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The '''Cherán Revolution''' was a [[List of Revolutions|revolution]] that occurred in the small town of [[Cherán]] in [[Timeline of | The '''Cherán Revolution''' was a [[List of Revolutions|revolution]] that occurred in the small town of [[Cherán]] in [[Timeline of Anarchism in North America|2011]]. | ||
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On April 15, 2011 a group of women and men using rocks and | |||
fireworks attacked a busload of illegal loggers associated with the Mexican drug cartel La Familia Michoacana and armed with machine guns. The vigilantes | |||
<nowiki> </nowiki>assumed control over the town, expelled the police force and | |||
politicians and blocked roads leading to oak forest on a nearby mountain | |||
<nowiki> </nowiki>which had been subject to illegal logging by armed gangs supported by corrupt officials. | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 3 April 2024
The Cherán Revolution was a revolution that occurred in the small town of Cherán in 2011.
On April 15, 2011 a group of women and men using rocks and fireworks attacked a busload of illegal loggers associated with the Mexican drug cartel La Familia Michoacana and armed with machine guns. The vigilantes assumed control over the town, expelled the police force and politicians and blocked roads leading to oak forest on a nearby mountain which had been subject to illegal logging by armed gangs supported by corrupt officials.