Succeeded by Lucio Gutierrez Nationality Ecuadorian Spouse Maria Baquerizo | Preceded by Pedro Aguayo Cubillo Role Politician Preceded by Jamil Mahuad Name Gustavo Noboa | |
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Full Name Gustavo Jose Joaquin Noboa Bejarano Born August 21, 1937 (age 86)
Guayaquil, Ecuador ( 1937-08-21 ) Presidential term January 22, 2000 – January 15, 2003 Party Christian Democratic Union Similar People Jamil Mahuad, Lucio Gutierrez, Alfredo Palacio, Fabian Alarcon | ||
Vice President Pedro Pinto Rubianes Political party Popular Democracy Presidency end date January 15, 2003 | ||
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Gustavo José Joaquín Noboa Bejarano (born August 21, 1937, in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian politician, former President of Ecuador (from January 22, 2000, to January 15, 2003) and Vice President during Jamil Mahuad's government.
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- Ecuador new president gustavo noboa
- Education
- Political career
- Presidency
- Controversy
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Ecuador new president gustavo noboa
Education
Noboa studied political and social sciences and is Doctor in Law from the Catholic University of Guayaquil. He was Chancellor of the University in 1986-1991 and 1991-1996.
Political career
Noboa was governor of Guayas Province from March 1983 to August 1984. In the 1998 presidential elections he was the running mate of Jamil Mahuad, who won. He was sworn in as Vice President of Ecuador on August 10, 1998.
Presidency
On January 21, 2000, a military coup deposed Mahuad's government and the following day Noboa became President of Ecuador in constitutional order. He had the popular support of the country's indigenous people.
Noboa's presidency was marked by attempts to revive the Ecuadorian economy, which was in a recession at the time, including the freeing of US$400 million worth of assets frozen by the previous government. He left office in 2003 after Lucio Gutiérrez was victorious in the 2002 presidential election.
Controversy
Noboa was being accused of mishandling the country's foreign debt by the former president, León Febres Cordero.
After his term ended, accusations of irregularities in foreign debt negotiation that cost the country $9 billion dollars were levelled at the former president. He completely denied the charges, which could have had him sent to jail for twenty five years if convicted. Claiming that he was the victim of unfair persecution, he applied for political asylum in the Dominican Republic, which was granted on August 11, 2003. The Supreme Court case against him was annulled by an unconstitutional, yet functioning, Supreme Court on the grounds that the case was not initiated by a two-thirds congressional vote as the Constitution stipulates. Shortly after, however, the presidency of Gutiérrez ended and the charges were reinstated. He was placed under house arrest in May 2005 and Ecuador's Interior Minister planned to prosecute. On March 16, 2006, a Supreme Court judge lifted the detention order and charged Noboa of being an accessory after the fact. Noboa said he would appeal this charge as well.