Rafaela Requesens | |
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Born | Rafaela María Requesens Martínez June 12, 1992 Caracas, Venezuela |
Citizenship | Venezuela Spain[1] |
Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela |
Family | Juan Requesens (brother) |
Rafaela Requesens (Spanish pronunciation: [rafajˈela reˈkesens]; born June 12, 1992, in Caracas)[2] is Venezuelan activist and student leader, former president of the Federation of the Students Center of the Central University of Venezuela (FCU–UCV) and an organiser of student protests in Venezuela. She was a prominent figure of the 2017 Venezuelan protests, along with her brother, Juan Requesens, and has since become a prominent democracy activist.