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Amaya Eva Coppens Zamora (born 1994) is a
Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...
n
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student activist. She is a leading figure of the April 19 University Movement, founded during protests against the government of President
Daniel Ortega José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (; born 11 November 1945) is a Nicaraguans, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician serving as President of Nicaragua since 2007. Previously he was leader of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as coordinator of the ...
. She was chosen as an International Woman of Courage in March 2020.


Life

Coppens was born in
Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
in 1994. She was the daughter of Belgian sociologist Federico Coppens and Nicaraguan sociologist Tamara Zamora. Amaya Coppens lives and studies in Nicaragua. She completed the IB diploma at
Li Po Chun United World College The Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong (LPCUWC, ), established in 1992, is an International Baccalaureate boarding school in Wu Kai Sha (烏溪沙), Hong Kong, within walking distance of Wu Kai Sha station. It is the eighth member ...
in Hong Kong. She studied medicine at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León (UNAN-Leon). She decides to join the protests against
Daniel Ortega José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (; born 11 November 1945) is a Nicaraguans, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician serving as President of Nicaragua since 2007. Previously he was leader of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as coordinator of the ...
in 2018. She became one of the leaders of the April 19 University Movement. She was accused of terrorism and aggravated robbery for having peacefully denounced the abuses of the regime. She was arrested twice, in April 2018 for having participated in demonstrations against the regime of the President, then in November 2019 for having brought aid to women who were supporting imprisoned opponents and who had started a hunger strike.


Recognition

The Spanish newspaper
El País ''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El Pa ...
recognised Coppens as the most influential person in South America. At a time of turmoil she was "a moral and political benchmark". She was chosen as an International Woman of Courage in March 2020 by the
United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...
.


See also

* Valeska Sandoval


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coppens, Amaya 1994 births Living people Activists from Brussels Nicaraguan activists Nicaraguan women activists Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award 2018 Nicaraguan protests Nicaraguan women People educated at a United World College