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Judi Lynn

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Wed Jun 15, 2022, 08:48 PM Jun 2022

Why did the uprising happen in Colombia?

by Jase Tanner
June 15, 2022

Prior to the 2022 Colombian presidential election voting day on May 29, a delegation met with a variety of groups who shared their perspectives on Colombia’s past and present, and their hopes for the future.

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On May 27, the delegation met with the Human Rights Monitoring Mission.

In this clip, Wilson Sáenz, presidente de la central Unitaria de Trabajadores seccional Valle – President of the Central United Workers’ Union speaks about the circumstances that led to the uprising: the start of a major privatization process for the economy and what followed after that.

More:
https://rabble.ca/rabbletv/why-did-the-uprising-happen-in-colombia/

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