First black woman elected Vice President In Latin American history

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Costa Rica Just Elected Latin America’s First Black Female Vice President

 

 

After a heated election season, Costa Rica chose Carlos Alvarado Quesada as its new president on Sunday. Alvarado Quesada will be the youngest president in the country’s modern history, but perhaps more impressive are the barriers his running mate, Epsy Campbell Barr, is breaking.

 

Campbell Barr is not only Costa Rica’s first female vice president of African descent, but the first black woman to be elected vice president in all of Latin America.

 

It’s an honor the 54-year-old takes seriously. Ahead of Sunday’s election results, Campbell Barr told CRHoy, a digital publication, that if elected it would be her “responsibility not only to represent people of African descent but to represent all women and men in the country, a country that gives us all the same opportunities.â€

 

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The vice president-elect has published books and articles on economic participation, democracy, sexism, racism and people of African descent, among other topics. She has also remained active in Afro-Caribbean affairs and in 1996 founded the Women’s Forum of Central American Integration, an initiative she coordinated until 2001. The mother of two daughters, Campbell Barr received a master’s in international cooperation and development and advanced management techniques and political decision.

 

Source: newsweek

 

[Winter Bear]

A slay from costa ricans!

[abra]

Congratulations to her!

[fallingslowly]

YES MA'AM. Unfortunate that this took so long to happen, but way to go for making history!

[Kisumai]

congrats to her! hope she can continue to make history

[Grin and bear it]

Latin America is so behind on racial equality it's ridiculous

[Your Juan and only]

Congrats also for the president. They had they're own Trump version running but he lost.

[Buttered Sone]

Oh wow, making history twice in one go. She must be pretty good.

[blank_stare]

Congratulations to her!

 

congrats to her! hope she can continue to make history