George Patrick Henriquez Cayasso | |
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![]() Henriquez in 2020 | |
Born | c. 1986 (age 37–38)
Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua |
Education |
Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast |
Occupation | Activist |
George Patrick Henriquez Cassayo (born c. 1986) [1] is a Nicaraguan activist. Hailing from Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast, Henriquez is a former YATAMA party activist and served on its behalf as a member of the executive committee unified National Coalition opposition group in 2020. In 2021 he was a pre-candidate for president in the Nicaraguan general election with the Citizens for Liberty Alliance (ACxL).
George Patrick Henriquez Cassayo was born in Laguna de Perla and resides in Bluefields, Nicaragua. [2] He is a native Creole speaker. [2] He graduated from Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University (BICU) where he studied tourism and hotel business administration. [1] He also earned a master's degree in gender, ethnicity and intercultural citizenship from University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast (UCCRAN). [1]
In the 2016 general elections, Henriquez was a candidate for South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (RACCS) regional deputy for YATAMA to the National Assembly. [1]
He was a member of national council of the Blue and White National Unity movement, and is a member of the Autoconvened Coastal Movement of Bluefields; he has been subject to police surveillance and harassment of those activities. [3] In 2019, judging him to be at risk of grave, urgent and irreparable harm, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued precautionary measures intended to protect his life. [4]
On February 25, 2020, Henriquez signed the proclamation of unity of the National Coalition, on behalf of the YATAMA regional party. [2] The signatory organizations pledged to work to develop a unified opposition to mount an electoral challenge to Daniel Ortega, following on years of protest in the country. [2] The other representatives signing the document were Jesús Tefel, Medardo Mairena, Carlos Tünnerman, Saturnino Cerrato, Luis Fley, and María Haydee Osuna. [2]
In July 2020, he became a member of the executive committee of the National Coalition, likewise representing the YATAMA party. [1]
On June 3, 2021, Henriquez formalized his intention to become a pre-candidate for president with the Citizens for Liberty Alliance (ACxL), and announced he had disaffiliated from the YATAMA party and presented as an independent candidate. [5] The split came over YATAMA leader, National Assembly Deputy Brooklyn Rivera’s vote to re-elect FSLN loyalist Lumberto Campbell to the Supreme Electoral Council. [5] If nominated, Henriquez would have faced FSLN incumbent Daniel Ortega, who seeks a fourth re-election to the presidency in the general election of November 7, 2021. Henriquez would have been the first black candidate for the presidency of Nicaragua; he was the youngest (35) in the contest. [6]
Henriquez has expressed his position on issues such as the rights of the LGBTIQ community and women, the autonomy of the Caribbean Coast including; sanitation, advancement of the agricultural and livestock frontier, territorial demarcation, economic decentralization, educational decentralization and his vision of the country's political class. [7]
George Patrick Henriquez Cayasso | |
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![]() Henriquez in 2020 | |
Born | c. 1986 (age 37–38)
Pearl Lagoon, Nicaragua |
Education |
Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast |
Occupation | Activist |
George Patrick Henriquez Cassayo (born c. 1986) [1] is a Nicaraguan activist. Hailing from Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast, Henriquez is a former YATAMA party activist and served on its behalf as a member of the executive committee unified National Coalition opposition group in 2020. In 2021 he was a pre-candidate for president in the Nicaraguan general election with the Citizens for Liberty Alliance (ACxL).
George Patrick Henriquez Cassayo was born in Laguna de Perla and resides in Bluefields, Nicaragua. [2] He is a native Creole speaker. [2] He graduated from Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University (BICU) where he studied tourism and hotel business administration. [1] He also earned a master's degree in gender, ethnicity and intercultural citizenship from University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast (UCCRAN). [1]
In the 2016 general elections, Henriquez was a candidate for South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (RACCS) regional deputy for YATAMA to the National Assembly. [1]
He was a member of national council of the Blue and White National Unity movement, and is a member of the Autoconvened Coastal Movement of Bluefields; he has been subject to police surveillance and harassment of those activities. [3] In 2019, judging him to be at risk of grave, urgent and irreparable harm, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued precautionary measures intended to protect his life. [4]
On February 25, 2020, Henriquez signed the proclamation of unity of the National Coalition, on behalf of the YATAMA regional party. [2] The signatory organizations pledged to work to develop a unified opposition to mount an electoral challenge to Daniel Ortega, following on years of protest in the country. [2] The other representatives signing the document were Jesús Tefel, Medardo Mairena, Carlos Tünnerman, Saturnino Cerrato, Luis Fley, and María Haydee Osuna. [2]
In July 2020, he became a member of the executive committee of the National Coalition, likewise representing the YATAMA party. [1]
On June 3, 2021, Henriquez formalized his intention to become a pre-candidate for president with the Citizens for Liberty Alliance (ACxL), and announced he had disaffiliated from the YATAMA party and presented as an independent candidate. [5] The split came over YATAMA leader, National Assembly Deputy Brooklyn Rivera’s vote to re-elect FSLN loyalist Lumberto Campbell to the Supreme Electoral Council. [5] If nominated, Henriquez would have faced FSLN incumbent Daniel Ortega, who seeks a fourth re-election to the presidency in the general election of November 7, 2021. Henriquez would have been the first black candidate for the presidency of Nicaragua; he was the youngest (35) in the contest. [6]
Henriquez has expressed his position on issues such as the rights of the LGBTIQ community and women, the autonomy of the Caribbean Coast including; sanitation, advancement of the agricultural and livestock frontier, territorial demarcation, economic decentralization, educational decentralization and his vision of the country's political class. [7]