Olivera, Oscar
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Name (Latin)
Olivera, Oscar
Date of birth
1955-01-10
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His Cochabamba! c2004:CIP t.p. (Oscar Olivera) CIP data (executive secretary of the Federation of Factory Workers and spokesperson for La Coordinadora (the group of academics, union members, clergy and other activists that organized the Cochabamba protests); emerged as the leader and defining voice of the protest against water privatization in Bolivia; former shoe-factory worker)
Wikipedia description:
Oscar Olivera Foronda (born 1955) is a Bolivian union leader who was one of the main leaders of the protesters against the water privatization in Bolivia. The result of these protests was an event known as the Cochabamba Water War. He was also one of the main leaders of the protests in the Bolivian gas conflict. He is also the head of a confederation of factory workers' unions. Oscar Olivera was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2001.
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