Zapatista Army of National Liberation

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The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is a leftist indigenous rebel movement in southern Mexico known for its 1994 uprising and advocacy for indigenous rights, autonomy, and anti-neoliberal policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla organization
indigenous rights movement
left-wing political organization
rebel movement
abbreviation Zapatista Army of National Liberation self-linksurface differs
surface form: EZLN
conflict Zapatista uprising in Chiapas
country Mexico
focusesOn indigenous communities in Chiapas
foundedBy Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano
indigenous activists in Chiapas
foundedIn Chiapas
goal indigenous autonomy
land reform
participatory democracy
recognition of indigenous rights
self-governance in indigenous communities
hasPart Good Government Councils
Zapatista movement in Chiapas
surface form: Zapatista autonomous municipalities

Zapatista caracoles
headquarters Chiapas
ideology Zapatismo
anti-capitalism
anti-neoliberalism
indigenismo
left-wing politics
libertarian socialism
inception 1983
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
various Mayan languages
namedAfter Emiliano Zapata
nativeLabel Zapatista Army of National Liberation self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional
notableWork Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle
surface form: First Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle

Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle
operatesIn southern Mexico
opposes NAFTA
surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement

neoliberal economic policies
politicalPosition far-left
region Chiapas
significantEvent March of the Color of the Earth
Other Campaign (La Otra Campaña)
San Andrés Accords negotiations
Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle
Zapatista movement in Chiapas
surface form: Zapatista uprising of 1994

creation of autonomous municipalities in Chiapas
declaration of war against the Mexican state
formation of Zapatista caracoles
occupation of San Cristóbal de las Casas
spokesperson Comandanta Ramona
Comandante Tacho
Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano
Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano
surface form: Subcomandante Marcos
status de facto ceasefire with Mexican government
uses masked public spokespeople

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Chiapas hasPoliticalMovement Zapatista Army of National Liberation
People of the Sun theme Zapatista Army of National Liberation
this entity surface form: Zapatista movement
People of the Sun associatedMovement Zapatista Army of National Liberation
Zapatista movement in Chiapas hasPart Zapatista Army of National Liberation
Emiliano Zapata inspired Zapatista Army of National Liberation
Zapatista Army of National Liberation abbreviation Zapatista Army of National Liberation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: EZLN
Zapatista Army of National Liberation nativeLabel Zapatista Army of National Liberation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional