Antonio Vargas

Carlos Antonio Vargas Guatatuca (born 1 December 1958 in Unión Base, Puyo) is an indigenous Quechua politician of Ecuador. He was leader of the Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de Ecuador (CONAIE) and Minister for Social Welfare under president Lucio Gutiérrez from 2003 to 2005.

Not to be confused with Antonio Vargas (boxer).

Vargas was involved in the 2000 Ecuadorian coup d'état.

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