Mexican Insurgent Army

The Mexican Insurgent Army (Spanish: Ejército Insurgente Mexicano, EIM) was a short-lived far-left Guerrilla group, and existed between 1968 and 1969, in the Lacandon Jungle region of Chiapas.[2] by left-wing newspaper editor Mario Menéndez and Ignacio González Ramírez.[3][4] Ignacio González was in charge of the urban cell of the group called the Revolutionary Struggle Committee (Spanish: Comité de Lucha Revolucionaria).[5][6]

Mexican Insurgent Army
Ejército Insurgente Mexicano
Also known asEIM
Foundation1968
Dissolved1969
CountryMexico
Active regionsLacandon Jungle
IdeologyGuevarism
Marxism-Leninism
Political positionFar-left
Sizec.20[1]

Mario Menéndez wrote the left-wing magazine called, Por Que?.[7][4][8]

History

The EIM was founded in 1968 by members and students who were a part of the Mexican Movement of 1968, originating from Mexico City and Nuevo Leon.[4][2][8]

References
  1. Smith, Benjamin T. (2018-08-07). The Mexican Press and Civil Society, 1940–1976: Stories from the Newsroom, Stories from the Street. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-1-4696-3811-9.
  2. Calderon, Fernando Herrera; Cedillo, Adela (2012-04-23). Challenging Authoritarianism in Mexico: Revolutionary Struggles and the Dirty War, 1964-1982. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-47850-5.
  3. Fitzwater, Dylan Eldredge (2019-02-01). Autonomy Is in Our Hearts: Zapatista Autonomous Government through the Lens of the Tsotsil Language. PM Press. ISBN 978-1-62963-598-9.
  4. Smith, Benjamin T. (2018-08-07). The Mexican Press and Civil Society, 1940–1976: Stories from the Newsroom, Stories from the Street. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-1-4696-3811-9.
  5. Castellanos, Laura (2013-08-08). México armado. 1943-1981 (in Spanish). Ediciones Era. ISBN 978-607-445-126-9.
  6. Glockner, Fritz (2019-08-15). Los años heridos (in Spanish). Planeta México. ISBN 978-607-07-5998-7.
  7. "2 de octubre de 1968. TODOS CALLARON menos una revista". El Mañana (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  8. Borbolla, Carlos (2007). La guerra sucia: hechos y testimonios (in Spanish). Universidad de Colima. ISBN 978-970-692-344-8.


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