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Epsy Campbell, The First Afrodescendant Vice President Of Cosa Rica

by Q COSTARICA Monday 2 April 2018, 7:00 am 1.2k Views

The election of Carlos Alvarado to the presidency of Costa Rica will also mark another milestone in the country’s political history: Epsy Alejandra Campbell Barr, one of the founders of the Part ido Accion Cuidadana (PAC), will be the first person of African descent to become the country’s First Vice-President on May 8.
Epsy Alejandra Campbell Barr, Costa Rica’s first vice-president (elect)
“It would not be the first only in Costa Rica, but in Latin America. And eventually, if the president leaves the country, (I would be) the first woman of African descent to assume the presidency in the entire American continent. It’s a big responsibility,” Campbell said Sunday in an interview with CRHoy.com.
Campbell joins a short list of women in places of privilege in Costa Rica