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| 1994, June 13–20 |
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| Tens of thousands of Indians protested a new land law that they claimed ignored their traditional land and water rights. Indigenous communities barricaded highways, causing severe food shortages in several cities. | 1 |
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| 1996, July 7 |
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| Abdala Bucaram Ortiz of the Center-Left Roldosista Party defeated a rightist Social Christian Party candidate for the presidency. | 2 |
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| 1997, Feb. 6 |
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| In response to several episodes of bizarre public behavior, Congress voted to oust Pres. Bucaram, claiming that he was mentally incapable of handling the presidency. On Feb. 11 Fabian Alarcón, president of Congress, was named the interim leader. | 3 |
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| 1998, July 12 |
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| Popular Democracy Party candidate and mayor of Quito Jamil Mahuad Witt won the presidential election in a second-round runoff, following the Feb. 1997 removal of Pres. Abdula Bucaram Ortiz by Congress for bizarre behavior and mental incapacity. Far closer than analysts expected, the final results of the runoff showed Mahuad with 51 percent of the vote and opponent Alvaro Noboa with 49 percent. | 4 |
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| July 13 |
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| Observers from OAS approved an allegedly fraudulent election in Ecuador, internationally legitimating the new government. | 5 |
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| Oct. 26 |
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| Ecuador resolved its border conflict of over 50 years' duration with Peru. The presidents of the two nations signed a treaty to peaceably end conflicts over a portion of the Amazon jungle. | 6 |
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| Nov. 9 |
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| In tax reforms put forth by the government of Pres. Mahuad a two-year suspension of the income tax was proposed; the economy and citizens of Ecuador struggled to remain afloat. | 7 |
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