The #Zapatistas: History and Current Role in #Mexico
An #Indigenous Movement That Inspired the World
By Rebecca Bodenheimer
Updated on August 23, 2019
"The Zapatistas are a group of mostly #IndigenousActivists from the southern Mexican state of #Chiapas who organized a political movement, the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Zapatista National Liberation Front, more commonly known as the #EZLN), in 1983. They are known for their fight for land reform, advocacy for indigenous groups, and their ideology of #AntiCapitalism and #AntiGlobalization, specifically the negative effects of policies like the North American Free Trade Agreement (#NAFTA) on indigenous communities.
"The Zapatistas initiated an armed rebellion in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, on January 1, 1994. The most visible leader of the Zapatista movement until recently was a man who went by the name of Subcomandante Marcos."
Key Takeaways: The Zapatistas
-The Zapatistas, also known as the EZLN, are a political movement made up of indigenous activists from the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.
-The EZLN led an uprising on January 1, 1994 to address the Mexican government's indifference to the poverty and marginalization of indigenous communities.
-The Zapatistas have inspired many other anti-globalization and anti-capitalist movements around the world.
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https://www.thoughtco.com/zapatistas-4707696
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