| Mexican Insurgent Army | |
|---|---|
| Ejército Insurgente Mexicano | |
| Also known as | EIM |
| Foundation | 1968 |
| Dissolved | 1969 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Active regions | Lacandon Jungle |
| Ideology | Guevarism Marxism-Leninism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Size | c.20[1] |
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]byleft-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]
Mario Menéndez wrote the left-wing magazine called, Por Que?.[7][4][8]
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]
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