Question

What was FEDECOR?
(A) It was a political party of Bolivia
(B) It was a group of political parties of Bolivia
(C) It was an organization of local professionals, including engineers and environmentalists belonging to Bolivia.
(D) It was an alliance of the people.

Answer 1

Hint: FEDECOR was known as the water war of Bolivia. This protest was led by the local activists of Bolivia. FEDECOR had the backing of the socialist party of Bolivia. Also, it was actively supported by the homeless people in Bolivia.

Complete Answer:
FEDECOR was an organization that led the protest in Bolivia against the privatization of water. FEDECOR stands for ‘ Federation Departmental Cochabamba de Regates’ [ which means Cochabamba Federation of Irrigators organizations]. This organization was composed of local professionals, engineers, and environmentalists and they were supported by the federation of farmers, factory worker’s unions, and students. This movement was also supported by the socialist party which came to power in 2006. The Bolivian government was facing an economic crisis and asked the World Bank for help. The government of Bolivia was pressurized by the World Bank to give up its control of the municipal water supply. The government was compelled and thus sold its right for the city Cochabamba to a multinational company. After acquiring the control multinational company started increasing the price of water and this was done by four times. Due to the high prices of water, Bolivia faced a mass protest by the local professionals, engineers, and environmentalists and by the federation of farmers, therefore FEDECOR led this protest. Middle-class students from the University of Cochabamba and the city’s growing population of homeless street children also joined this protest. This protest took place from 1999 to 2000. On 10th April 2000, the National government reached an agreement with the coordinators to reverse the privatization.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Note: Bolivia is situated in the South American continent. La Paz is the capital of Bolivia. Bolivia got its freedom from Spain in 1825. Luis Arce is the current president of Bolivia. Omar Fernandaz was a prominent figure who played a major role in the protest.