María Rivera (activist)
María Rivera | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 8th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1958 Santiago, Chile |
| Other political affiliations | The List of the People (2020–2021)[1] |
| Alma mater | Bolivarian University of Chile (BA) |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Profession | Lawyer |
María Magdalena Rivera Iribarren (born 28 January 1958) is a Chilean political activist, politician and lawyer.
She is part of the International Workers' Movement (IWM) linked to the Fourth International (of trotskyist filiation).[2][3][4]
Biography
[edit]When Rivera was 12 in 1970, she worked as an activist for Salvador Allende candidacy. Then, in 1972 she became part of the Revolutionary Students Front (FER).[5]
In 2019, she was a founding member of the «Popular Defender», organisation which has the objective of defending prisoners of the Social Outbrust (2019–20 protests).[5]
During the 2020–21 period, she was proposed as candidate for the Constitutional Convention,[6] which was formalized in early 2021 when was reported that she will run for the 8th District.[7] Thus, media like El Líbero ―rightist online newspaper― branded her as a «ultra» due to her trotskyist filiation[7][6] and IWM purposes for take «the power for the workers and the people, only one solution to finish the exploitation and capitalism».[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "María Rivera (Lista del Pueblo): "La palabra expropiación provoca mucha alarma, la correcta es recuperar"". CNN Chile. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "María Magdalena Rivera Iribarren: Un poco sobre lo que queremos". The List of the People Website. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "El movimiento de ultraizquierda que domina Plaza Italia y que organiza nuevo estallido para marzo". El Líbero. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Chile: Un terremoto político. Gran triunfo de la clase trabajadora y la juventud, María Rivera a la Constituyente!". Fourth International. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Constituyente Electa: María Magdalena Rivera Iribarren". La Tercera. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b "María Rivera: Una candidatura independiente y revolucionaria al distrito 8". La voz de los Trabajadores (Chile). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Los "ultras" que buscan llegar a la Convención Constituyente". El Líbero. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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