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). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
2. "Leonidas Iza dice que elaboración de decreto debe sumar a más actores y tomará tiempo". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2019.
3. "Estos son los precandidatos presidenciales de Ecuador, hasta el momento" (in Spanish). Primicias. Retrieved 29 February 2024.