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{{Infobox revolutionary|name=Subcomandante Marcos|birth_name=Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente|birth_date=19 June 1957 (age 66)|birth_place=Tampico, Mexico|nationality=Mexican|political_orientation=[[Communism]]<br>[[Libertarian socialism]]<br>[[Neozapatismo]]|image=Subcomandante Marcos en Salamanca 050.jpg}}
{{Infobox revolutionary|name=Subcomandante Marcos|birth_name=Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente|birth_date=19 June 1957 (age 66)|birth_place=Tampico, Mexico|nationality=Mexican|political_orientation=[[Communism]]<br>[[Libertarian socialism]]<br>[[Neo-Zapatismo]]|image=Subcomandante Marcos en Salamanca 050.jpg}}
 
'''Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente''' (more commonly known as '''Subcomandante Marcos'''; born 19 June 1957) is a [[Mexican United States|Mexican]] insurgent, revolutionary, military leader and former spokesperson for the [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation]] (EZLN). On 1 January 1994, Marcos, along with the EZLN, captured [[Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities|territory in southern Mexico's]] Chiapas state, which they still hold to this day. As of 2023, Mexican president [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] has threatened civil war against the EZLN.<ref>https://aztecreports.com/on-the-verge-of-civil-war-zapatistas-march-to-demand-peace-in-southeastern-mexico/3785/</ref><ref>https://www.laprensalatina.com/indigenous-groups-say-civil-war-brewing-in-southern-mexico/</ref>


'''Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente''' (more commonly known as '''Subcomandante Marcos'''; born 19 June 1957) is a [[Mexican United States|Mexican]] revolutionary, military leader and former spokesperson for the [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation]] (EZLN). On 1 January 1994, Marcos, along with the EZLN, captured [[Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities|territory in southern Mexico's]] Chiapas state, which they still hold to this day. As of 2023, Mexican president [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] has threatened civil war against the EZLN.<ref>https://aztecreports.com/on-the-verge-of-civil-war-zapatistas-march-to-demand-peace-in-southeastern-mexico/3785/</ref><ref>https://www.laprensalatina.com/indigenous-groups-say-civil-war-brewing-in-southern-mexico/</ref>


Marcos and the EZLN have been criticized by some [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninists]] for not taking advantage of establishing a [[Vanguard party|revolutionary vanguard]] and refusing to engage in guerilla warfare or seize state power.
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 4 November 2024

Subcomandante Marcos
Born
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

19 June 1957 (age 66)
Tampico, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Political orientationCommunism
Libertarian socialism
Neo-Zapatismo


Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente (more commonly known as Subcomandante Marcos; born 19 June 1957) is a Mexican revolutionary, military leader and former spokesperson for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). On 1 January 1994, Marcos, along with the EZLN, captured territory in southern Mexico's Chiapas state, which they still hold to this day. As of 2023, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has threatened civil war against the EZLN.[1][2]

Marcos and the EZLN have been criticized by some Marxist–Leninists for not taking advantage of establishing a revolutionary vanguard and refusing to engage in guerilla warfare or seize state power.

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