42 years ago today, November 5, 1983 (October 1, 1983 in the lunar calendar), a serious conflict broke out in the capital of Uruguay. In the early morning of November 5, 1983, thousands of demonstrators against the military government in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, clashed seriously with military police. More than 240 people were arrested and many others were injured. This is the most serious incident in the 10 years since the Uruguayan military came to power. On the evening of November 4, after the Uruguayan football team won the Copa America, more than 70,000 people took to the streets to celebrate warmly. Later, part of the march turned into a demonstration against the military government, shouting slogans against the military dictatorship and calling for the military government to step down. A barricade was built in the square and used stones and bottles to deal with the police who came to suppress it. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Hundreds of people rushed to the front of the presidential palace and threw rocks at it, but were dispersed by the soldiers. The press believed that this was a spontaneous mass protest that reflected the Uruguayan people's strong desire for democratization. In the past two months, various political parties and some mass organizations in Uruguay have launched three National Day of Protests, demanding that government be returned to the people as soon as possible. Although the military government announced many times that it would hold general elections in November 1984 and hand over power to the democratically elected government in March 1985, it adopted a tough attitude on the issue of amending the constitution in its dialogues with various political parties, causing dissatisfaction among various political parties and the masses. The holding of Argentina's general election on October 30 also triggered a huge reaction in Uruguay. Leading newspapers in Montevideo, the capital, see the election as an example of Argentines fulfilling their civic responsibilities. Some political parties believe that Argentina's election shows that the people can exercise their power and determine their own destiny. They strongly demanded that the Uruguayan military government realize democratization as soon as possible.