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In 1983, the Zapatista Army (Ejercito) of National Liberation (EZLN), or Zapatistas formed in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico. In 1988, the Partido Revolutionario Institucional (PRE) stole the elections won by the Partido Revolutionario Democratico (PRD) in Chiapas. On January 1, 1994 the Zapatistas rebeled in Chiapas as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect. |