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Nelly Núñez
Nelly Núñez Zegarra (16 November 1948 – 10 May 2021) was a Bolivian nurse and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies (Bolivia), Chamber of Deputies from Oruro Department, Oruro, representing circumscription 32 from 2010 to 2015. Núñez emigrated from her hometown of Pulacayo, Potosí Department, Potosí, to Oruro, metropolitan Oruro when she was still an infant. She worked for a short while as a nurse at the city's general hospital but stepped aside to allow her husband to become the sole breadwinner, while she raised their children as a housewife. Entering politics later in life, Núñez integrated the ranks of Conscience of Fatherland and held control of the party's affiliate branch in Oruro. She suffered two defeats in her efforts to enter Plurinational Legislative Assembly, parliament until the party's dissolution led her to seek out a new front. Núñez joined the Movement for Socialism in 2003 and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Núñez
Núñez (, anglicized as Nunez) is a Spanish surname. The Portuguese (and Old Galician) variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include: Academia * Antonio Núñez Jiménez, Cuban revolutionary and academic * Jorge Núñez Prida, Mexican engineer and Scouting president * Juan Núñez de la Peña (1641–1721), Spanish historian * Lautaro Núñez Atencio (born 1936), Chilean historian Arts * Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez, (1888—1972), Native American artist * Françoise Nuñez (1957–2021), French photographer Drama * Conchita Núñez (1943–2009), Spanish actress * Joe Nunez, American actor * Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. (born 1964), American actor * Oscar Nunez (born 1958), United States actor and comedian * Oscar Núñez (Argentine actor) (1929–2012) Exploration * Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Spanish explorer * Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador Literature Authors * Elizabeth Nunez (1944–2024), United States writer * Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mining Settlement
A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry. Historical mining communities Australia * Ballarat, Victoria * Bendigo, Victoria * Kalgoorlie, Western Australia * Menzies, Western Australia Austria-Hungary Austrian Lands * Idrija, today in Slovenia * Eisenerz in Styria * Hall in Tirol in Tyrol * Schwaz in Tyrol Lower Hungarian mining towns *Kremnitz, today Kremnica in Slovakia *Schemnitz, today Banská Štiavnica in Slovakia *Neusohl, today Banská Bystrica in Slovakia *Königsberg, today Nová Baňa in Slovakia *Libethen, today Ľubietová in Slovakia *Pukkanz, today Pukanec in Slovakia *Dilln, today Banská Belá in Slovakia Upper Hungarian mining towns *Göllnitz, today Gelnica in Slovakia *Rosenau, today Rožňava in Slovakia *Zipser Neudorf, today Spišská Nová Ves in Slovakia *Schmöllnitz, today Smolník in Slovakia *Jossau, today Jasov in Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-establishment
An anti-establishment view or belief is one which stands in opposition to the conventional social, political, and economic principles of a society. The term was first used in the modern sense in 1958 by the British magazine ''New Statesman'' to refer to its political and social agenda. Antiestablishmentarianism (or anti-establishmentarianism) is an expression for such a political philosophy. Anti-establishment positions vary depending on political orientation. For example, during the protests of 1968, anti-establishment positions generally emerged from left-wing, socialist, and anarchist circles. In the 2010s, however, anti-establishment positions generally emerged from right-wing populist circles. By country Argentina The Libertad Avanza coalition—led by Javier Milei—has an ideology revolving anti- Peronism. Australia Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party and the United Australia Party (formerly Palmer United) have both been referred to as anti-establishment par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Bolivian General Election
General elections were held in Bolivia on 30 June 2002.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p133 As no candidate for the presidency received over 50% of the vote, the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, National Congress was required to elect a President. Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada was elected with 84 votes to the 43 received by Evo Morales. As of 2020 Bolivian general election, 2020, this marked the last time the Movimiento al Socialismo, MAS-IPSP lost a presidential election. Background Although Bolivia has had a long history of political instability since Bolivian Independence War, independence in 1825, the election in 2002 marked Bolivia's fifth consecutive democratic election. The most recent uninterrupted period of democratic rule began in 1982 as Bolivia developed a unitary political system, with nine departments, divided into 22 provinces and 314 municipalities. At this time, a competitive party system developed aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party List
An electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election, usually found in proportional or mixed electoral systems, but also in some plurality electoral systems. An electoral list can be registered by a political party (a party list) or can constitute a group of independent candidates. Lists can be open, in which case electors have some influence over the ranking of the winning candidates, or closed, in which case the order of candidates is fixed at the registration of the list. Electoral lists are required for party-list proportional representation systems. An electoral list is made according to the applying nomination rules and election rules. Depending on the type of election, a political party, a general assembly, or a board meeting, may elect or appoint a nominating committee that will add, and if required, prioritize list-candidates according to their preferences. Qualification, popularity, gender, age, geography, and occupation are preferences that may influence the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populism In Latin America
Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasise the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against "the elite". This article focuses on populism in Latin America. Latin America has been claimed to have the world's "most enduring and prevalent populist tradition" with both left-wing populists and right-wing populists achieving historical and current-day electoral success in many Latin American nations. This has been argued to be because Latin America is a region with a long tradition of democratic governance and free elections, but with high rates of socio-economic inequality, generating widespread resentments that politicians can articulate through populism. History The first wave of Latin American populism began at the start of the Great Depression in 1929 and last until the end of the 1960s. The 1973 Chilean coup d'état which overthrew Salvador Allende's socialist government is seen as the end of the populist era. In various countries, politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
