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In which of the following Latin American countries did a water war happen in the year 2000 against the privatisation of water supply? 1. Argentina 2. Brazil3. Bolivia 4. Peru

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Bolivia 

The correct answer is Bolivia.

  • The Cochabamba Water War was a succession of protests that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia's fourth-largest city.
  • This protest lasted approximately for four months between December 1999 and April 2000 in reaction to the privatization of the city's municipal water supply company SEMAPA.

  • On 10 April 2000, the national government come to a contract with the Coordinadora to repudiate the privatization of water supply in Bolivia.
  • Bolivia is a country in central South America, its administrative capital is La Paz and constitutional capital at Sucre.
  • Boliviano is the official currency of Bolivia.


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