Fabián Alarcón
Fabián Alarcón | |
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| 40th President of Ecuador | |
| In office 11 February 1997 – 10 August 1998 | |
| Vice President | Rosalía Arteaga (1997–1998) Pedro Aguayo Cubillo (1998) |
| Preceded by | Rosalía Arteaga |
| Succeeded by | Jamil Mahuad |
| In office 6 February 1997 – 9 February 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Abdalá Bucaram |
| Succeeded by | Rosalía Arteaga |
| President of the National Congress | |
| In office August 1995 – 6 February 1997 | |
| President | Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz (1996–1997) Sixto Durán Ballén (1995–1996) |
| Preceded by | Heinz Moeller |
| Succeeded by | Heinz Moeller |
| In office 14 August 1991 – 1992 | |
| President | Rodrigo Borja |
| Preceded by | Edelberto Bonilla |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Vallejo López |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1947 Quito, Ecuador |
| Political party | Alfarista Radical Front |
| Spouse | Lucía Peña Ochoa |
| Alma mater | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador |
Fabián Ernesto Alarcón Rivera (born 14 April 1947) was President of Ecuador from 6 February 1997 to 9 February 1997 and from 11 February 1997 to 10 August 1998.
Life
[edit]Alarcón was born in Quito. His father, Ruperto Alarcón, was a former president of the Chamber of Deputies.
He was the President of the National Congress from 1991 to 1992[1] and then again from August 1995 to February 1997, when he was made acting president due to the impeachment of President Abdalá Bucaram. This deepened the political crisis in Ecuador as vice-president Rosalía Arteaga challenged Alarcón's assumption of the presidency. Arteaga then became president for two days, but Alarcón was restored. He gave up the presidency after early elections were held in 1998, in which he did not run. In 1999 he was arrested on corruption charges, but was later released. Alarcón is a member of the Alfarista Radical Front. He continues to receive a lifetime pension from the Ecuadorian government of $ 38,800 annually.
He ran for mayor of Quito in 1988 and 1992, losing both times.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lauderbaugh, George (2012). The history of Ecuador. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. p. 149. ISBN 9780313362507.
- ^ Gerlach, Allen (2003). Indians, oil, and politics : a recent history of Ecuador. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources. p. 108. ISBN 9780842051088.
External links
[edit]- Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History[permanent dead link]
- Biography by CIDOB
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