Bob
6th January 2006, 01:32
Following in the footsteps of Che Guevara, Mexico's Zapatista rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos has commenced a six-month nationwide tour by motorcycle.
The aim of the tour is to seek support for Indians and the poor before presidential elections in July. Marcos plans to visit every Mexican state to win more supporters.
The rebels have pledged to abandon armed struggle instead of adopting political participation. There has been little fighting since a cease-fire shortly after the Zapatistas took over towns in clashes with police and army in 1994
The aim of the tour is to seek support for Indians and the poor before presidential elections in July. Marcos plans to visit every Mexican state to win more supporters.
The rebels have pledged to abandon armed struggle instead of adopting political participation. There has been little fighting since a cease-fire shortly after the Zapatistas took over towns in clashes with police and army in 1994