Diana Aguavil

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Diana Aguavil
In April 2019
Governor of Tsáchila people
Assumed office
25 August 2018
Preceded byJavier Aguavil
Personal details
Born (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983 (age 40)
Santo Domingo, Ecuador
OccupationPolitician

Diana Alexandra Aguavil Calazacón (born 7 August 1983),[1] is an Ecuadorian indigenous leader. She was elected on 25 August 2018. She is the first female governor of the Tsáchila nationality after 104 years of male administrations. She was elected because she won the 2018 Tsáchila election. She was also the second woman to become a candidate.[2][3][4]

In April 2019, the National Assembly gave Diana Aguavil an award for being the first woman governor of the Tsáchila nationality. She has also received other awards for her work and unchanging disposition of service and delivery and her work for the interest of the cmmunity.[5] Some of the awards were presented during the traditional Kasama festival, which enhances the identity values of the Tsáchila nationality.[6][7]

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