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Gabriela Rivadeneira. Gabriela Alejandra Rivadeneira Burbano (born 25 July 1983) is an Ecuadorian politician. She was President of the National Assembly of Ecuador between May 2013 and May 2017. Previously she was Governor of Imbabura Province from 2011 to 2012. She was the executive secretary of the PAIS Alliance between 1 May 2017 and 2018.
There were two military dictatorships in the country (1963–1966 and 1972–1979) before democracy returned with the election of Jaime Roldós Aguilera. From 1996 to 2005, 3 constitutional presidents were overthrown ( Abdalá Bucaram, Jamil Mahuad and Lucio Gutiérrez ). The left-wing populist government of Rafael Correa (2007–2017) has been ...
2024 Ecuadorian conflict. On 9 January 2024, an armed conflict broke out in Ecuador involving the country's government against several organized crime groups, most notably the Los Choneros cartel. Reports of armed attacks throughout Guayaquil and other parts of the country were widespread, occurring primarily in prisons, markets, roads, and ...
The Central University of Ecuador ( Spanish: Universidad Central del Ecuador) is a national university located in Quito, Ecuador. It is the oldest and largest university in the country, and one of the oldest universities in the Americas. [ 2] The enrollment at the university is over 10,000 students per year. One of the cornerstones of Central ...
Fernando Alcibiades Villavicencio Valencia ( Spanish: [feɾˈnando alsiˈβjaðes βiʝaβiˈsensjo βaˈlensja]; 11 October 1963 – 9 August 2023) was an Ecuadorian journalist, trade unionist, and politician who ran for president of Ecuador in the 2023 Ecuadorian general election. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 2021 until ...
Signature. José Eloy Alfaro Delgado (25 June 1842 – 28 January 1912) often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911. Eloy Alfaro emerged as the leader of the Liberal Party and became a driving force for fairness, justice and liberty.
The Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America (Andes) ( Spanish: Agencia Pública de Noticias del Ecuador y Suramérica (ANDES)) is the official digital information service of the Ecuadorian State. Andes is a public media organisation which provides regional and national news coverage, as well as general information on Latin America.
General elections were held in Ecuador on 7 February 2021, established by the National Electoral Council (CNE) as the date for the first round of the presidential election and a vote on mining in Cuenca. [ 1][ 2] Incumbent president Lenín Moreno, who had held the office since his victory over Guillermo Lasso in 2017, did not seek reelection. [ 3]