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#BoliviaElections Bolivian legislative assemblies will be led by Andrónico Rodríguez, Evo Morales' successor in the Chapare coca grower's union, and Freddy Mamani Laura, a La Paz school teacher who led the National Rural Teachers' Union.Permalink On twitter.com
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While the Chapare coca growers are Evo's base, Freddy Mamani's Magisterio Rural was consistently willing to organize strikes challenging the Morales government.Permalink On twitter.com
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Mamani's politics, as of 2016, reflected the deep traditions of rural teachers: grounded in community life, militantly anti-capitalist, and dedicated to ongoing struggle even under a more friendly government. Interview: la-epoca.com.bo/2016/04/13/consideramos-que-la-educacion-debe-nacionalizarse-definitivamente/Permalink On twitter.com
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Freddy Mamani in 2016: "Where there is no soldier, no policeman, no doctor, the rural teacher is still there, working together with the brother campesino, converting themself into one more member of the community."On twitter.com
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Freddy Mamani, 2016, re his slate of union leaders: "We are antineoliberal, anticapitalist, anti-imperialist, and revolutionary, and we fight in an unbreakable manner for social equality and to build a society w neither exploited nor exploiters."Permalink On twitter.com
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In 2016, Freddy Mamani criticized "The stubbornness of the entorno of President Evo Morales and of the government itself for not responding in a timely manner to the demands of the various social sectors" and "the arrogance of some MAS leaders" which depleted its strength.Permalink On twitter.com
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As of 2016, Mamani saw "the participation of social movements in the process of change" as the antidote to these tendencies. Their "suggestions and decisions should be binding … which is why one must work from the grassroots up.Permalink On twitter.com