Ecuadoran Statesman. He served as the 37th President of Ecuador from August 10, 1992 to August 10, 1996. He studied at San Jose La Salle College in Guayaquil. At first, he pursued a career in architecture and went to study abroad at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Columbia University. In 1951 he entered the political field by being one of the founders of the Social Christian Party. He served in the cabinet of President Camilo Ponce Enriquez as minister of public works from 1956 to 1960. He later worked for the Inter-American Development Bank. From 1970 to 1978, he served as the mayor of Ecuador's capital city Quito. He went on to run in both the 1979 and 1988 presidential elections, but wasn't successful. In 1992 he ran again, this time as a member of the newly formed Republican Union Party, and defeated Social Christian Party candidate Jaime Nebot to become president. He served from 1992 to 1996 and during his tenure, the Cenepa War with Peru was resolved. After leaving the presidency, he was elected deputy of the Pichincha Province in 1998 and from 2001 to 2003, served as ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Ecuadoran Statesman. He served as the 37th President of Ecuador from August 10, 1992 to August 10, 1996. He studied at San Jose La Salle College in Guayaquil. At first, he pursued a career in architecture and went to study abroad at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Columbia University. In 1951 he entered the political field by being one of the founders of the Social Christian Party. He served in the cabinet of President Camilo Ponce Enriquez as minister of public works from 1956 to 1960. He later worked for the Inter-American Development Bank. From 1970 to 1978, he served as the mayor of Ecuador's capital city Quito. He went on to run in both the 1979 and 1988 presidential elections, but wasn't successful. In 1992 he ran again, this time as a member of the newly formed Republican Union Party, and defeated Social Christian Party candidate Jaime Nebot to become president. He served from 1992 to 1996 and during his tenure, the Cenepa War with Peru was resolved. After leaving the presidency, he was elected deputy of the Pichincha Province in 1998 and from 2001 to 2003, served as ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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