Rafael Quispe | |
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| Vice Minister of Decolonization | |
| In office 13 October 2020 – 4 November 2020 | |
| President | Jeanine Áñez |
| Minister | Álvaro Coimbra |
| Preceded by | Leonardo Montaño |
| Succeeded by | Pelagio Condori |
| General Executive Director of the Indigenous Development Fund | |
| In office 26 November 2019 – 8 May 2020 | |
| President | Jeanine Áñez |
| Minister | |
| Preceded by | Braulio Yucra |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Vargas |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies from La Paz | |
| In office 23 January 2015 – 26 November 2019[α] | |
| Deputy | María Eugenia Calcina |
| Preceded by | Lidia Paucara |
| Succeeded by | Luis Fernando Zegarra |
| Constituency | Party list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rafael Arcángel Quispe Flores 24 October 1969 Sicuypata, La Paz, Bolivia |
| Political party | Somos Pueblo (2019–present) |
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| Residence | El Alto |
| Education | Center for Accelerated Secondary Education |
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| Signature | _Rafael_Quispe.svg) |
Rafael Arcángel Quispe Flores (born 24 October 1969), often referred to as Tata Quispe, is a Bolivian indigenous activist and politician who served as general executive director of the Indigenous Development Fund from 2019 to 2020. He previously served as a substitute party-list member of the Chamber of Deputies from La Paz under María Eugenia Calcina from 2015 to 2019.
Born in Coro Coro and raised in rural poverty, Quispe completed secondary education in El Alto. He studied law at multiple universities, though he never completed a degree. He held prominent positions of local leadership in and around his Aymara community, serving as mallku of the Caquingora Marka and later mallku of the Pakajaqi Suyu. In 2010, he was elected to the governing board of the National Council of Ayllus and Markas of Qullasuyu, serving as mallku of the organization's Extractive Industries Commission. His opposition to President Evo Morales gained him national prominence during the conflict over the Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory, during which time he led indigenous protests against a planned highway crossing through the protected area.
Quispe entered national politics in the 2014 general election, losing a race for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies but later being authorized to serve as a substitute deputy. Quispe's humorous but polemic style of politics made him a controversial figure, with members of both the ruling Movement for Socialism and his own caucus denouncing him for various acts. In 2019, President Jeanine Áñez appointed him to direct the country's Indigenous Development Fund, and he later briefly served as vice minister of decolonization. In late 2020, Quispe launched his candidacy for the governorship of La Paz, running on a ticket led by his own Somos Pueblo party. He narrowly failed to move to the second round, placing third in the election. Shortly thereafter, Quispe announced his retirement from politics.
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