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Discuss the popular struggle of Bolivia

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1. Bolivia is a poor country in Latin America the world bank pressurized the government to give up its control of municipal water supply. 

2. The govt. sold these tights for the city of Cochabamba to a MNC.

 3. The MNC immediately increased the price of water by four times. 

4. Many people received water bills of Rs- 1000 where as their average monthly income was Rs. 5000/ month.

 5. In January 2000 a new alliance of labour, human rights and community leaders organized a successful our days general strike in the city and the govt. agreed to negotiate. Yet nothing happened. 

6. The agitation started again in February but the police restored to brutal repression. 

7. Another strike followed in April and the govt. imposed martial law. 

8. But the power of the people forced the officials of the MNC and the govt. to concede to all the demands of the protesters. 

9. Finally the contract with the MNC was cancelled and water supply was restored to the municipality at old rates