Syndicalist Confederation of Intercultural Communities of Bolivia
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The Syndicalist Confederation of Intercultural Communities of Bolivia is a peasant union of rural communities in the lowlands of Bolivia
whose members included people of highland origin. It is led by Pedro Calderón and includes federations in six departments: La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija, Chuquisaca, and Beni. It was founded on February 18, 1971 as the Syndicalist Confederation of Colonizers of Bolivia . At the time, its independence from the government represented a defiant break from the so-called Military-Peasant Pact.
The Confederation is a founding member of the National Coordination for Change
(CONALCAM). Its leader from 2007 to 2010, Fidel Surco
, became president of CONALCAM as well as a Senator in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly.
Prior leaders include Fidel Surco (2007-August 2010) from Alto Beni, La Paz.
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
whose members included people of highland origin. It is led by Pedro Calderón and includes federations in six departments: La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija, Chuquisaca, and Beni. It was founded on February 18, 1971 as the Syndicalist Confederation of Colonizers of Bolivia . At the time, its independence from the government represented a defiant break from the so-called Military-Peasant Pact.
The Confederation is a founding member of the National Coordination for Change
National Coordination for Change
The National Coordination for Change is a Bolivian political coordination of social movements aligned with the governing Movement for Socialism-Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples . It was founded on 22 January 2007, during the Constituent Assembly of 2006-2007...
(CONALCAM). Its leader from 2007 to 2010, Fidel Surco
Fidel Surco
Fidel Andrés Surco Cañasaca is a Senator from La Paz department in Bolivia's Plurinational Legislative Assembly from the Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples...
, became president of CONALCAM as well as a Senator in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly.
Leadership
In its most recent Ordinary National Conference, held in August 2010 in Ivirgarzama, Cochabamba, CSCIB elected the following leaders:- Executive Secretary: Pedro Calderón, from Carrasco, Tropics of Cochabamba
- Secretary General: Néstor Aliaga, from Caranavi, La Paz
- International Relations: Evaristo Huallpa, from San Julián, Santa Cruz
Prior leaders include Fidel Surco (2007-August 2010) from Alto Beni, La Paz.