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Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín [a] (/ n oʊ ˈ b oʊ ə / noh-BOH-ə; Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel noˈβo.a]; born 30 November 1987) is an Ecuadorian politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 48th president of Ecuador since 2023.
The president of Ecuador (Spanish: Presidente del Ecuador), officially called the constitutional president of the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: Presidente Constitucional de la República del Ecuador), [2] serves as the head of state and head of government of Ecuador. It is the highest political office in the country as the head of the executive ...
The crew of Soyuz 11 died after undocking from space station Salyut 1 after a three-week stay. A cabin vent valve construction defect caused it to open at service module separation. The recovery team found the crew dead. These three are, as of 2024, the only human fatalities in space (above 100 kilometers (330,000 ft)). [4] [5]
The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed the life of another political leader Monday, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that ...
On 9 August 2023, eleven days before the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated after leaving a campaign rally in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. One assailant was killed during the attack. Several bystanders, including security personnel and a legislative candidate, were injured. [11]
The Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA; Spanish: Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana) is a private Ecuadorian organization founded in 2007 that conducts research on space and planetary sciences. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization with civilian oversight.
5 April – Former vice president Jorge Glas is arrested by Ecuadorian police after they raid the Mexican embassy in Quito, where he had sought asylum. In response, Mexico announces that it will break off relations with Ecuador, saying that some its diplomats were injured in the raid. [12]
A local organizer in Ecuador's Esmeraldas province for the political movement founded by ex-President Rafael Correa, was assassinated on Monday, party leaders said, less than a week after a ...