Zapatistas press territory plan

SAN CRISTOBAL Representatives of Mexico's indigenous groups convened by Zapatista rebel leaders have agreed to press the government…

SAN CRISTOBAL Representatives of Mexico's indigenous groups convened by Zapatista rebel leaders have agreed to press the government for autonomous territory and a new national constitution. Political observers predicted however that the government it would refuse outright to even consider giving indigenous groups territorial autonomy.

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