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Civil-Military Relations in Mexico: The Zapatista Revolt and Its Implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Stephen J. Wager  and
Donald E. Schulz
Stephen J. Wager
Affiliation:
US Military Academy, Stanford University
Donald E. Schulz
Affiliation:
Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College
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The 1994 New Year's celebration in Mexico started with a bang. A mere hour into the year, the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN or Zapatista National Liberation Army) assaulted and captured four cities in the Los Altos region of Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state. The Ejército Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional shocked the Mexican people and most of the world. Although Mexican political and military leaders denied that they were caught off guard, they were, in fact, totally surprised by the magnitude of the attack.

As events unfolded, the reasons behind the seizure of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Las Margaritas, Altamirano, and Ocosingo became increasingly apparent. The Zapatistas called for a nationwide movement for “jobs, land, housing, food, health, independence, freedom, democracy, justice and peace.”

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Research Article
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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , Spring 1995 , pp. 1 - 42
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Copyright © University of Miami 1995

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