Leonidas Iza

Segundo Leonidas Iza Salazar (born 18 June 1982) is an Ecuadorian activist and indigenous leader of Kichwa-Panzaleo ancestry. In 2021, he was elected President of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE).[1] Before this, he was a well known leader of the October 2019 national protests against the government of Lenín Moreno.[2] He is running for President of Ecuador in the 2025 general election.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Quillupangui, Soraya (21 June 2022). "Leonidas Iza es el nuevo presidente de la Conaie". El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Leonidas Iza dice que elaboración de decreto debe sumar a más actores y tomará tiempo". El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Estos son los precandidatos presidenciales de Ecuador, hasta el momento" (in Spanish). Primicias. Retrieved 29 February 2024.