Yaku Pérez Guartambel
Yaku Sacha Pérez Guartambel (born Carlos Ranulfo, 26 February 1969) is an Ecuadorian politician and indigenous rights activist. He is ethnically Cañari.[1] A member of the Pachakutik Party, he is a presidential candidate for the 2021 Ecuadorian general election. Guartambel served as president of ECUARUNARI, an indigenous rights organization, from 2013 to 2019, and it was on their behalf that he participated in the 2019 demonstrations against incumbent Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno. On 14 May 2019, he was then elected as Provincial Prefect of the Azuay Province.[2]
Yaku Pérez Guartambel | |
|---|---|
 Guartambel in 2018 | |
| 26th Provincial Prefect of Azuay Province | |
| In office 14 May 2019 – 5 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bolívar Saquipay |
| Succeeded by | Cecilia Méndez Mora |
| President and Coordinator-General of Andean Coordination of Indigenous Organizations | |
| Assumed office 19 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gerardo Jumí Tapias |
| President of ECUARUNARI | |
| In office 21 April 2013 – January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Delfín Tenesaca |
| Succeeded by | Blanca Chancoso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Ranulfo Pérez Guartambel 26 February 1969 Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador |
| Political party | Pachakutik |
| Spouse(s) | Verónica Cevallos
(m. 1998; death 2012) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Cuenca (JD, Diploma in Watershed Management) Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (Specialization in Environmental Law) University of Los Andes (Master in Criminal Law and Criminology) |
Further reading
- "Yaku Pérez: The New Face of Ecuador's Left?". Americas Quarterly. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- "Interview with Yaku Pérez - Turning our eyes to indigenous peoples". Interview with Yaku Pérez - Turning our eyes to indigenous peoples. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
References
- "Yacu Sacha: músico y defensor del agua". Revista Mundo Diner (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Con el 99% escrutado, Yaku Pérez Guartambel es el nuevo Prefecto del Azuay" (in Spanish). 25 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
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