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