Apr 02, 2017 lenin boltaire moreno garces born 19 march 1953 is an ecuadorian politician who is the presidentelect of ecuador. Protests in quito contributed to the midterm ouster of three of ecuador s last four democratically elected presidents. Quitos presidential palace is located in the historic center of the city right on the plaza grande. List of books and articles about ecuador history online. Was constituted may 11, 1830, following the war of independence against the. Between 1906 and 1947, there was no office of vice president. A us president trump would be good for latin america because, like george w. Montevideo, uruguay, 1940 partido frente amplioizquierdacentroderecha 41. He was an aide to simon bolivar, who was at the forefront of ecuadors fight for independence. The presidency of quito became the republic of ecuador. Ecuadors vice president is jailed in bribery investigation. Murio en lima en 1847, siendo plenipotenciario del ecuador en lima. Ecuadors president lenin moreno strips vice president.
Ecuadors president lenin moreno on thursday stripped his vice president, jorge glas, of all his functions after his deputy delivered a stinging critique of the new leftist leader. Presidentes del ecuador by bladymir carranco issuu. Vicepresidents in latin america have often been at the centre of political turbulence. In late 2008, voters approved a new constitution, ecuador s 20th since gaining independence. In addition, there have been periods of unrest and political instability during the 2000s, with three different presidents being ousted before their terms ended. With the dissolution of that union in 1830, ecuador, geographically isolated, became a separate state. We have the constitutional right to have a vice president to carry out her duties and be accountable to the people, he said. See more ideas about rafael correa, ecuador, quito. The building dates back to the mid1500s when it was several private homes. According to the current constitution, the vice president is elected on the same ticket as. January 1839 april 1839 jose felix valdivieso y valdivieso. Vicuna vice president, we are defending the democracy and institutionality of ecuador. Bush, he would boost support for leftwing parties, rafael correa, the president of ecuador, told rt spanish. Ecuadors vice president jorge glas was found guilty by a threejudge panel at ecuadors top court wednesday of illicit association related to a sweeping corruption probe involving brazilian.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This article contains a list of presidents of ecuador, since the independence from gran colombia 1830. The last time was in 2005 after the resignation of president lucio gutierrez. Jamil mahuad and fijimoris peruvian president has signed the peace in 1998. General juan jose flores became the first president of ecuador, ruling from 1830 to 1834. Ecuador represents a prime example of presidential instability within south america. Apr 12, 2014 explore ttorrest8s board learn about ecuador and the best president they ever had. Ecuador vicepresident given six years jail this article is more than 2 years old perus president, pedro pablo kuczynski, also in trouble over previously undisclosed. In many instances, the vice president succeeded the president in turbulent political situations. Rafael correa declared new president of ecuador by rafael azul 7 december 2006 rafael correa was officially declared president of ecuador on december 4 by that nations electoral court. Since then, though, ecuador has once again fought with peru, usually over land.
Dec 07, 2006 rafael correa declared new president of ecuador by rafael azul 7 december 2006 rafael correa was officially declared president of ecuador on december 4 by that nations electoral court. General elections were held in april 2017, and voters elected president lenin moreno. Rafael correa declared new president of ecuador world. Pages in category vice presidents of ecuador the following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. Central intelligence agency world fact book cia online. The president of ecuador officially called the president of the republic of ecuador serves. Provides an introduction to the first president, george washington, presenting his childhood, family, and career. But if he were a us citizen, president correa would vote for clinton. According to the current constitution, the vice president is elected on the same ticket as the president. This section lists every bibliography of ecuatoriana in the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences published before jan.
Correa, whose maternal grandfather was a greatnephew of former president jose eloy alfaro, had a difficult childhood. Presidents of the senate took office left office juan jose flores. Ecuador congress to begin impeachment of vice president connected to odebrecht scandal involving campaign bribes and corruption. Ecuadors ruling country alliance party, founded by former president rafael correa over a decade ago, has removed president lenin moreno as its head, citing repeated failures in. On 1 october 2016, he was nominated as the candidate for correas alianza pais in the 2017 presidential election. Presidente del ecuador officially called the president of the republic of ecuador spanish. Vice president of ecuador is the second highest political position in ecuador.
Moreno, who served six years as correas vice president, was at the top of the ticket, and jorge glas, correas. Since its independence in 1830, regionalism and personalism have. List of presidents of the national congress of ecuador. Following a brief period of military rule, the role of head of state and government has been carried out by these presidents. Cia world fact book, 2004ecuador wikisource, the free online. Ecuador congress to begin impeachment of vice president. Ecuadors president moves seat of government to escape protests. January 1841 march 1841 vicente rocafuerte, angel tola y salcedo. In 1998 jamil mahuad is elected as president of ecuador during 19982002. Ecuador adopts the us dollar as its national currency in an effort to beat inflation and stabilise the economy.
In ecuador, lenin moreno headed for victory in presidential. Jan 06, 2018 assemblyman cesar litardo put vicunas name into consideration, asking for an immediate vote. The following is a list of all the people who have held the office of president of uruguay since 6 november 1830 when the first constitution was adopted, with the exception of those who held the office of president under the national council of government, which served as the countrys executive directory from 1955 to 1967. In his article presidential succession in ecuador, georg maier examines each sitting. Oct 05, 2012 ecuadors vice president lenin moreno, 2012 nobel peace prize nominee, reflects on human welfare and the rights of nature. List of presidents of ecuador ecuador galapagos amazon. In 1839, rocafuerte retired, and flores regained the presidency. Apr 08, 2020 rafael correa, in full rafael correa delgado, born april 6, 1963, guayaquil, ecuador, economist and politician who was president of ecuador 200717. Ecuador president removed as head of ruling party as feud.
September 1846 november 1846 antonio elizalde lamar. Oct 10, 2017 ecuadors president demonstrates hes his own man ecuador has a new president who, while a protege of his predecessor, is proving hes no puppet. He served as vice president from 2007 to 20, serving under president rafael correa. In april increasing street protests and the presidents endorsement of the use of force to quell them led the congress to remove the president. The first president of a republic ecuador was juan jose flores in 1830.
Fabian alarcon 1997 1998 is elected interim president by congress until 1998. As per the current constitution, the president can serve two. Oct 03, 2017 bogota, colombia a scandal involving a brazilian construction giant has widened with the jailing of ecuadors vice president as part of an investigation into accusations of bribery. The exception was rosalia arteaga in ecuador, vicepresident to abdala.
Ecuador travels of the president travels department. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. November 6, 1961, velasco had vice president arosemena and eight other legislators arrested. Guayaquil, ecuador president lenin moreno of ecuador moved the seat of his. Office of the historian, foreign service institute united states department of state. Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name. Apr 02, 2017 lenin moreno, a 64yearold former vice president of ecuador, appeared headed to a secondround win in the countrys presidential election on sunday. Dec, 2017 ecuadors vice president jorge glas was found guilty by a threejudge panel at ecuadors top court wednesday of illicit association related to a sweeping corruption probe involving brazilian. By 2008, the countrys 20 th constitution was signed, and president rafael correa was reelected in 2009. Rafael correa, in full rafael correa delgado, born april 6, 1963, guayaquil, ecuador, economist and politician who was president of ecuador 200717 early life and start in politics. Vice president alfredo palacio was sworn in as his successor, and gutierrez, who denounced his removal as unconstitutional, went into exile. This page was last edited on 16 december 2018, at 08.