Two years of the autodefensas movement in michoacan, mexico. However, the literature presents partial and conflicting explanations for this phenomenon. Perspecivas 62014 crimen organizado y autodefensas en mexico. Autodefensas selfdefenders or policia comunitaria community police or policia popular. The principal founder of the community selfdefense forces in michoacan and guerrero was jose manuel mireles valverde who was a doctor from michoacan. Pdf violencia y autodefensas comunitarias en michoacan, mexico. Violencia y autodefensas comunitarias en michoacan, mexico. Sick of the violence, the abuses and the indifference and complicity with which the authorities were treating the narcotraffickers, the citizens decided to solve the problems that none of the three levels of government. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. Guillermocrimen organizado y autodefensas en mxico. Once these issues have been addressed, and any related tags have been cleared, please tag the article once again for. Mar 24, 2015 two years later, the future of michoacan and the autodefensas selfdefenses movement remains in question. The mexican government has attempted to monitor and absorb these groups into the federal government to act as rural police in order to avoid clashes between the.
Autodefensas selfdefenders or policia comunitaria community police or policia popular peoples police are vigilante selfdefense groups that arose in the gulf of mexico and south mexico regions between 2012 and 20. Our approach proposes three general issues to draw a picture of what happened. What explains the emergence of vigilante organizations. Las autodefensas en michoacan coyuntura politica nacional e. Doctor mireles was charismatic and well equipped to lead the autodefensas groups because of his political experience with the institutional revolutionary party. The article discusses the emergence of selfdefense groups in michoacan from february 20 in response to the control over daily life exercised by the drug cartels. Article information, pdf download for community defense and criminal order. Two years later, the future of michoacan and the autodefensas selfdefenses movement remains in question. Two years of the autodefensas movement in michoacan. The principal founder of the community selfdefense forces in michoacan and guerrero was jose. Warning thread the autodefensas of michoacan might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Once again, i think that the heading for this section could be improved so i will probably change it to history of autodefensas.
On february 24, 20, the citizens of the municipality of tecalpatepec, in the heart of the tierra caliente region of the mexican state of michoacan, rose up in armed resistance against the caballeros templarios knights templar cartel. Mireles emerged as an important figure within the selfdefense militias during the fall of 20 as selfdefense groups were. Inequality and the emergence of vigilante organizations. Jose manuel mireles valverde born 24 october 1958 is a mexican medical doctor and former leader and founder of the paramilitary selfdefense groups that fought against the knights templar cartel, and other cartels, in the state of michoacan and others, in mexico. Autodefensas en michoacan pdf download serristmosti. However, a major copy edit was inappropriate at that time because of the issues specified below, or the other tags now found on this article.
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