Juan Evo Morales Ayma is the current president of Bolivia, elected on December 2005, and is running a third presidential term. He was born into a small, rural home in poverty, but overcame that when he was maturing. He began to love leadership as an adolescent. As an adult, his position as leader of coca-leaf farmers’ unions allowed him to escalate his position to presidency. Evo Morales is a president with a rich backstory, and should be considered an idol for people to admire.
Juan Evo Morales Ayma grew up in a poor Aymara family in Bolivia, who relied on farming and raising llamas and vicuñas -an animal similar to the camel, prized for its wool- as income. He was one out of seven children, and just one of three that survived infancy.
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His family was forced to move, and resettled in the Chapare region. He went to college at the Agrarian Humanistic Technical Institute of Orinoca, attending all but the last year. In his twenties, Morales became a cocalero, or coca-leaf grower. Coca leaves are a key ingredient in manufacturing cocaine. Coca in Bolivia is perfectly legal, as it was used by Aymaras and Quechuas as a appetite-queller when in a food shortage, and for remedies to altitude sickness. The plant is also religiously important. When Morales was a coca leaf farmer, most of the coca being exported from Bolivia was to the United States, for cocaine production. In 1985, Morales became a prominent figure in his local farmers’ union, dubbed San Francisco. He then rose to the top of an umbrella of six unions, which had all become more active in fighting US government-led efforts to eradicate the coca plant, because of cocaine consumption back in the States. The coca unions allied to fight this, because the only plant that would grow in Bolivia’s environment was the coca plant. Morales led marches, met with officials from the government, and became the target of harassment. He was also jailed for it. The coca unions and his childhood placed Morales into a position for politics in the future.
As a prominent cocalero union leader, Morales was well known in Chapare. His leadership was an easy path to presidency, which he
One reason Cesar Chavez was an effective leader was because he created a union known as the United Farm Workers. Chavez’s goal was to organize the farmers to receive better pay and better working conditions. He was not the first to attempt, others have tried but failed due to the power of growers. He was different, he gained support through encouragement. His exact words were “si se puede”(Doc A) meaning “it can be done”. He encouraged his supporters to seek their rights as farmers. “ The strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for other in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice”(Doc C). Chavez along
Later Chavez became a national leader and resigned in 1962 to devote his time to farm laborers (“Cesar Chavez”). “During this period Chavez encountered the conditions that he would dedicate his life to changing: wretched migrant camps, corrupt labor contractors, meager wages for backbreaking work, bitter racism (Cesar Chavez).” One of biggest factors was the use of pesticides which was harming the health of the farm workers.
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Cesar Chavez had many traits for being a leader in change, but one that stood out was that he was brave. Cesar grew very poor, he decided to dropout of High school and start working to support his family. His family did not have access to clean water or toilets. He had attended 30 different schools because his parents were trying to find a job that could support their family. He married Helen Fabela Chávez and had eight kids. He was still working
Chavez was a Latino farmer. He migrated to Arizona. Cesar Chavez was working in the South in hot fields and vineyards. After his forceful speech, he was known as a religious and spiritual person. From Chavez’s background, he understands the hard workers
“If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with them. The people who give you their food gives you their heart.” Cesar Chavez and his family moved to California he lived in a poor town called. Sal si puedes which means escape if you can .Then when Cesar Chavez was nineteen he joined the Navy in 1946. For two years but he stopped and joined the CSO in 1952 while working he began to work for latino civil rights. In 1965 the NWFA joined the AWOC in a strike against the grape growers . His bravery was with him the whole time .
Cesar Chavez, an eighth grade dropout, proves to be a man of courage, honesty and honor. This notable union leader was toughened and prepared for the life ahead of him by his early experience as a migrant laborer. Facing injustices at an early age and commencing childhood as a poor farm worker, Cesar Chavez could have been a man of insignificance. Instead, Cesar never failed to be a loyal leader and strive for justice all while being a passionate worker to live out the American dream. His value for hard work and devotion for the less fortunate are attributes that justify why he is seen as the most important Latino leader who was triumphant in keeping the dream alive.
Chavez used his life experiences in order to better the lives of many migrant workers in America. Key points in Chavez’s life that had
During his time at the CSO, he had met Dolores Huerta, a woman who shared his passion for obtaining farm worker’s civil rights. His plan was to fight for the rights of the migrant and resident farm workers in California. To achieve this goal, Chavez set out to form a “viable union” among the thousands of disenfranchised farm workers.
Cesar Chavez is a well renowned labor leader in American history. César Estrada Chávez was raised by a poor family of migrant farm workers. He had little to no time for school or freetime activities with his peers and experienced many bias racial comments because of his Mexican-American heritage. Despite this, César grew to become a gifted leader who inspired thousands of people to fix their lives and make it better. In the 1960’s César founded the United Farm Workers, an organization that led the members to fight for improved working conditions.
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