Rosario Ybarra
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Saltillo
Saltillo is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. The city is located about 400 km south of the U.S. state of Texas, and 90 km west of Monterrey, Nuevo León....
, Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
in 1927) is an activist and prominent figure in the politics of Mexico
Politics of Mexico
The politics of Mexico take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic whose government is based on a congressional system, whereby the president of Mexico is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system...
. She has been a presidential candidate and is currently the president of Comité Eureka.
In March 2006, the Party of the Democratic Revolution
Party of the Democratic Revolution
The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International...
(PRD) designated Ybarra as its candidate to the Senate
Senate of Mexico
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via proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
to serve during the LX Legislature
LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress
The LX Legislature of the Congress of Mexico is meeting from September 1, 2006, to September 1, 2009. All members of both the lower and upper houses of Congress were elected in the elections of July 2006.-Senators by state:-Plurinominal Senators:...
(2006–2009) and during the LXI Legislature
LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress
The LXI Legislature of the Congress of Mexico meets from September 1, 2009, to August 31, 2012. Members of the upper house of the Congress were selected in the elections of July 2006 while members of the lower house of the Congress were selected in the elections of July 2009....
(2009–2012); she won.
Personal life
Ybarra, who was born to an agricultural engineer father and a violinist mother, is the mother of Jesús Piedra Ybarra an activist who disappeared on April 18, 1975 in Mexico. She studied in MonterreyMonterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Nuevo León
Nuevo León
Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...
and then met Jesús Ybarra who would become her husband. She became involved with the community, especially when her son Jesús disappeared in Monterrey after being accused of being a member of the communist organization Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre
Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre
The Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre , or LC23S, was a Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla movement that emerged in Mexico in the early 1970s...
. When her cries for resolution were unheard she formed the Comité Eureka de Desaparecidos ("The Eureka Committee of the Disappeared") with about 100 other women in 1977. A result of her efforts, including several hunger strike
Hunger strike
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s 148 out of 557 political prisoner
Political prisoner
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s on her lists were liberated during the López Portillo
José López Portillo
José López Portillo y Pacheco was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.Born in Mexico City, López Portillo studied Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico before beginning his political career with the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1959.He held several positions in the...
administration (1976–1982).
In December 2005, Carlos Solana Macías was apprehended for the abduction of Rosario's son.
Political career
Party of the Democratic Revolution
The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International...
for the 1985-88 term. In 1988 she ran for the presidency a second time, this occasion with the Labor Party
Labor Party (Mexico)
The Labor Party is a nationally recognized political party in Mexico. It was founded on December 8, 1990. The party is currently led by Alberto Anaya....
although she later declined in favor of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano is a prominent Mexican politician. He was a former Head of Government of the Federal District and a founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution .-Biography:...
. In 1994 she became a federal deputy for the second time.
Senate
In March 2006 the Party of the Democratic RevolutionParty of the Democratic Revolution
The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International...
(PRD) designated Ybarra as its candidate to the Senate
Senate of Mexico
The Senate of the Republic, constitutionally Chamber of Senators of the Honorable Congress of the Union After a series of reforms during the 1990s, it is now made up of 128 senators:...
via proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
to serve during the LX Legislature
LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress
The LX Legislature of the Congress of Mexico is meeting from September 1, 2006, to September 1, 2009. All members of both the lower and upper houses of Congress were elected in the elections of July 2006.-Senators by state:-Plurinominal Senators:...
(2006–2009) and during the LXI Legislature
LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress
The LXI Legislature of the Congress of Mexico meets from September 1, 2009, to August 31, 2012. Members of the upper house of the Congress were selected in the elections of July 2006 while members of the lower house of the Congress were selected in the elections of July 2009....
(2009–2012); as a result of that designation she was able to secure a seat in the Senate representing the PRD
Party of the Democratic Revolution
The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International...
but in October, 2006 she left the PRD
Party of the Democratic Revolution
The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International...
faction in the Senate to join the Labor Party
Labor Party (Mexico)
The Labor Party is a nationally recognized political party in Mexico. It was founded on December 8, 1990. The party is currently led by Alberto Anaya....
(PT) faction as part of a political negotiation between the PRD and the PT.
External links
Profile Curriculum vitae (Senado de la República) eureka.org: Official site of Comité Eureka- Mexico clears way for abduction arrests, article on China DailyChina DailyThe China Daily is an English language daily newspaper published in the People's Republic of China.- Overview :China Daily was established in June 1981 and has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in the country...
Las fieras defienden a sus hijos: Rosario Ibarra, article on esmas.comEsmas.comesmas.com is the portal of Televisa, the largest Mexican television network and the world's largest producer of Spanish language media....