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See also:
2023 in South America
List of events
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2021
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in
Ecuador
→
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2025
2026
Decades:
2000s
2010s
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See also:
Other events of 2023
Timeline of Ecuadorian history
Events in the year
2023 in
Ecuador
.
Incumbents
[
edit
]
President
:
Guillermo Lasso
(until 23 November)
Daniel Noboa
(from 23 November)
Vice President
:
Alfredo Borrero
(until 23 November)
Verónica Abad Rojas
(from 23 November)
Events
[
edit
]
See also:
COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador
5 February —
2023 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum
[1]
[2]
16 March —
2023 Guayas earthquake
: A 6.8
earthquake
strikes the
Ecuadorian province
of
Guayas
, damaging buildings, killing at least 18 people, including two in neighboring
Peru
, and injuring over 400.
[3]
20 March — Explosive devices disguised as
USB flash drives
are sent to least five news organizations in Ecuador
; one journalist at
Ecuavisa
in
Guayaquil
suffers minor injuries.
[4]
27 March — At least seven people are killed by a
landslide
in
Alausí
,
Chimborazo Province
.
[5]
17 May —
2023 Ecuadorian political crisis
9 August — Ecuadorian presidential candidate
Fernando Villavicencio
is assassinated
by gunmen at a campaign rally in
Quito
.
[6]
10 August —
Ecuadorian President
Guillermo Lasso
declares a
state of exception
following the
assassination
of presidential candidate
Fernando Villavicencio
in
Quito
.
[7]
12 August —
Ecuador transfers head of the
Los Choneros
criminal group, Jose Adolfo Macias, from Prison 8 in
Guayaquil
to La Roca maximum security prison. He is accused of threatening
presidential
candidate
Fernando Villavicencio
before his
assassination
.
[8]
Andrea González Náder
, the
running mate
of
assassinated
presidential
candidate
Fernando Villavicencio
, is nominated by the
Movimiento Construye
party to run for president.
[9]
15 August — Pedro Briones, a local leader of the
Citizen Revolution Movement
, is assassinated by gunmen in the northern province of
Esmeraldas
.
[10]
20 August — First round of the
2023 Ecuadorian general election
occurs.
3 September — Footballer
Yarol Tafur
is shot dead.
[11]
15 October —
Ecuadorians vote in the second round of their presidential election, choosing between the candidates
Luisa González
and
Daniel Noboa
.
[12]
The
National Electoral Council
declares Noboa as
president-elect
with González conceding defeat. Noboa is
Ecuador
's youngest president-elect.
[13]
22 December — Former Ecuadorian vice president
Jorge Glas
requests
asylum
in
Mexico
.
[14]
References
[
edit
]
^
"Estas son las seis preguntas del referendo del presidente Lasso"
.
Primicias
(in Mexican Spanish)
. Retrieved
2022-12-13
.
^
Oñate, Sara (2022-11-29).
"Guillermo Lasso firma Decreto que convoca a referéndum"
.
El Comercio
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
2022-12-13
.
^
"At least 15 dead after strong earthquake hits Ecuador and northern Peru"
.
The Guardian
. Associated Press. 2023-03-19.
ISSN
0261-3077
. Retrieved
2023-04-05
.
^
Staff (2023-03-21).
"Ecuadorian TV presenter wounded by bomb disguised as USB stick"
.
The Guardian
.
ISSN
0261-3077
. Retrieved
2023-04-05
.
^
"Ecuador landslide: Rescuers dig through mud for survivors"
.
BBC News
. 2023-03-27
. Retrieved
2023-04-07
.
^
"Candidate in Ecuador's presidential election Fernando Villavicencio shot dead"
.
BBC News
. 2023-08-10
. Retrieved
2023-08-10
.
^
"Ecuador declara el estado de excepción tras el asesinato del candidato Villavicencio"
.
ELMUNDO
(in Spanish). 2023-08-10
. Retrieved
2023-08-10
.
^
"Gang boss who threatened slain Ecuador candidate transferred to max security"
.
The Manila Times
. Agence France-Presse. 2023-08-13
. Retrieved
2023-08-13
.
^
"Running Mate of Slain Ecuadoran Candidate to Run for President"
.
News18
. 2023-08-13
. Retrieved
2023-08-13
.
^
"Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate's assassination"
.
AP News
. 2023-08-15
. Retrieved
2023-08-15
.
^
"Yarol Ariel Tafur, exseleccionado sub-20, fue asesinado en Esmeraldas"
.
El Universo
(in Spanish). 2023-09-03
. Retrieved
2023-12-06
.
^
Collyns, Dan (2023-10-14).
"
'People are dying in the street': Ecuador election overshadowed by violent crime"
.
The Guardian
.
ISSN
0261-3077
. Retrieved
2023-10-15
.
^
"Ecuador's youngest-ever president vows to 'restore peace'
"
.
France 24
. 2023-10-15
. Retrieved
2023-10-16
.
^
Tapia, Daniel (2023-12-22).
"Ecuadorean Vice President Jorge Glas reacts as he arrives to court, to attend his trial on bribery from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, in Quito"
.
Colorado Springs Gazette
. Retrieved
2023-12-22
.
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