Jaime Vargas Vargas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.
Jaime Vargas Vargas
Born (1979-07-21) July 21, 1979 (age 45)
Quito, Ecuador
President of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador
In office
16 September 2017 – 12 May 2021
Preceded byJorge Herrera[1]
Succeeded byManuel Castillo

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

  1. ^ a b González, Mario Alexis (12 October 2017). "Jaime Vargas asumió oficialmente el mando de la Conaie". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Jaime Vargas, el líder indígena clave en Ecuador". La Tercera (in Spanish). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Jaime Vargas es el nuevo presidente de la Conaie". Ecuavisa (in Spanish). 16 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. ^ Collyns, Dan (10 October 2019). "Ecuador: defiant protesters parade captured officers as unrest drags on". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Jaime Vargas prolongaría su mandato en la Conaie durante este año". El Universo (in Spanish). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Conaie 'desconoce' a Jaime Vargas como su presidente". El Universo (in Spanish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.