Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante is a Peruvian educator and politician. A prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, she served as Minister of Education in the first presidency of Alan García, making her the first woman to assume a cabinet position in the history of Peru. Most recently, she briefly served as Minister of Interior in Alan García's second presidency, a position subject to scrutiny as she was signaled as responsible of the repression of natives in the 2009 Amazon crisis, in Bagua, which forced her to resign, and effectively ended her political career.Throughout most of her political career, Cabanillas served as a congresswoman in a variety of non-consecutive terms between 1985 and 2011. In the 1995 elections, she became the first woman to be selected as a major party presidential nominee with the Peruvian Aprista Party, placing third in the general election. She would go on to be elected as the third woman (after Martha Chávez and Martha Hildebrandt) to be President of Congress in 2006.Cabanillas retired from politics after she was defeated in her congressional reelection bid in the 2011 general election.
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Some of their strengths
Mercedes Cabanillas has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Energetic, Intense, Charming, Intelligent, Passionate, Optimistic, and Loyal.
Charming and Quick-witted
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Mercedes Cabanillas is someone who is a charming, quick-witted, and energetic person who combines passion and intelligence with an ability to feel what others are feeling and to effectively communicate with them. A person who is known for being a good partner.
Charming and Sophisticated
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Mercedes Cabanillas well know them as someone who can be classy, glamorous, and worldly, like jewelry.
Ambitious and Forceful
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Mercedes Cabanillas as someone who is ambitious, hard-working, determined, and intelligent.
A person who has a knack for identifying opportunities, has amazing concentration and focus, who can work independently, who likes starting new things, and who is somewhat of an intellectual.
Charismatic and Instinctual
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Mercedes Cabanillas is someone who handles stress better than most people, and who tends to have a powerful charisma and convictions.
They are also someone who is balanced, organized, and in-charge, and who loves traveling, working hard, and figuring out the patterns of things.
Logical and Reasonable
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Mercedes Cabanillas tends to be someone who is understanding, logical, and reasonable. Who can be intellectual and intuitive, speak the truth at any cost, be witty and sociable, and live life to its fullest.
Some of Mercedes Cabanillas's challenges
While Mercedes Cabanillas has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Mercedes Cabanillas can be Self-centered, Emotional, Hypocritical, Standoffish, Impulsive, Careless, and Relentless.
Hypocritical and Self-centered
One of Mercedes Cabanillas's key challenges is that they are someone who can be perceived as hypocritical and self-centered.
Mercedes Cabanillas must also exercise caution as they can be excessive and unrealistic.
Relentless and Inflexible
Mercedes Cabanillas is someone who can be relentless, obsessive, and inflexible, who can be confrontational with work colleagues, can have difficulty communicating feelings and be somewhat reclusive, and who can be self-destructive, overindulgent, and extravagant.
Indecisive and Distracted
Finally, Mercedes Cabanillas also can have a hard time staying focused and can easily become restless.
