VII. The Contemporary Period, 19452000> D. Latin America, 19452000> 2. South America, 19452000> g. Ecuador | ||||
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g. Ecuador | |
1946, Aug. 11 | |
PRES. JOSÉ VELASCO IBARRA (18931979) was reelected by the assembly. | 1 |
1947, Aug. 23 | |
Col. Mancheno, in a successful revolt, ousted Pres. Velasco Ibarra, only to be overthrown himself on Sept. 3 by a Conservative counterrevolution. Carlos Arosemena became acting president. | 2 |
1948, June 6 | |
In the first popular elections since 1940, Galo Plaza Lasso was elected president. | 3 |
1949, Aug. 5 | |
An earthquake in central Ecuador killed more than 4,000 people. | 4 |
1952, June 1 | |
Voters gave the Liberal candidate, Velasco Ibarra, an upset victory over the Conservative candidate in the presidential vote. | 5 |
1961, Nov. 69 | |
The government resigned as a result of riots and military unrest. Carlos Arosemena was installed as president. | 6 |
1963, July 1112 | |
A military junta, headed by Capt. Ramón Castro Jijón, overthrew the government, outlawed the Communist Party, and promised to wipe out pro-Castro guerrilla bands. | 7 |
1966, March 29 | |
The military junta was overthrown and a civilian government established under Clemente Yerovi Indaburu. | 8 |
Oct. 16 | |
A constituent assembly named Otto Arosemena Gómez as president pro tem. | 9 |
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