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June 17-21, 2006: Oaxacan Civil Society Groups Unite to Form Alliance Against State Governor

2006-06-17

The Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) is formed in response to the recent crackdown. It is “comprised of around 365 social, political, human rights, non-governmental, environmental, gender, student, and union organizations, the indigenous communities, and thousands of independent Oaxacans.” Its main goal is the ouster of “the fascism personified in the state governor,” Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. [González and Baeza, 7/2007]