Timeline of Anarchism in South America: Difference between revisions

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This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in South America (a region encompassing the states of Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana) that are relevant to libertarian socialism.

1900s

1931: The dictator of Chile is overthrown in a wave of strikes.^[1]
1977: Sugar workers in Guyana strike in protest of wage theft.^[2]
1979: FEJUVE, a federation of local assemblies is formed to provide support for people in the face of poverty, lack of access to essential services (such as water, electricity, paved roads, sewage, garbage collection, education, medical care and so on) rooted in indigenous Aymaran concepts of mutual aid forms in the city of El Alto, Bolivia. Where around 40% of the cities population participates in the dual power organization.
1996: Teachers and students in French Guiana strike over economic and school conditions.^[3]
1997: The ongoing Second Mapuche Uprising begins, as Mapuche across Chile have resisted environmental destruction and the theft of traditional Mapuche lands through militant and revolutionary tactics.
1999: Strikes and protests in Suriname force early elections in protest of the government's corruption scandals.^[4]
1999: The Water War begins in Bolivia, as people resist efforts to privatize the countries water supplies.

2000s

2001: The legendary Argentinazo occurs, hundreds of workplaces are taken over and run according to the principles of self-management, strikes plague the country and people battled police in the streets in protest of a severe economic depression.
2003: The Gas War begins across Bolivia, as people protested the attempted privatization of Bolivia's massive reserves of natural gas.
2006: The Penguin Revolution in Chile sees high school students strike for education reform and free transportation.^[5]
2008: Falkland Islander fishermen protest squid fishing license fee increase.^[6]

2010s

2010: Chilean women occupy empty mine to protest job losses^[7]
2011: Chileans force roll-back of price increase for natural gas.^[8]
2011: The four-year long Chilean Winter begins as students fight the police for free education.
2011: Chilean copper miners' strike for bonus pay.^[9]

References

[1] ttps://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chileans-overthrow-dictator-carlos-iba-ez-del-campo-1931

[2] ttps://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/guyanese-sugar-workers-strike-135-days-economic-justice-1977

[3] ttps://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/french-guiana-education-workers-strike-solidarity-high-school-students-1996

[4] ttps://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/surinamese-protest-against-president-1999

[5] ttps://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chilean-high-school-students-strike-win-education-reform-penguin-revolution-2006

[6] ttps://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/falkland-islander-fishermen-protest-license-fee-increase-2008

[7] ttps://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chilean-women-occupy-empty-mine-protest-job-losses-2010

[8] ttps://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chileans-force-roll-back-price-increase-natural-gas-2011

[9] ttps://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chilean-copper-miners-strike-bonus-pay-escondida-mine-2011

