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| g. Ecuador |
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(See 1942, Jan. 29)| |
| 1946, Aug. 11 |
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| PRES. JOSÉ VELASCO IBARRA (1893–1979) was reelected by the assembly. | 1 |
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| 1947, Aug. 23 |
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| 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 |
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| 1948, June 6 |
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| In the first popular elections since 1940, Galo Plaza Lasso was elected president. | 3 |
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| 1949, Aug. 5 |
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| An earthquake in central Ecuador killed more than 4,000 people. | 4 |
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| 1952, June 1 |
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| Voters gave the Liberal candidate, Velasco Ibarra, an upset victory over the Conservative candidate in the presidential vote. | 5 |
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| 1961, Nov. 6–9 |
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| The government resigned as a result of riots and military unrest. Carlos Arosemena was installed as president. | 6 |
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| 1963, July 11–12 |
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| 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 |
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| 1966, March 29 |
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| The military junta was overthrown and a civilian government established under Clemente Yerovi Indaburu. | 8 |
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| Oct. 16 |
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| A constituent assembly named Otto Arosemena Gómez as president pro tem. | 9 |
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