The Rebellion in Bolivia
Against The Current vol. 116
Webber, Jeffery R.
http://www.solidarity-us.org//node/278
Date Written: 2005-05-01
Publisher: Against The Current
Year Published: 2005
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX13140
From the inspiring rebellion of the indigenous and popular classes of the Bolivian altiplano (high plateau),(1) the eruption of the 690,000-strong shantytown of El Alto, and the popular neighborhoods in the hillsides of the capital La Paz in the “Gas War” of October 2003, emerged the “October Agenda,” a list of popular demands to remake the country in the name of the poor and the indigenous majority.
