Zapatista uprising

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1994 Zapatista uprising
Part of the Chiapas conflict
Reporter photographing a rebel shortly after the uprising.
Date 1–12 January 1994 (1 week and 4 days) Location Chiapas, Mexico Result Ceasefire between Mexican Military and EZLN Insurgency contained but unable to be destroyed Zapatistas granted rights to self-government and autonomy Founding of Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities.
Belligerents
Mexico	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 of the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement.^[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. Around 300 people were killed.

The revolt gathered international attention, and 100,000 people protested in Mexico City against the government's repression in Chiapas.^[6]