Jaime Vargas Vargas
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| Born | (1979-07-21) July 21, 1979 (age 44)
Quito, Ecuador
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| President of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador | |
| In office 16 September 2017 – 12 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Herrera[1] |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Castillo |
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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]
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