Mario Conejo Maldonado
Mario Hernán Conejo Maldonado (born June 25, 1959 in Peguche , Otavalo , Imbabura ) is an Ecuadorian sociologist and politician with an ethnic Kichwa background. Since 2000 he has been the mayor of Otavalo.
Mario Conejo was one of the founders of the party-like indigenous movement Pachakutik . In 1996 he was elected mayor of Otavalo, making him the city's first indigenous mayor. Since then he has been elected twice. In 2006 he left the Pachakutik movement due to differences in content. Today he belongs to Rafael Correa's PAIS party .
Mario Conejo Maldonado is a brother of the writer Ariruma Kowii .
Web links
- Gobierno Municipal de Otavalo: El Alcalde, Mario Conejo (Official website of the Mayor of Otavalo, Spanish)
- Otavalo vive: Entrevista a Mario Conejo, Alcalde de Otavalo. 10 de febrero de 2005 (spanish)
- marioconejo.com - Site of Movimiento PAIS Imbabura
Individual evidence
- ↑ Análisis político del movimiento indígena en Otavalo y Cotacachi ( Memento of the original from November 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conejo Maldonado, Mario |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Conejo Maldonado, Mario Hernán (full name); Conejo, Mario |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ecuadorian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Peguche , Otavalo , Imbabura Province |