What is the name of the largely Mayan group that staged an uprising in 1994?

• A. FARC
• B. ETA
• C. IRA
• D. EZLN

Answer: (D)

Indigenous rights insurgency in Chiapas led by the EZLN. The EZLN, Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, was a largely Mayan movement based in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. They launched a widespread uprising on January 1, 1994, the same day NAFTA took effect, declaring war on the Mexican state and demanding rights, autonomy, land reform, and dignity for indigenous communities. This movement brought international attention to indigenous struggles and critiques of neoliberal policies.

The other groups listed are from different countries and contexts: FARC is a Colombian guerrilla group, ETA is a Basque separatist organization in Spain, and the IRA is an Irish conflict group. They’re not the Mayan-led uprising in Chiapas in 1994.