Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Copala
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The Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Copala is an entity made up of Trique
Indians who declared their autonomy of the Mexican state in 2006 as a reaction to repression by the Mexican state, especially the Oaxacan government, whose leader Ulises Ruiz was targeted by the APPO movement at the time. The move is inspired by the Zapatista Movement
in neighbouring Chiapas
.
It has since been the target of violent attacks by the local paramilitary groups UBISORT
and MULT
which are related to the PRI
, the party of Ulises Ruiz.
Trique
The Trique or Triqui are an indigenous people of the western part of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, centered in the municipalities of Juxtlahuaca, Tlaxiaco and Putla. They number around 23,000 according to the Ethnologue surveys. The Trique language is a Mixtecan language of Oto-Manguean genetic...
Indians who declared their autonomy of the Mexican state in 2006 as a reaction to repression by the Mexican state, especially the Oaxacan government, whose leader Ulises Ruiz was targeted by the APPO movement at the time. The move is inspired by the Zapatista Movement
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is a revolutionary leftist group based in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico....
in neighbouring Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
.
It has since been the target of violent attacks by the local paramilitary groups UBISORT
Ubisort
Ubisort y MULT are two paramilitary groups in Oaxaca, Mexico affiliated with the ruling PRI-party....
and MULT
MULT
The Movement of Trique Unification and Struggle is a left wing organization, one of the oldest and strongest organization in Oaxaca. MULT works with indigenous people around the state of Oaxaca....
which are related to the PRI
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...
, the party of Ulises Ruiz.