13B—History of Latin America
The Zapatistas of Chiapas
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I. 1970s-1990s: Preludes to rebellion

-Lacandón jungle
-Bishop Samuel Ruíz
-1982, Mexico 's “oil crisis”
-1989, coffee prices drop
-1992, Carlos Salinas; NAFTA

II. The Zapatista Rebellion, Jan. 1, 1994-present

-San Cristóbal de las Casas
-Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN)
-Subcomandante Marcos
-Feb. 1994, Luis Donaldo Colosio assassinated
-Dec. 1994, devaluation of Mexican peso
-Feb. 1995, Mexican army breaks cease-fire
-1996, San Andrés Accords
-1997, Acteal massacre