Who is Francia Mrquez's Spouse?

Publish date: 2024-05-05

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Who is Francia Márquez’s Spouse? Francia Márquez is a Colombian Afro-Colombian human rights and environmental activist. When a dam endangered her town, she became an activist at the age of 13.

Francia Elena Márquez Mina (born December 1, 1981) is a Colombian human rights and environmental activist and lawyer who serves as Colombia’s 13th and current Vice President.

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She was born in the Cauca Department town of Yolombó.

When a dam endangered her town, she became an activist at the age of 13. She became the country’s first Afro-Colombian vice president after gaining office.

She is also just the second woman to occupy the position, after Marta Luca Ramrez. Márquez declared her candidacy for the 2022 Colombian presidential election in August 2020, seeking the nomination of the Historic Pact for Colombia coalition. Gustavo Petro, the coalition’s candidate, eventually picked her as his running partner.

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She received the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2018 for her efforts to end illicit gold mining in her village of La Toma, as well as for her community organizing. Márquez led a protest march of 80 women 560 kilometres (350 miles) to the capital city of Bogotá, demanding that all illegal miners be removed from their neighbourhoods. Francia Márquez was included in the BBC’s 100 Women list for 2019.

What is Francia Márquez’s relationship status?

Francia Marquez’s relationship status is currently unknown to the public but she has two children.

Source: ghgossip.com

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