31/12/2004
January 1 The tenth anniversary of the armed uprising of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). The event is not accompanied by any political communiqué […]
02/01/2004
On January 1st, more than 20,000 indigenous people “took over” the city of San Cristóbal. The EZLN broke the silence, condemming the three main political parties […]
31/12/2003
First of January The EZLN breaks its silence. In the largest gathering to date of members from communities supporting the EZLN (its ‘support bases’), more than […]
02/01/2003
In March, the official plan for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples was presented, which tossed aside key aspects of the COCOPA law, and in their […]
31/12/2002
27th of January Twenty social, political, and religious organizations of El Limar in the municipality of Tila sign a reconciliation agreement, with the exception of the […]
02/01/2002
In the first months of the year, the Fox government continued to fulfill certain of the indicators demanded by the Zapatistas as prerequisites to reopening the […]
31/12/2001
10th of January The army abandons the Cuxuljá military encampment in the municipality of Ocosingo. 17th of January The military base in the community of Roberto […]
02/01/2001
In the case of Chiapas, any analysis of the year 2000 has to be understood within the context of both the state and federal elections. Hopes […]
29/12/2000
1821 Mexican Independence. 1823 Chiapas separates from Guatemala and joins Mexico. 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution. 1917 Proclamation of the Constitution, which is still in force today. 1919 […]
29/12/2000
1st of January The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Canada and Mexico comes into force. Armed uprising of the Zapatistas: the […]
29/12/2000
1st of January In the Third Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle, the EZLN proposes to civil society the formation of a Movement for National Liberation. Mid-January […]
29/12/2000
1st of January In all five newly constructed “Aguascalientes“, the EZLN simultaneously announces (Fourth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle) the creation of the Zapatista Front for […]
29/12/2000
11th of January The EZLN rejects the government counterproposal and announces that it will not return to the negotiating table until the San Andres Accords are […]
29/12/2000
Beginning of January Francisco Labastida replaces Emilio Chuayffet as Secretary of the Interior. Governor of Chiapas Julio César Ruiz Ferro is replaced by Roberto Albores Guillen […]
29/12/2000
20th of February Six members of the alleged paramilitary group Los Chinchulines, based in Bachajón, are set free. 24th of February The Chiapas State Congress approves […]
29/12/2000
30th of January In Europe, President Zedillo affirms that the Zapatistas do not have “one gram of good faith,” although he adds that whether or not […]