1999 UNAM strike 1999 UNAM strike The 1999-2000 strike and shutdown of the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico, the largest university in Latin America) had its origins in the January 1999 announcement by its latest rector that tuition would increase significantly and graduation requirements would become more restrictive. In response, a large group of students declared a strike and blockaded the main campus to the point of institutional paralysis. The blockades intensified and eventually led to the university's closure, during which there were violent encounters between opposition groups, students, guards and faculty. The crisis led to the eventual resignation of the university's
Alejandro Palacios Osorio for a friendly-international match against Senegal. Palacios was named in Mexico's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad. UNAM Pumas Alejandro Palacios Miguel Alejandro Palacios Redorta (born 6 March 1981) is a Mexican football goalkeeper who played for Atlético San Luis in the Ascenso MX. He joined UNAM at the age of 16, and was administered to Puma's youth sub-17 squad, as well as his twin brother Marco Antonio Palacios, a defender. Alejandro Palacios made his first division debut on May 17, 2003. Typically, Palacios has acted as back-up to veteran goalkeeper Sergio