Jaime Vargas Vargas
Jaime Vargas Vargas | |
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| Born | July 21, 1979 Quito, Ecuador |
| President of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador | |
| In office 16 September 2017 – 12 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Herrera[1] |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Castillo |
Jaime Vargas Vargas (born 21 July 1979)[2] is an Ecuadorian Achuar indigenous leader. He was the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador for the 2017–2020 term.[3][1] He was prominently involved as one of the leaders of the 2019 Ecuadorian protests against austerity measures implemented by the government of Lenín Moreno.[4] His term was extended until 2021,[5] at which point Vargas was deposed for having endorsed Andrés Arauz in the second round of the 2021 Ecuadorian general election.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b González, Mario Alexis (12 October 2017). "Jaime Vargas asumió oficialmente el mando de la Conaie". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Jaime Vargas, el líder indígena clave en Ecuador". La Tercera (in Spanish). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Jaime Vargas es el nuevo presidente de la Conaie". Ecuavisa (in Spanish). 16 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ Collyns, Dan (10 October 2019). "Ecuador: defiant protesters parade captured officers as unrest drags on". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Jaime Vargas prolongaría su mandato en la Conaie durante este año". El Universo (in Spanish). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Conaie 'desconoce' a Jaime Vargas como su presidente". El Universo (in Spanish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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