Tag: political science

The Maoist in Nepal adopted much violent and insurgent approach in joining forces with the Seven Party Alliances to restore democracy. They involved in armed Struggle against the government.

On 24 April 2006, the last day of the ultimatum, the king was forced to concede all the three demands. The SPA chose Girija Prasad Koirala as the new Prime Minister of the interim government. The restored parliament met and passed laws taking away most of the powers of the king.

The Mandal Commission is also known as Second backward classes commission or Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission (SEBC). The commission was established in India on 1st January 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Moraji Desai. The commission was established in order to address the question of caste discrimination. 

The Popular struggle in Bolivia against the privatisation of water was started in January 2000 when World Bank pressurized Bolivian government to give up their water right which were then sold to an MNC. People went to strike against imposition of heavy taxes.  the power of the people forced the officials of the MNC to flee the city and made the government concede to all the demands of the protesters. The contract with the MNC was cancelled and water supply was restored to the municipality at old rates.

The Conflict in popular struggle is directly between power holders who exercise their power over the people and those who are getting affected by such exercise of power that are people. It usually involves share in power, proper representation and against misuse of power.

The Peasant Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a movement which was led by Jhaverbhai Vallabhai Patel. The movement was for farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes.

The military coup occurred in Chile in 1973. It was on 11 September 1973 when the then President of Chile, Salvador Allende's government was overthrown by the military. There was a great shift in the structure of governance in Chile. The democratic government was overthrown and military rule was established.

The protest against water privatisation in Bolivia was not led by any political party. It was led by an organisation called FEDECOR. This organisation comprised local professionals, including engineers and environmentalists. They were supported by a federation of farmers who relied on irrigation, the confederation of factory workers’ unions, middle class students from the the University of Cochabamba and the city’s growing population of homeless street children.

Michelle Bachelet, daughter of General Bachelet was elected as President of Chile in January 2006. A medical doctor and a moderate socialist, Michelle became the first woman to be a Defence Minister in Latin America.