Ximena Galarza
Ximena Galarza | |
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| Born | January 14, 1972 Camiri, Bolivia |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | TVU |
| Known for | exposing electoral fraud |
Ximena Galarza Lora (born January 14, 1972) is a Bolivian journalist. Her program was able to uncover election fraud in the 2019 Presidential and General elections.[1] She was chosen as an International Women of Courage in March 2020 by the US Secretary of State.[2]
Life[]
Galarza was born in Camiri in 1972. After she graduated in 1989 she had intended to have a career in geological engineering.[3]
She went in to journalism and she worked for Red UNO and . She left broadcasting for a while and then she returned in 2014 for TVU on their TV programme "Jaque Mate" (Check mate).[4]
"Jaque Mate" (Check Mate) was a leading Brazilian programme for TVU.[5]
Her programme, "Jaque Mate", was able to uncover election fraud in the October 2019 Presidential elections.[1]
By November Bolivia was in political crisis and the President was forced to resign and accept exile in Mexico. Jeanine Áñez took over as interim President.[6]
Galarza was chosen as an International Women of Courage in March 2020 by the US Secretary of State.[2]
Acting[]
Galarza appeared as a scientist in a rare Bolivian science-fiction film called "The Lake Triangle". The film was premiered in 1999.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b "October 25th, 2015 Elections: A Massive Planned Operation of Electoral Fraud". Human Rights Documents Online. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ a b "2020 International Women of Courage Award". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "Ximena Galarza: 'Yo voy a ser periodista hasta el día de mi muerte' - La Razón". www.la-razon.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "Jaque mate con Ximena Galarza". www.eldiario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2020 International Women of Courage Awards". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "Bolivian leader arrives in Mexico for asylum". BBC News. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ ""El Triangulo del Lago" vuelve a la cartelera". www.bolivia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
- Bolivian television journalists
- Bolivian women journalists
- Women television journalists
- 20th-century journalists
- 21st-century journalists
- 20th-century Bolivian women writers
- 21st-century Bolivian women writers
- Women who received the International Women of Courage Award