Movement For Democracy In Bolivia


 
 
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Movement For Democracy In Bolivia

Bolivia's Water War: Bolivia is a poor country in Latin America. The World Bank pressurised the government of Bolivia to give up its control of The government sold these rights for the city of Cochabamba to a Multinational Company (MNC). The company immediately increased the price of watet by tour times. Many people received bills ot 1000 in country where average income is around 5000 a month.

This led to a spontaneous popular protest (January 2000), There was a successful fourdays general strike in the city, A new unity of labour, human rights and community leaders organised this strike. When the government agreed to negotiate the strike was called off but nothing happened

Repression by Police: The State Police restored to brutal repression when the agitation was started again in February 2000, Another strike followed in April and the government imposed Martial Law. But the power of the people forced the officials of the MNC to flee the city and made the government accept al the demands of the protesters. The contract with the MNC was cancelled and water supply was restored to the municipal authority at old rates, This was known as Bolivia's Water War.

 
 


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