Adolfo Chávez

Adolfo Chávez Beyuma (born 2 March 1971), a Bolivian indigenous leader, has was the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB) since 2006.

Chávez is a member of the Takana people, born in Tumusa, Mecapaca Municipality, Murillo Province of the La Paz Department of Bolivia.

[1] He has twice been elected as Secretary of Land and Territory of the La Paz departmental indigenous organization, Center of Indigenous Peoples of La Paz (CPILAP).

[1] Between 2018 and 2022 he administered the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA).

He helped to popularize the Flag of the Patujú flower which was a prominent symbol in the 2011 TIPNIS protests.

The Flag of the Patujú flower , previously created in 2009, was popularized by Adolfo Chávez Beyuma in 2011.