Ximena Galarza

Ximena Galarza Lora (born January 14, 1972) is a Bolivian journalist. Her program was able to uncover election fraud in the 2019 Presidential and General elections.[1] She was chosen as an International Women of Courage in March 2020 by the US Secretary of State.[2]

Ximena Galarza
Born (1972-01-14) January 14, 1972
Camiri, Bolivia
OccupationJournalist
EmployerTVU
Known forexposing electoral fraud

Life

Galarza was born in Camiri in 1972. After she graduated in 1989 she had intended to have a career in geological engineering.[3]

Ximena Galarza's International Women of Courage Award

She went in to journalism and she worked for Red UNO and Cadena A. She left broadcasting for a while and then she returned in 2014 for TVU on their TV programme "Jaque Mate" (Check mate).[4]

"Jaque Mate" (Check Mate) was a leading Brazilian programme for TVU.[5]

Her programme, "Jaque Mate", was able to uncover election fraud in the October 2019 Presidential elections.[1]

By November Bolivia was in political crisis and the President was forced to resign and accept exile in Mexico. Jeanine Áñez took over as interim President.[6]

Galarza was chosen as an International Women of Courage in March 2020 by the US Secretary of State.[2]

Acting

Galarza appeared as a scientist in a rare Bolivian science-fiction film called "The Lake Triangle". The film was premiered in 1999.[7]

References
  1. "October 25th, 2015 Elections: A Massive Planned Operation of Electoral Fraud". Human Rights Documents Online. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  2. "2020 International Women of Courage Award". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  3. "Ximena Galarza: 'Yo voy a ser periodista hasta el día de mi muerte' - La Razón". www.la-razon.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  4. "Jaque mate con Ximena Galarza". www.eldiario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  5. "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2020 International Women of Courage Awards". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  6. "Bolivian leader arrives in Mexico for asylum". BBC News. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  7. ""El Triangulo del Lago" vuelve a la cartelera". www.bolivia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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