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-This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in South America (a region encompassing the states of [[Federative Republic of Brazil|Brazil]], [[Republic of Colombia|Colombia]], [[Argentine Republic|Argentina]], [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela]], [[Republic of Peru|Peru]], [[Republic of Chile|Chile]], [[Republic of Ecuador|Ecuador]], [[Plurinational State of Bolivia|Bolivia]], [[Republic of Paraguay|Paraguay]], [[Eastern Republic of Uruguay|Uruguay]], [[Co-operative Republic of Guyana|Guyana]], [[Republic of Suriname|Suriname]] and [[French Guiana]]) that are relevant to [[Libertarian Socialism|libertarian socialism]].
+This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in South America (a region encompassing the states of [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]], [[Argentina]], [[Venezuela]], [[Peru]], [[Chile]], [[Ecuador]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]] and [[French Guiana]]) that are relevant to [[Libertarian Socialism|libertarian socialism]].
 == 1900s ==
-* 1979: [[FEJUVE]], a [[Confederation|federation]] of [[Democratic Assembly|local assemblies]] is formed to provide support for people in the face of poverty, lack of access to essential services (such as [[water]], [[electricity]], [[Transportation|paved roads]], sewage, garbage collection, [[education]], [[Health|medical care]] and so on) rooted in indigenous [[Aymara People|Aymaran]] concepts of [[Mutual Aid|mutual aid]] forms in the city of El Alto, Bolivia. Where around 40% of the cities population participates in the [[Dual Power|dual power]] organization.
+* 1931: The dictator of Chile is [[Chilean Uprising (1931)|overthrown]] in a wave of strikes.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chileans-overthrow-dictator-carlos-iba-ez-del-campo-1931</ref>
+* 1977: Sugar workers in Guyana [[Guyanese Sugarworkers' Strike (1977)|strike]] in protest of wage theft.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/guyanese-sugar-workers-strike-135-days-economic-justice-1977</ref>
+* 1979: [[FEJUVE]], a [[Confederation|federation]] of [[Democratic Assembly|local assemblies]] is formed to provide support for people in the face of poverty, lack of access to essential services (such as [[water]], [[electricity]], [[Transportation|paved roads]], sewage, garbage collection, [[education]], [[Healthcare|medical care]] and so on) rooted in indigenous [[Aymara People|Aymaran]] concepts of [[Mutual Aid|mutual aid]] forms in the city of El Alto, Bolivia. Where around 40% of the cities population participates in the [[Dual Power|dual power]] organization.
+* 1996: Teachers and students in French Guiana [[French Guiana Strike (1996)|strike]] over economic and school conditions.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/french-guiana-education-workers-strike-solidarity-high-school-students-1996</ref>
 * 1997: The ongoing Second [[Second Mapuche Uprising|Mapuche Uprising]] begins, as [[Mapuche People|Mapuche]] across [[Republic of Chile|Chile]] have resisted [[Ecocide|environmental destruction]] and the theft of traditional Mapuche lands through militant and revolutionary tactics.
-* 2000: The Water War begins in Bolivia, as people participate the privatization of water access across the country.
+* 1999: [[Suriname Protests (1999)|Strikes and protests in Suriname]] force early elections in protest of the government's corruption scandals.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/surinamese-protest-against-president-1999</ref>
+* 1999: The [[Water War (Bolivia)|Water War]] begins in Bolivia, as people resist efforts to privatize the countries water supplies.
+== 2000s ==
 * 2001: The legendary [[Argentinazo]] occurs, hundreds of workplaces are taken over and run according to the principles of [[Workers' Self-Management|self-management]], [[Strike|strikes]] plague the country and people battled [[police]] in the streets in protest of a severe [[Capitalist Crisis|economic depression]].
-* 2003: The Gas War begins across Bolivia, as people protested the attempted [[privatization]] of Bolivia's massive reserves of [[Fossil Fuels|natural gas]].
+* 2003: The [[Gas War (Bolivia)|Gas War]] begins across Bolivia, as people protested the attempted [[privatization]] of Bolivia's massive reserves of [[Fossil Fuels|natural gas]].
+* 2006: The [[Penguin Revolution]] in Chile sees high school students strike for education reform and free transportation.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chilean-high-school-students-strike-win-education-reform-penguin-revolution-2006</ref>
+* 2008: Falkland Islander fishermen [[Falkland Islands Anti-License Campaign|protest]] squid fishing license fee increase.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/falkland-islander-fishermen-protest-license-fee-increase-2008</ref>
+=== 2010s ===
+* 2010: Chilean women [[Chilean Mine Occupation (2010)|occupy empty mine]] to protest job losses<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chilean-women-occupy-empty-mine-protest-job-losses-2010</ref>
+* 2011: Chileans [[Chilean Gas Campaign (2011)|force roll-back of price]] increase for natural gas.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chileans-force-roll-back-price-increase-natural-gas-2011</ref>
+* 2011: The four-year long [[Chilean Winter]] begins as students fight the police for free education.
+* 2011: Chilean copper miners' [[Chilean Copper Miners' Strike (2011)|strike]] for bonus pay.<ref>https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/chilean-copper-miners-strike-bonus-pay-escondida-mine-2011</ref>
 == See Also ==
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 * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Southeast Asia]]
 * [[Timeline of Libertarian Socialism in Oceania]]
-[[Category:South America]]
+== References ==
+<references />[[Category:South America]]
 [[Category:Libertarian Socialism]]
 [[Category:Libertarian Socialist Wiki]]
 [[Category:Timelines]]