Mexican Insurgent Army

Not to be confused with Mexican Army.

Mexican Insurgent Army
Ejército Insurgente Mexicano
Also known as	EIM
Foundation	1968
Dissolved	1969
Country	Mexico
Active regions	Lacandon Jungle
Ideology	Foquismo
Political position	Far-left
Size	c.20[1]
Allies	Cuba[2]
Opponents	Mexican Government

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.[3] by left-wing newspaper editor Mario Menéndez and Ignacio González Ramírez.[4][5] Ignacio González was in charge of the urban cell of the group called the Revolutionary Struggle Committee (Spanish: Comité de Lucha Revolucionaria).[6][7]

Mario Menéndez wrote the left-wing magazine called, Por Que?.[8][5][9]

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, Nuevo Leon, Veracruz and Yucatan.[5][3][9][10]

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. Kruijt, Dirk; Tristán, Eduardo Rey; Álvarez, Alberto Martín (2019-12-06). Latin American Guerrilla Movements: Origins, Evolution, Outcomes. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-53427-0.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Castellanos, Laura (2013-08-08). México armado. 1943-1981 (in Spanish). Ediciones Era. ISBN 978-607-445-126-9.
7. Glockner, Fritz (2019-08-15). Los años heridos (in Spanish). Planeta México. ISBN 978-607-07-5998-7.
8. "2 de octubre de 1968. TODOS CALLARON menos una revista". El Mañana (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
9. Borbolla, Carlos (2007). La guerra sucia: hechos y testimonios (in Spanish). Universidad de Colima. ISBN 978-970-692-344-8.
10. Kruijt, Dirk; Tristán, Eduardo Rey; Álvarez, Alberto Martín (2019-12-06). Latin American Guerrilla Movements: Origins, Evolution, Outcomes. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-53427-0.