The Zapatista Uprising in Mexico

Witness History: Archive 2014 - A podcast by BBC World Service

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Armed indigenous rebels seized several towns in Chiapas, Mexico, on New Year's Day in 1994. The Zapatista National Liberation Army demanded rights and recognition for indigenous communities. The urprising, which lasted just ten days, took Mexicans totally by surprise. We hear from a Roman Catholic priest who was there, Father Gonzalo Ituarte. (Photo credit: MIC PHOTO PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)