Zapatista National Liberation Front
Zapatista National Liberation FrontA Mexican guerrilla movement that arose in 1994 in the poor southeastern province of Chiapas. The Zapatistas, named after the revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata , embarked on an armed struggle to fight discrimination against Maya Indian people in the allocation of land and jobs. Their grievances were fuelled by the North American Free Trade Agreement concluded between Mexico, the USA, and Canada in 1993 , which they claimed would benefit only the rich. Despite a number of ceasefires and peace accords offering increased Maya Indian regional autonomy and representation in the national parliament, violence has continued in the south of the country.
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