Thelma Cabrera

Thelma Cabrera
Personal details
Born (1970-09-21) 21 September 1970 (age 54)
El Asintal, Guatemala
Political partyMovement for the Liberation of Peoples

Thelma Cabrera Pérez de Sánchez (born September 21,1970) is an Indigenous (Maya Mam) human rights activist and politician. Cabrera ran for president of Guatemala in 2019 as part of the political party, Movement for the Liberation of Peoples.[1] She finished fourth in the 2019 election garnering 10.3% of the popular vote, the highest vote total for an indigenous candidate in Guatemalan history.[2][3]

  1. ^ Lakhani, Nina (15 June 2019). "Thelma Cabrera: indigenous, female and shaking up Guatemala's election". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ Abbott, Jeff (17 June 2019). "Former first lady leads in Guatemala election". Aljazeera. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Could Thelma Cabrera Become Guatemala's Evo Morales?". Americas Quarterly. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.