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Subcomandante Marcos

1957 - Today

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Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente (born 19 June 1957) is a Mexican insurgent, the former military leader and spokesman for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in the ongoing Chiapas conflict, and a prominent anti-capitalist and anti-neoliberal. Widely known by his initial nom de guerre Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos (frequently shortened to simply Subcomandante Marcos), he has subsequently employed several other pseudonyms: he called himself Delegate Zero during the Other Campaign (2006–2007), Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano (again, frequently with the "Insurgente" omitted) from May 2014 to October 2023, which he adopted in honor of his fallen comrade Jose Luis Solis Lopez, his nom de guerre being Galeano, aka "Teacher Galeano." and since October 2023, Capitán Insurgente Marcos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Subcomandante Marcos is the 198th most popular social activist (down from 193rd in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Mexico and the 3rd most popular Mexican Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Subcomandante Marcos ranks 198 out of 840. Before him are Ales Bialiatski, Balthasar Gérard, Kartini, Vladimir Bukovsky, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, and Andrés Bonifacio. After him are Tawakkol Karman, Sojourner Truth, Tiradentes, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Aliya Moldagulova, and Hrant Dink.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Subcomandante Marcos ranks 69. Before him are Simon Phillips, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Luis Garavito, Shannon Tweed, Mario Grech, and Christian Schmidt. After him are Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Cesare Prandelli, Johnny Lever, Wolfgang Ketterle, Yuen Biao, and Robert Harris.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Subcomandante Marcos ranks 66 out of 729. Before him are Axayacatl (1449), Acamapichtli (1325), Kiki Camarena (1947), Miguel de la Madrid (1934), Katy Jurado (1924), and Antonio Carbajal (1929). After him are Ricardo Montalbán (1920), Amado Carrillo Fuentes (1956), Manuel Ávila Camacho (1897), Julia Pastrana (1834), Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911), and Itzcoatl (1380).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Mexico

Among social activists born in Mexico, Subcomandante Marcos ranks 3. Before him are Emiliano Zapata (1879), and Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753). After him are 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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