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Who proclaimed himself in rebellion against Madero?

  • Venustiano Carranza

  • Juan Corona

  • Emiliano Zapata

  • Francisco Villa

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Emiliano Zapata, a prominent leader of the Mexican Revolution, proclaimed himself in rebellion against President Francisco I. Madero in 1911. Zapata and his followers, known as Zapatistas, were dissatisfied with Madero's moderate approach to land reform and social justice. They sought a more radical transformation of Mexican society, including the redistribution of land and the improvement of conditions for peasants and indigenous communities.
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