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Alta controversy
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The Alta conflict[1] or Alta controversy was a series of protests in Norway in the late 1970s and early 1980s concerning the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in the Alta River in Finnmark, Northern Norway.
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![]() Blockade against Alta hydroelectric project on traditional Sámi territories. The project was completed in 1987." | |||
Date | 1970 – 1982 | ||
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Methods | Protests, civil disobedience, blockade, hunger strike | ||
Resulted in | Alta Power Station is constructed
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Arrested | Alfred Nilsen Tore Bongo [no] Svein Suhr Per Flatberg | ||
Fined | kr 10,000–20,000 |
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