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| has gloss | eng: Rodolfo Valdés Osuna, known as El Gitano (The Gypsy) (ca. 1905, Aguascaliente, Sinaloa, Mexico—August 29, 1963, Culiacán, Sinaloa) was a leader in the violent White Guards (Guardias Blancas) organized by large landowners to oppose Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenass program of land reform. In his state of Sinaloa the White Guards not only threatened and murdered campesinos, but also protected the cultivation and trafficking of opium. During Cárdenass six years as president, the White Guards were estimated to have murdered 2,000 campesinos. |
| lexicalization | eng: Rodolfo Valdes Osuna |
| lexicalization | eng: Rodolfo Valdés Osuna |
| instance of | c/1963 deaths |
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