Events tagged with "coca farmers"

Historical Events tagged with "coca farmers"

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Villa Tunari Massacre of Coca Farmers

June 27th, 1988 36 years ago

In Villa Tunari, Bolivia, anti-narcotics police clashed with protesting coca-growing peasants, resulting in the deaths of nine to twelve individuals and injuries to over a hundred others. Farmer protests erupted as government forces moved against coca cultivation, straining local tensions. The violence highlighted the ongoing struggle between coca producers and anti-drug policies enforced by the Bolivian state.