Olga Paredes

Bolivian architect and Wikimedian (born 1984)

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  • Wikipedia editor
AwardsWikimedian of the Year (2022)

Olga Paredes (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈolɣa paˈɾeðes]; born 1984), also known by the pseudonym Caleidoscopic, is a Bolivian architect and Wikipedia editor. She was named Wikimedian of the Year during Wikimania 2022 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.[1] She is the first person from Bolivia and Latin America to receive this award.[2]

Paredes is an architect at the Higher University of San Andrés. She is a moderator of Wikimedistas de Bolivia,[3] as well as associated with Wikimuheres (Wikinarii), Heochikas, and edits OpenStreetMap.

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References

  1. ^ Foundation, Wikimedia (14 August 2022). "Celebrating the 2022 Wikimedians of the Year!". Diff. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ seguir, Redacción Diario Página Siete Autor marcado para. "Olga Paredes, la primera boliviana que recibe el premio Wikimedista del Año". www.paginasiete.bo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Bolivia se contagia de tecnología y feminismo". El Deber (in European Spanish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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Recipients
  • Rauan Kenzhekhanuly (2011)
  • Rémi Mathis (2013)
  • Ihor Kostenko (2014)
  • Emily Temple-Wood and Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (2016)
  • Felix Nartey (2017)
  • Farhad Fatkullin (2018)
  • Emna Mizouni (2019)
  • Sandister Tei (2020)
  • Alaa Najjar (2021)
  • Olga Paredes (2022)
  • Taufik Rosman (2023)
  • Hannah Clover (2024)
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