Cochabamba Water War

E195424

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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political crisis
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
symbol of resistance to water privatization
endDate 2000-04
followedBy Bolivian Gas War protests of 2003
surface form: Bolivian Gas War
hasCasualties at least one protester killed
hundreds injured
hasCause Law 2029 on water and sanitation
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
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
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cochabamba famousEvent Cochabamba Water War
Bolivian Gas War protests of 2003 relatedTo Cochabamba Water War
this entity surface form: Bolivian Water War