Bolivian Gas War protests of 2003

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The Bolivian Gas War protests of 2003 were a massive social uprising against plans to export Bolivia’s natural gas, which led to deadly clashes, the resignation of President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, and a major shift in the country’s political landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political crisis
protest movement
social conflict
country Bolivia
endTime 2003-10
hasCause longstanding social and economic inequality in Bolivia
neoliberal economic policies in Bolivia
plans to export Bolivian natural gas via Chilean ports
public opposition to foreign control of natural gas resources
historicalContext indigenous mobilization in the Andes
post-1985 neoliberal reforms in Bolivia
location Altiplano region
Cochabamba
El Alto
La Paz
mainDemand greater state control over hydrocarbons sector
nationalization of natural gas resources
rejection of gas export plan through Chile
method general strikes
mass demonstrations
occupation of public spaces
road blockades
numberOfDeaths approximately 60
numberOfInjured hundreds
opposedBy national police of Bolivia
surface form: Bolivian National Police

Bolivian Armed Forces
surface form: Bolivian armed forces

Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada government
opposedTo export of Bolivian gas through Chile to the United States and Mexico
participant Evo Morales
Felipe Quispe
Movimiento al Socialismo
cocalero movements
indigenous Aymara communities
labor unions
urban residents of El Alto
relatedTo Cochabamba Water War
surface form: Bolivian Water War

Bolivian Gas War protests of 2003 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bolivian political crisis of 2003–2005
result Bolivian Hydrocarbons Law reforms in mid-2000s
delegitimization of traditional political parties in Bolivia
increased political prominence of Evo Morales
later nationalization of gas industry under Evo Morales
radicalization of Bolivian social movements
resignation of President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
strengthening of Movimiento al Socialismo
succession of Vice President Carlos Mesa to the presidency
significance catalyst for the rise of Evo Morales to the presidency in 2006
turning point in Bolivia’s hydrocarbons policy
startTime 2003-09

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El Alto linkedToEvent Bolivian Gas War protests of 2003
Cochabamba Water War followedBy Bolivian Gas War protests of 2003
this entity surface form: Bolivian Gas War
Bolivian Gas War protests of 2003 relatedTo Bolivian Gas War protests of 2003 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bolivian political crisis of 2003–2005