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Although the contract called for the purchase of 12 Kfirs and an option to purchase an additional 12, Ecuador acquired only the original group, at a price estimated at US$196 million. Ecuador became a relatively heavy importer of arms in the late 1970s and early 1980s, averaging US$150 million annually and reaching a peak of US$280 million in 1982.
Ecuador: Type: Army: Size: 25,650: Part of: Military of Ecuador: Engagements: Independence War 1820 Battle of Pichincha 1822 Gran Colombia–Peru War 1829 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War 1857–1860 Battle of Guayaquil 1860 Ecuadorian-Colombian War 1863 Chincha Islands War 1864 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War 1941 Paquisha War 1981 Cenepa War 1995: Website ...
The Ministry of Defence (MINISDEF) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for planning, developing and carrying out the general guidelines of the Government about the defence policy and the managing of the military administration. It is the administrative and executive body of the Spanish Armed Forces. [3]
"Ley de Personal de Fuerzas Armadas" (PDF). defensa.gob.ec (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador. 8 June 2009. pp. 3– 4 Tartter, Jean R. (1991). "National Security ...
As a direct result of the 1910 Ecuador-Peru crisis the members of Club de Tiro Guayaquil decided to expand their sporting activities into aviation as well. Renamed Club de Tiro y Aviación, they started an aviation school. [citation needed] Cosme Rennella Barbatto, an Italian living in Guayaquil, was one of the first members of Club de Tiro y ...
The Cabinet of Ecuador is part of the executive branch of the Ecuadorian government, consisting of the heads of the variable number of government ministries. [1]
Guillermo Antonio Rodríguez Lara (born 4 November 1923), known as "Bombita", is an Ecuadorian former political and military leader who was dictator of Ecuador from 15 February 1972 to 11 January 1976. [1]
The National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) is the unicameral legislature of Ecuador. It replaced the National Congress in 2009 following reforms under the 2008 Constitution. [1] Within Ecuador, the National Assembly has the power to pass laws, while appointment of judges to the National Court of Justice is done by a separate Judicial ...