Yaku Pérez Guartambel
Yaku Sacha Pérez Guartambel (born Carlos Ranulfo, 26 February 1969), often simply known as Yaku Pérez, is an Ecuadorian politician and indigenous rights activist. He unsuccessfully ran for President of Ecuador in the 2021 election.[1] He came in third place and did not qualify for the second round.[2] He is running for president again in the 2023 election.
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| 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) |
Activism
He is ethnically Cañari,[3] Pérez is a member of the eco-socialist Pachakutik Party.
He has been called an "anti-mining activist", Pérez has been involved in protests against water privatization efforts and the proposed Quimsacocha mining project.[4]
Political career
On 14 May 2019, he was elected as Provincial Prefect of the Azuay Province.[5] He became well known during the 2019 demonstrations against President Lenín Moreno's neoliberal economic policies.
2021 presidential election
In 2020, he announced his first presidential campaign to replace President Lenin Moreno in the 2021 election. In February 2021 during the first round of voting, Pérez Guartambel came in third place, losing to Guillermo Lasso for the second place to advance in the run-off in April.[2]
2023 presidential election
In May 2023, he announced his second presidential campaign to replace Guillermo Lasso in the 2023 election.[6]
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Pérez during his 2021 presidential campaign.
Pérez during a protest in 2015.
References
- ↑ "Guillermo Lasso y Yaku Pérez disputan voto a voto el pase a la segunda vuelta en las elecciones de Ecuador" (in es). El Universo. 8 February 2021. https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2021/02/08/nota/9617664/yaku-perez-guillermo-lasso-segunda-vuelta-ecuador-elecciones-arauz. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Leftist Arauz, conservative Lasso advance to Ecuador presidential run-off". Buenos Aires Times. 22 February 2021.
- ↑ "Yacu Sacha: músico y defensor del agua". Revista Mundo Diner (in Spanish). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Hora, Diario La. "El azuayo Carlos Pérez Guartambel preside la Ecuarunari - La Hora". La Hora Noticias de Ecuador, sus provincias y el mundo (in español). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ↑ "Con el 99% escrutado, Yaku Pérez Guartambel es el nuevo Prefecto del Azuay" (in Spanish). 25 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "YAKU PÉREZ Y GUSTAVO LARREA CONSOLIDAN UN ACUERDO POLÍTICO ENTRE SOMOS AGUA Y DEMOCRACIA SÍ". PlanV. Retrieved 18 May 2023.