Víctor Borda
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 | |
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 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
Borda was born on June 12, 1970, in the city of Potosí. He began his primary studies in 1976, leaving high school in his hometown in 1987.
Political career
He was part of the Constituent Assembly, executive of the University Confederation of Bolivia and the Local University Federation. He was head of the 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 April 9, he assumed the presidency of Bolivia on an interim basis for 24 hours when Evo Morales was visiting Asia.[4]
On November 9, 2019, a group of people in the city of Potosí set fire to his home.[5]
On November 10, 2019, he announced his resignation to the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies after his brother was taken hostage "I am very sorry that my brother was taken hostage, please stop violence stop violence," he said, urging that the life of his brother be respected, who would have been taken hostage in the city of Potosí.[6] He was replaced by Susana Rivero who on November 12 was a refugee at the Mexican embassy in La Paz but had not submitted her resignation.[7]
References
- "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.
- "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.