Peace may yet return
to Mexico. Mexican rebels
from the troubled southern
state of Chiapas have signalled their willingness to
bury the hatchet and strike
truce with the federal government. The Zapatista
National Liberation Army, in
a statement dated March 24,
appealed for talks on "politiCal, social, cultural and economic issues."
The rebels first went on
the warpath against the government on January 1, 1994.
Their initial demand was for
better living conditions
-for the majority ethnic
Mayan community in Chiapas. Later, the rebels extended their demand to democratic reforms for Chiapas
(see Down To Earth, Vol 3,
No 18).
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