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Three miner's union leaders from Huanuni died in a bus crash en route to the Bolivian capital to press their union's claims on the (sympathetic) government. erbol.com.bo/seguridad/hecho-de-tr%C3%A1nsito-deja-12-fallecidos-entre-ellos-dirigentes-mineros-de-huanuniPermalink On twitter.com
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Huanuni miners hosted the founding of the FSTMB miners' federation in 1944. Their region endured massacres in 1923, 1942, and 1967 (largely at Catavi, Uncía, and Llallagua).On twitter.com
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One Huanuni miner died in 1995 labor protests and three died when they joined 2003 protests against gas privatization.Permalink On twitter.com
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It would not be surprising if former Huanuni miners were among the 11 retirees killed in a January 2003 bus crash after their protest march was intercepted by security forces.Permalink On twitter.com
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Deadly fratricidal clashes in 2006 between cooperative and salaried miners killed fifteen miners, a shopkeeper, and a police officer. This resulted in the cooperativists being incorporated into the salaried workforce.Permalink On twitter.com
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So Huanuni has both a traditional vanguard in the Bolivian labor movement and a long history of tragedy that is lengthened by the accidental crash this morning.Permalink On twitter.com