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Claudia Coari

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Claudia Coari
A woman wearing a white top and a small, crooked bowler hat speaks into a microphone. These bowler hats have been worn by Quechua women in this way since the 1920s.
Coari Mamani in 2012
Congress of the Republic of Peru
In office
2011–2014
Personal details
Born
Claudia Coari Mamani

1967 (age 56–57)
Peru
Political partyPeruvian Nationalist Party

Claudia Coari Mamani(born 1967) is aQuechuapolitician in Peru. She was a member of theCongress of the Republic of Perubetween 2011 and 2014, representing thePeruvian Nationalist Party(Partido Nacional Peruano),[1]but was no longer a congresswoman by March 2018.[2]

In 2018 she was part of a delegation of indigenous women leaders from 10 countries in South America who traveled to Chile for the launch of aFood and Agriculture Organizationcampaign to eradicate hunger. She stressed the importance of family farms forfood security,saying that in her area women took on most of this work.[3]

She was congratulated by Bolivian presidentEvo Moralesfor wearing the indigenouspolleracolourful woollen skirt in Congress, with pride in her heritage.[4]

References

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  1. ^Calderon Vilca, Rene Alfredo (28 July 2013)."Congresista Claudia Coari: 'Yo también soy mamá, para mi hijita tengo que darme tiempo'".Los Andes.Retrieved2 August2019.
  2. ^"Claudia Coari quiere competir con Pineda por el sillón regional".Correo.10 March 2018.Retrieved2 August2019.La excongresista de la República, Claudia Coari Mamani...
  3. ^"Mujeres indígenas de Suramérica se suman a la campaña de la FAO para erradicar el hambre".Agencia EFE. 5 September 2018.Retrieved2 August2019.
  4. ^Orbegozo, Manuel (6 March 2017)."A Brief Introduction to Peru's Vibrant Polleras".Culture Trip.Retrieved2 August2019.