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

Answer
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Hint:
The full form of FEDECOR is Federación Departamental Cochabambina de Regantes. In Bolivia, the government sold their rights of the municipal water supply to a multinational company. But the company increased the price of water four times. A popular protest was organised against the high price of water. This protest was led by the organisation which is called FEDECOR.

Complete answer:
FEDECOR comprises local professionals, engineers, environmentalists etc. It means that FEDECOR comprises a sophisticated group of people. They were supported by farmers, factory workers, university students etc.

Therefore the correct answer is C

Note
This water war took place in Cochabamba city in Bolivia which is the fourth largest city in Bolivia.
Bolivia started to privatize its railway, telephone system, airline etc. But when they privatized water, people started to protest against the government. and FEDECOR was the face of this water war in Bolivia.
The capital of Bolivia is Sucre but its executive and legislative branches are in La Paz. The currency of Bolivia is Boliviano.