Víctor Borda Explained

Víctor Borda
Office1:President of the Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
Term Start1:January 18, 2019
Term End1:November 10, 2019
President1:Evo Morales
Vicepresident1:Álvaro García Linera
Predecessor1:Gabriela Montaño
Successor1:Susana Rivero
Birth Name:Víctor Ezequiel Borda Belzu
Birth Date:2 June 1970
Birth Place:Potosí
Nationality:Bolivia
Party:MAS-IPSP
Occupation:Politician, lawyer

Víctor Ezequiel Borda Belzu (born June 12, 1970) is a Bolivian lawyer and politician. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia from January 2019 until his resignation on November 10, 2019, due to the political crisis in Bolivia.[1] He is a deputy for the 34th constituency of the Movement for Socialism in the Potosí Department.

Early life

Borda was born on 12 June 1970, in Potosí. He began his primary studies in 1976, leaving high school in his hometown in 1987.

Political career

He was part of the Constituent Assembly, executive of the University Confederation of Bolivia and the Local University Federation. He was head of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) bench in Deputies.

In January 2019 he was elected president of the Chamber of Deputies[2] for the period 2019–2020 replacing Gabriela Montaño.[3]

On 9 April, he assumed the presidency of Bolivia on an interim basis for 24 hours when Evo Morales was visiting Asia.[4]

On 9 November 2019, a group of people in the city of Potosí set fire to his home as reprisal of the Potosí-Oruro highway attacks against miners by MAS supporters.[5] The following day, on 10 November 2019, he announced his resignation to the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies after his brother was taken hostage in Potosí, urging that the life of his brother be respected, who would have been taken hostage.[6] He was replaced by Susana Rivero, who on 12 November took refuge at the Mexican embassy in La Paz but had not submitted her resignation.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Renuncia Víctor Borda, presidente de la Cámara de Diputados. Página Siete. es. November 10, 2019. November 10, 2019.
  2. News: El recorrido político de Adriana Salvatierra y Víctor Borda. Los Tiempos. January 18, 2019. January 18, 2018.
  3. Web site: El potosino Víctor Borda asumió la presidencia de la Cámara de Diputados. November 11, 2019. Bolivia. Consulado de. January 19, 2019. Consulado General de Bolivia en Buenos Aires – Argentina. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Víctor Borda asume la presidencia de Bolivia por 24 horas. November 11, 2019. April 9, 2019. SPLENDID. Spanish.
  5. Web site: November 10, 2019. Víctor Borda renuncia de manera irrevocable a la presidencia de la Cámara de Diputados. Los Tiempos. Spanish. Ayer, un grupo de personas en la ciudad de Potosí prendió fuego a la casadel ahora ex diputado, en protesta por los ataques que sufrieron los mineros en la localidad de Challapata en la carretera a la ciudad de La Paz.. November 11, 2019.
  6. Web site: Renuncia Víctor Borda, presidente de la Cámara de Diputados – Diario Pagina Siete. November 11, 2019. www.paginasiete.bo. Spanish.
  7. Web site: Susana Rivero y Adriana Salvatierra están refugiadas en la Embajada de México – Diario Pagina Siete. November 12, 2019. www.paginasiete.bo. Spanish.