Oscar Olivera Foronda (born 1955) was one of the main leaders of the protesters against the

water privatization in Bolivia The privatization of water supply and sanitation in Bolivia took place during the second mandate of Bolivian President Hugo Banzer (1997-2001) in the form of two major private concessions: one in La Paz/El Alto to Aguas del Illimani S.A. (AISA), a ...

. The result of these protests was an event known as the

Cochabamba Water War The Cochabamba Water War was a series of protests that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia's fourth largest city, between December 1999 and April 2000 in response to the privatization of the city's municipal water supply company SEMAPA. The wave ...

. Now he is one of the main leaders of the protests in the

Bolivian gas conflict The Bolivian gas conflict was a social confrontation in Bolivia reaching its peak in 2003, centering on the exploitation of the country's vast natural gas reserves. The expression can be extended to refer to the general conflict in Bolivia ov ...

. He is also the head of a confederation of factory workers' unions. Oscar Olivera was awarded the

Goldman Environmental Prize The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. ...

in 2001.Goldman Environmental Prize
Oscar Olivera
(Retrieved on November 10, 2007)

In popular culture

Oscar Olivera's role in the

is featured in the 2008 documentary film '' Blue Gold: World Water Wars''.Blue Gold : World Water Wars (Official Full Length Film)
freely available on

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