Samuel Ruiz García (born 3 November1924) was a Mexicanbishop from San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas from 1959 until 1999. This zone in Mexico is characterized by its poverty and its indigenous population. Some 40,000 Indians received some kind of help from this bishop for over 10 years. Samuel Ruiz offered his help in conflicts in Central America and defended indigenous populations in Mexico, Central and South America. He contributed largely to calm the difficult situation between the Mexican government and the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Zapatista National Liberation Army). November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Catedral The church of Santo Domingo. ... Chiapas is a state in the southeast of Mexico. ... The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN) is an armed revolutionary group based in Chiapas, one of the poorest states of Mexico. ...
He won the Simon Bolívar International Prize from UNESCO in 2000 due to his afforts to fight poverty, exclusion, corruption, violence and for his help in the mutual understanding of Latin Americans. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ...
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