Jaime Vargas Vargas Explained

Jaime Vargas Vargas
Birth Date:21 July 1979
Birth Place:Quito, Ecuador
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Term Start:16 September 2017
Term End:12 May 2021
Predecessor:Jorge Herrera
Successor:Manuel Castillo

Jaime Vargas Vargas (born 21 July 1979)[1] is an Ecuadorian Achuar indigenous leader. He was the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador for the 2017–2020 term.[2] [3] 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jaime Vargas, el líder indígena clave en Ecuador. 10 October 2019. La Tercera. es-CL. 13 October 2019.
  2. News: Jaime Vargas es el nuevo presidente de la Conaie. 16 September 2017. Ecuavisa. es. 13 October 2019.
  3. News: Jaime Vargas asumió oficialmente el mando de la Conaie. Mario Alexis. González. El Comercio. es. 12 October 2017. 13 October 2019.
  4. News: Ecuador: defiant protesters parade captured officers as unrest drags on. Collyns. Dan. 2019-10-10. The Guardian. 2019-10-13. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  5. Web site: 2020-09-18. Jaime Vargas prolongaría su mandato en la Conaie durante este año. 2021-08-17. El Universo. es.
  6. Web site: 2021-05-12. Conaie 'desconoce' a Jaime Vargas como su presidente. 2021-08-17. El Universo. es.

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