Cochabamba Water War
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The Cochabamba Water War was a series of mass protests in early 2000 in Cochabamba, Bolivia, sparked by the privatization and sharp price increases of the city’s water supply, which became a landmark struggle against neoliberal economic policies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bolivian Water War | 1 |
| Cochabamba Water War canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Cochabamba Water War Context triple: [Cochabamba, famousEvent, Cochabamba Water War]
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2011 Chilean student protests
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Target entity: Cochabamba Water War Target entity description: The Cochabamba Water War was a series of mass protests in early 2000 in Cochabamba, Bolivia, sparked by the privatization and sharp price increases of the city’s water supply, which became a landmark struggle against neoliberal economic policies.
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A.
2011 Chilean student protests
The 2011 Chilean student protests were a massive nationwide movement led largely by university and secondary students demanding comprehensive education reform, including free, high-quality public education and an end to profit in the education system.
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B.
Neo-Inca State
The Neo-Inca State was the last independent Inca polity, a rump kingdom centered in Vilcabamba that resisted Spanish rule in Peru until its conquest in the late 16th century.
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C.
1950 Utuado Uprising
The 1950 Utuado Uprising was an armed revolt in the town of Utuado, Puerto Rico, in which Nationalist Party militants rose against U.S. colonial rule as part of a broader island-wide insurrection.
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D.
Túpac Amaru II rebellion
The Túpac Amaru II rebellion was a major late-18th-century indigenous uprising in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru that challenged colonial rule and symbolized resistance against imperial oppression in the Andes.
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E.
El Mozote massacre
The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political crisis
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protest movement ⓘ social conflict ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy | mass protesters ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Bolivian government of Hugo Banzer
ⓘ
surface form:
Hugo Banzer government
|
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| describedAs |
landmark struggle against neoliberal economic policies
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symbol of resistance to water privatization ⓘ |
| endDate | 2000-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Bolivian Gas War protests of 2003
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surface form:
Bolivian Gas War
|
| hasCasualties |
at least one protester killed
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hundreds injured ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Law 2029 on water and sanitation
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implementation of neoliberal economic policies ⓘ privatization of Cochabamba water system ⓘ sharp increases in water tariffs ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
delegitimization of privatization policies in Bolivia
ⓘ
inspiration for global water justice movements ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Bolivian Armed Forces
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surface form:
Bolivian armed forces
Bolivian government of Hugo Banzer ⓘ national police of Bolivia ⓘ
surface form:
Bolivian police
Evo Morales ⓘ Oscar Olivera ⓘ |
| involves |
Aguas del Tunari
ⓘ
Bechtel Corporation ⓘ International Monetary Fund ⓘ World Bank ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andean region
ⓘ
surface form:
Andes region
Cochabamba ⓘ Cochabamba Department ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
neoliberalism
ⓘ
public services privatization ⓘ water rights ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Coordinadora de Defensa del Agua y de la Vida
ⓘ
cocalero farmers ⓘ neighborhood organizations ⓘ peasants ⓘ students ⓘ urban workers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latin American anti-neoliberal wave
ⓘ
anti-globalization movement ⓘ |
| result |
cancellation of Aguas del Tunari contract
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international attention to water as a human right ⓘ re-municipalization of Cochabamba water system ⓘ repeal of Law 2029 ⓘ rise of anti-neoliberal politics in Bolivia ⓘ strengthening of Bolivian social movements ⓘ |
| startDate | 2000-01 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Bolivian social movements ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | concession of water system to Aguas del Tunari ⓘ |
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Subject: Cochabamba Water War Description of subject: The Cochabamba Water War was a series of mass protests in early 2000 in Cochabamba, Bolivia, sparked by the privatization and sharp price increases of the city’s water supply, which became a landmark struggle against neoliberal economic policies.
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