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MAKING CONTACT - a weekly international radio program

A Popular Uprising: A Look at Ecuador's Coup

May 17, 2000

On January 21, 2000, Ecuador became the location of the first Latin American coup d'etat in over a decade. On this program, we take a look at the uprising, its fallout, and the new power of Ecuador's indigenous movement.

Featuring:

Colonel Lucio Gutierrez; Miguel Lluco, Pachakutik; Simon Pachano, Latin American Faculty for Social Sciences; Nina Pacari, indigenous leader and a member of Ecuador's Congress.

For more information:

The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE)
Av Granados 2553 y 6 de Diciembre
Casilla 17-17-1235, Quito, Ecuador
tel: (5932) 248930
fax: (5932) 442271
conaie@ecuanex.net.ec
www.conaie.nativeweb.org