Zapatista Army of National Liberation

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The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Spanish: Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN), often referred to as the Zapatistas are a Neo-Zapatist rebel group in Mexico, that has been responsible for the Zapatista Revolution and the creation of the Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities. They are the main participants in the Chiapas Conflict. Mainly made up of rural indigenous people, there are supporters in Mexican towns and cities as well as internationally. Their main spokesperson is Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano, previously known as Subcomandante Marcos (a.k.a. Compañero Galeano and Delegate Zero in relation to "the Other Campaign").