Marking 10 Years Since Ecuador's 'Outlaws' Ousted a President
Marking 10 Years Since Ecuador's 'Outlaws' Ousted a President
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Lucio Gutierrez was overthrown by the people on April 20, 2005. | Photo: teleSUR
Published 23 April 2015
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Ecuador is commemorating 10 years since a successful citizen rebellion led to the overthrowing of former President Lucio Gutierrez.
Ecuadoreans are marking 10 years since the ousting of a former president, which ushered in a period of deep social change.
Former Col. Lucio Gutierrez himself had been one of the main actors in overthrowing President Jamil Mahuad in 2000, alongside indigenous movements. Gutierrez styled himself as a president of the left and he was elected on a platform of change, sworn in January 2003 as president of Ecuador.
His subsequent ousting was part of a deep process of change in Ecuador that saw 10 governments in just 11 years, which ended with the election of President Correa, ushering in a new era not only of stability, but true progressive change.
Citizens began mobilizing against the Gutierrez government after an unpopular deal with the International Monetary Fund; the development of close ties with the Bush administration in Washington; allegations of corruption; the dissolution of the Supreme Court in order to appoint members of the ruling party; and his authorization of the 2005 return of ex-President Abdala Bucaram, who had himself been ousted in 1997.
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http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Marking-10-Years-Since-Ecuadors-Outlaws-Ousted-a-President-20150423-0032.html
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