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11 Jan 2005

Author:
Jim Shultz, Executive Director, Democracy Center, in Democracy Center Update

Latest Bolivian Water Revolt Takes Dramatic Turn

As the city of El Alto finished the second day of a citywide general strike, demanding ouster of the multinational corporation that controls its water, the Bolivian government announced that it has decided to cancel the company’s water contract. Neighborhood organizations, however, rejected the government’s offer Tuesday night, claiming that it included no firm date for the company’s departure and no real guarantee that the company would leave.

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