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1994 Zapatista uprising | |||||||
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Part of the Chiapas conflict | |||||||
Reporter photographing a rebel shortly after the uprising. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
EZLN | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
30,000–40,000 (government claim)[1] 60,000-70,000 (EZLN claim)[2] | 3,000[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
153 deaths[4] |
On 1 January 1994, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) coordinated a 12-day uprising in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, in protest against the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).[5] The rebels occupied cities and towns in Chiapas, releasing prisoners and destroying land records. After battles with the Mexican Army and police, a ceasefire was brokered on 12 January.
The revolt gathered international attention, and 100,000 people protested in Mexico City against the government's repression in Chiapas.[6]
See chart "Number of deaths" in 1994
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