Ecuador – What You May Not Know
Most people in school have failed geography and are not aware that the Galapagos islands are actually part of Ecuador. It is the smallest country in South America, and if you would like to locate it on the map it is just a little bit south west of Columbia. Here are some other not so [...]
History Of Ecuador
Comments OffIn January 2000, Mahuad announced plans to replace the sucre, the national currency, with the US dollar. Mahuad wanted to stabilize the economy and end chronic inflation, but native peoples grew angry at the plan because they believed they would lose their savings. The sucre had been pegged at about 8,000 per dollar only a [...]
History Of Ecuador IV
Comments OffIn July 1996, Abdalá Bucaram was elected president of Ecuador. A showy and eccentric populist, Bucaram quickly alienated most of the political establishment. Under Bucaram, US ambassador Leslie Alexander told Ecuadorians the country was gaining a reputation for pervasive corruption. Bucaram had come to describe himself as “El Loco,” or the madman, and citizens began [...]
History Of Ecuador III
Comments OffReturn to elected government
The regime of General Rodríguez lasted for four years, and then he was ousted on 12 January 1976. A three-member Supreme Council assumed power, promising a return to civilian government within two years. Presidential elections took place in July 1978, but because none of the candidates received the required majority, a runoff [...]
History Of Ecuador II
Comments OffFrom 1860 to 1875, Ecuador was ruled by the fervently religious Conservative Gabriel García Moreno, Ecuador’s first great statesman. He sought peace and consolidation for his torn country through a rigid, theocratic government. His administration granted special privileges to the Roman Catholic Church, even dedicating the Republic to “The Sacred Heart of Jesus” by act [...]
