Zapatista Army of National Liberation

Chiapas

Brief History

Political Ideology

Current Situation

Links

EZLN Revolutionary Laws

These are the laws the Zapatista Army issued on January 1, 1994, the day they declared war against the Mexican government.  Certain sections, primarily the Labor Law & Industry and Commerce Law and the Revolutionary Agrarian Law express their radical socialist ideology.

Chiapas Rebellion Video

This is a helpful video explaining the EZLN's declaration of war in response to the North American Free Trade Agreement