1999 UNAM strike who signed a statement saying they could not afford the new rates. A group of students quickly organized a protest, on the grounds that thousands of students would have to see their studies interrupted unable to afford tuition. With the support of the community, UNAM was shut down temporarily by the protesters during part of February and also part of March 1999. Ultimately on April 20, 1999, this group referred to itself as the Comité General de Huelga (CGH or "Strike General Committee") and declared a continuing, if not permanent, closure of the university. In June 1999, the 132-member government
School of Chemistry, UNAM while two more external campuses are also part of the School, the External Complex of Tacuba (Conjunto Externo de Tacuba), in Tacuba, west Mexico City, and the Sisal Foreign Station (Estación Foránea de Sisal), in Sisal, Mérida, Yucatan, south-east Mexico. The institution also offers graduate level studies (Master and Doctorate) in diverse areas: In addition, the School offers several Lifelong Learning programs as well as a wide range of training certificates. The UNAM also has the Institute of Chemistry (Instituto de Química). In the early 20th century, the mexican industry was strongly focused on beer brewing, mining, sugar processing, fabric