Víctor Hugo Cárdenas Conde (born 4 June 1951) is a Bolivian indigenous Aymara[1] activist and politician. He is the leader of the MRTKL party (Revolutionary Liberation Movement Tupaq Katari). He was the 35th vice president of Bolivia from 1993 to 1997 during the first presidency of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada.[2]
Víctor Hugo Cárdenas | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 1993 | |
| 35th Vice President of Bolivia | |
| In office 6 August 1993 – 6 August 1997 | |
| President | Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada |
| Preceded by | Luis Ossio |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Quiroga |
| Minister of Education, Sports, and Cultures | |
| In office 20 October 2020 – 6 November 2020 | |
| President | Jeanine Áñez |
| Preceded by | Reynaldo Paredes (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Adrián Quelca |
| In office 4 June 2020 – 19 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Minister of Education) |
| Succeeded by | Reynaldo Paredes (acting) |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 28 January 2020 – 4 June 2020 | |
| President | Jeanine Áñez |
| Preceded by | Virginia Patty |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Minister of Education, Sports, and Cultures |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Víctor Hugo Cárdenas Conde 4 June 1951 Achica Abajo, La Paz, Bolivia |
| Political party | Solidarity Civic Unity |
| Spouse | Lidia Katari |
| Parent(s) | Pedro Cárdenas Hipólita Conde |
Cárdenas was born in 1951[3] in the Aymara village of Achica Bajo on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the son of a rural school teacher. When he was still a child, his father changed his name from Choquehuanca to Cárdenas, in order to mask his indigenous origin and remove what at the time was an obstacle to his educational and professional advancement. His wife has never renounced the typical dress of the chola, an urbanized woman who retains her indigenous identity.
Cardenas holds a PhD in linguistics and is a university professor.
Cárdenas was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2009 Bolivian presidential election, losing to Evo Morales. He claimed that his ticket was seeking a national consensus rather than division. He was appointed Minister of Education in the government of President Jeanine Añez, overseeing school interruptions and the implementation of virtual education during the coronavirus pandemic. He was dismissed on 19 October after being censured by the Legislative Assembly.[4]
References
edit- ^ Yossi Brain; Andrew North; Isobel Stoddart (1997). Trekking in Bolivia: A Traveler's Guide. The Mountaineers Books. p. 206. ISBN 0-89886-501-8.
- ^ Vicepresidency of Bolivia
- ^ "Vicepresidencia".
- ^ almacubanita (19 October 2020). "La Presidenta cesa al ministro Arturo Murillo y también deja fuera a Víctor Hugo Cárdenas". Alma Cubanita (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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