...have found attentive ears willing to listen to our truth," remarked a Zapatista commander, before he and his colleagues returned to their mountain redoubts to seek ratification of the agreement from their followers. "This stage of dialogue has ended, and it is on a good path." Government peace commissioner Manuel Camacho Solis was equally enthusiastic: "Every time there was a rebellion, it always ended in a huge massacre of Indians. Here it is ending in dialogue." He insisted that there were "no winners or losers" at the bargaining table, but it is difficult not to see the Zapatistas as triumphant...
...There has been a quest for an identity among Cuban-Americans," Manuel F. Cachan '96 said. "We are culturally distinct form other Hispanic groups, and we have particular political concerns, such as democracy for Cuba, which unites...
...obscenely easy," says Manuel S. Varela '94, who took the course during the spring of 1992. "Students really should not receive college credit...
...MANUEL LUJAN, Secretary of the Interior under Bush. Special circumstances: He recalls being the pick during Desert Storm. Where he went: "Arrangements were made with the Defense Department. I can't tell you where." How he felt: "I was very anxious. I was very happy when the speech was over. It was kind of overwhelming...