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Emiliano Zapata

1879 - 1919

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Emiliano Zapata Salazar (Latin American Spanish: [emiˈljano saˈpata]; 8 August 1879 – 10 April 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo. Zapata was born in the rural village of Anenecuilco, in an era when peasant communities came under increasing repression from the small-landowning class who monopolized land and water resources for sugarcane production with the support of dictator Porfirio Díaz (President from 1877 to 1880 and 1884 to 1911). Zapata early on participated in political movements against Díaz and the landowning hacendados, and when the Revolution broke out in 1910 he became a leader of the peasant revolt in Morelos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emiliano Zapata is the 33rd most popular social activist (up from 34th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Social Activist.

Emiliano Zapata is most famous for his role in the Mexican Revolution, which he led. He was a peasant farmer who fought for land reform and the redistribution of wealth.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Emiliano Zapata ranks 34 out of 840. Before him are Irena Sendler, Simon bar Kokhba, Omar Mukhtar, Emily Greene Balch, Hassan al-Banna, Élie Ducommun, and Sadako Sasaki. After him are Lady Godiva, Ferdinand Lassalle, Jan Palach, Sophie Scholl, and Shirin Ebadi.

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Among people born in 1879, Emiliano Zapata ranks 12. Before him are Kazimir Malevich, Emperor Taishō, Otto Hahn, Franz von Papen, Max von Laue, and Margaret Sanger. After him are Symon Petliura, Alma Mahler, Milutin Milanković, Hans Luther, Rudolf von Laban, and Francis Picabia. Among people deceased in 1919, Emiliano Zapata ranks 9. Before him are Gojong of Korea, Emil Fischer, and Karl Liebknecht. After him are Ruggero Leoncavallo, Carl Larsson, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, Andrew Carnegie, Alfred Werner, Yakov Sverdlov, William Crookes, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, and Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Emiliano Zapata ranks 6 out of 729. Before him are Frida Kahlo (1907), Diego Rivera (1886), Anthony Quinn (1915), Moctezuma II (1466), and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (1957). After him are Carlos Santana (1947), Carlos Slim (1940), Octavio Paz (1914), Pancho Villa (1878), Cuauhtémoc (1495), and Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Mexico

Among social activists born in Mexico, Emiliano Zapata ranks 1. After him are Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753), Subcomandante Marcos (1957), Ricardo Flores Magón (1874), Miriam Rodríguez Martínez (1967), Leona Vicario (1789), Elvia Carrillo Puerto (1878), Lydia Cacho (1963), Leydy Pech (1965), Xiye Bastida (2002), and Guadalupe Campanur Tapia (1986).

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