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Thursday, September 9, 2004

 

Guatemala Peasants Seize Hydroelectric Dam

`Hundreds of angry farmers seized Guatemala’s largest hydroelectric dam Tuesday, threatening to shut off power to large parts of the country unless the government agrees to return nearby lands to them. [..]

The takeover of the plant, which supplies about 60 percent of the country’s electricity, comes on the eve of a deadline set six months ago by various peasant groups for the solution of the problem.’




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