Adelio Paucara

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Javier Adelio Paucara Llojlla (born 16 June 1965) is a Bolivian educator, politician, and trade unionist who represented La Paz's 18th constituency in the Chamber of Deputies from 2010 to 2015. Paucara was born in a rural community and graduated as a teacher from the Warisata Normal School. He taught in Inquisivi and Omasuyos provinces and held leadership positions in the local peasant and teachers' unions of Achacachi. He was also a member of the Red Ponchos, the radical Aymara force that gained prominence during the Bolivian gas conflict and for its support of the Movement Toward Socialism. In 2009, Paucara ran for parliament representing Muñecas, Omasuyos, and Saavedra provinces. Despite disputes over his nomination, he won by a landslide, receiving one of the highest vote shares in any single-member constituency that election. In office, Paucara proved unpopular among sectors of the Red Ponchos, and he did not stand for reelection.

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