Coalition of Workers, Peasants, and Students of the Isthmus

The Coalition of Workers, Peasants, and Students of the Isthmus (Spanish: Coalición Obrera, Campesina, Estudiantil del Istmo)[1] (COCEI) is a Mexican socialist political organization in Juchitán, Oaxaca.

Among the group's original goals, was securing changes to the electoral process in the Isthmus region, making them more transparent, seeking agrarian reform, and engaging in union movements for wage increases.

[6] In 1981, the COCEI won the municipal election[2] in a coalition with the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico (PSUM) and founded the Popular City Council with the goal of "rescuing Zapotec culture" and achieving urban development with autonomy.

In response, thousands of people rallied at the city center, met by army units from Oaxaca and neighboring Veracruz, 150 additional prisoners were taken, effectively dissolving the COCEI government.

The project offered economic and political support for opposition groups in exchange for a cessation of militancy, and a public acknowledgment of coexistence with the Salinas government.