The Zapatista National Liberation Army, under the lead of Subcomandante Marcos, seizes several pueblos in Chiapas. The army, known as the EZLN, demands democracy, liberty and justice for all indigenous peoples of Mexico. Former Chiapas Gov. Absalon Castellanos is kidnapped.
Bombs go off in Mexico City and Acapulco.
San Cristobal Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia presides over talks between the government and the rebels. Presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated in Tijuana. The rebels temporarily suspend talks. Government accepts the Zapatistas' demands for church-mediated peace talks. The National Intermediation Commission is recognized as mediator by both sides.