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
Cochabamba Water War canonical 7
Bolivian Water War 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political crisis ⓘ
protest movement ⓘ
social conflict ⓘ
carriedOutBy mass protesters ⓘ
conflictWith 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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Bolivian government of Hugo Banzer ⓘ
Bolivian police ⓘ
Evo Morales ⓘ
Oscar Olivera ⓘ
involves Aguas del Tunari ⓘ
Bechtel Corporation ⓘ
International Monetary Fund ⓘ
World Bank ⓘ
locatedIn Andes region ⓘ
linked to: Andean 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 (9)

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 → Bolivian Water War ⓘ
linked to: Cochabamba Water War
Law 2029 on water and sanitation → triggeredEvent → Cochabamba Water War ⓘ
Law 2029 on water and sanitation → relatedEvent → Cochabamba Water War ⓘ
Bolivian government of Hugo Banzer → notableEvent → Cochabamba Water War ⓘ
Aguas del Tunari → roleInEvent → Cochabamba Water War ⓘ
Even the Rain → narrativeFocus → Bolivian Water War ⓘ
subject linked to: film 'Even the Rain'
linked to: Cochabamba Water War
Even the Rain → depictsEvent → Cochabamba Water War ⓘ
Oscar Olivera → participantIn → Cochabamba Water War ⓘ