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Blanca Chancoso

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Indigenous leader Blanca Chancoso founded the Confederación de los Pueblos de la Nacionalidad Kichua del Ecuador which organized the first assembly for indigenous women in Ecuador. Chancoso played an important role in the ousting of President Adbalá Bucaram, who was eventually deemed mentally unfit for the presidency. She has fought for the right of indigenous communities.

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