Víctor Ezequiel Borda Belzu (born June 12, 1970) is a Bolivian lawyer and politician. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia from January 2019 until his resignation on November 10, 2019, due to the political crisis in Bolivia.[1] He is a deputy for the 34th constituency of the Movement for Socialism in the Potosí Department.
Víctor Borda | |
|---|---|
 Borda in 2019 | |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia | |
| In office January 18, 2019 – November 10, 2019 | |
| President | Evo Morales |
| Vice President | Álvaro García Linera |
| Preceded by | Gabriela Montaño |
| Succeeded by | Susana Rivero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Víctor Ezequiel Borda Belzu June 2, 1970 Potosí |
| Nationality | Bolivia |
| Political party | MAS-IPSP |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Early life
editBorda was born on 12 June 1970, in Potosí. He began his primary studies in 1976, leaving high school in his hometown in 1987.
Political career
editHe was part of the Constituent Assembly, executive of the University Confederation of Bolivia and the Local University Federation. He was head of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) bench in Deputies.
In January 2019 he was elected president of the Chamber of Deputies[2] for the period 2019–2020 replacing Gabriela Montaño.[3]
On 9 April, he assumed the presidency of Bolivia on an interim basis for 24 hours when Evo Morales was visiting Asia.[4]
On 9 November 2019, a group of people in the city of Potosí set fire to his home as reprisal of the Potosí-Oruro highway attacks against miners by MAS supporters.[5] The following day, on 10 November 2019, he announced his resignation to the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies after his brother was taken hostage in Potosí, urging that the life of his brother be respected, who would have been taken hostage.[6] He was replaced by Susana Rivero, who on 12 November took refuge at the Mexican embassy in La Paz but had not submitted her resignation.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Renuncia Víctor Borda, presidente de la Cámara de Diputados". Página Siete (in Spanish). November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "El recorrido político de Adriana Salvatierra y Víctor Borda". Los Tiempos. January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Bolivia, Consulado de (January 19, 2019). "El potosino Víctor Borda asumió la presidencia de la Cámara de Diputados". Consulado General de Bolivia en Buenos Aires – Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Víctor Borda asume la presidencia de Bolivia por 24 horas". SPLENDID (in Spanish). April 9, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Víctor Borda renuncia de manera irrevocable a la presidencia de la Cámara de Diputados". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
Ayer, un grupo de personas en la ciudad de Potosí prendió fuego a la casadel ahora ex diputado, en protesta por los ataques que sufrieron los mineros en la localidad de Challapata en la carretera a la ciudad de La Paz.
- ^ "Renuncia Víctor Borda, presidente de la Cámara de Diputados – Diario Pagina Siete". www.paginasiete.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Susana Rivero y Adriana Salvatierra están refugiadas en la Embajada de México – Diario Pagina Siete". www.paginasiete.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved November 12, 2019.