Gustavo José Joaquín Noboa Bejarano (21 August 1937 – 16 February 2021) was an Ecuadorian politician. He served as the 42nd president of Ecuador from 22 January 2000 to 15 January 2003. Previously he served as the vice president during Jamil Mahuad's government from 1998 until 2000.[1] From 1983 until 1984, he also was the Governor of the province of Guayas.
Gustavo Noboa | |
|---|---|
 Noboa in 2018 | |
| 42nd President of Ecuador | |
| In office 22 January 2000 – 15 January 2003 | |
| Vice President | Pedro Pinto Rubianes |
| Preceded by | Jamil Mahuad |
| Succeeded by | Lucio Gutiérrez |
| Vice President of Ecuador | |
| In office 10 August 1998 – 21 January 2000 | |
| President | Jamil Mahuad |
| Preceded by | Pedro Aguayo Cubillo |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Pinto Rubianes |
| Governor of Guayas | |
| In office March 1983 – August 1984 | |
| President | Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Nebot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gustavo José Joaquín Noboa Bejarano 21 August 1937 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Died | 16 February 2021 (aged 83) Miami, Florida, United States |
| Political party | Popular Democracy |
| Spouse | María Isabel Baquerizo |
| Alma mater | University of Guayaquil |
Political career
editNoboa was governor of Guayas Province from March 1983 to August 1984.[2] In the 1998 presidential elections he was the running mate of Jamil Mahuad, who won.[3] He was sworn in as Vice President of Ecuador on 10 August 1998.[4]
Presidency (2000–2003)
editOn 21 January 2000, a military coup deposed Mahuad's government and the following day Noboa became President of Ecuador in constitutional order.[5][6]
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.[7] He left office in 2003 after Lucio Gutiérrez was elected president in the 2002 presidential election.[8]
Post presidency
editNoboa was accused of mishandling the country's foreign debt by the former president, León Febres Cordero.[9]
After his term ended, accusations of irregularities in foreign debt negotiation that cost the country $9 billion dollars were levelled at the former president.[10] He completely denied the charges and applied for political asylum in the Dominican Republic, which was granted on 11 August 2003.[11]
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.[12] However, he was placed under house arrest in May 2005 and Ecuador's Interior Minister planned to prosecute.[13] On 16 March 2006, a Supreme Court judge lifted the detention order and charged Noboa with being an accessory after the fact.[14]
Personal life
editNoboa was born in Guayaquil.[15] He studied political and social sciences and obtained a Doctor in Law from the University of Guayaquil.[16] He was chancellor of the University from 1986 until 1996 and also taught law there.[17]
Noboa died on 16 February 2021 after suffering a heart attack while in recovery from surgery for a brain tumor at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida.[18] He was 83.
References
edit- ^ "Vicepresidentes en la historia" (PDF). www.vicepresidencia.gob.ec. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Former Ecuadorian president Gustavo Noboa dies at 83". Xinhuanet. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Ecuadorian leader Gustavo Noboa dies after brain surgery". ABC News. 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Former Ecuador President Gustavo Noboa, dies at 83". Sprout Wired. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "ECUADOR'S QUICKIE COUP". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Military-Indigenous Coup Aborted". Global Policy Forum. 22 January 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Ecuador's economic crisis continues with 'imposed' president". The Irish Times. 24 January 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Ret'd Army Colonel Lucio Gutierrez Elected President of Ecuador". Haaretz. 24 November 2002.
- ^ "Ecuador ex-president seeks asylum", BBC News, 28 July 2003
- ^ "Still Not Much Hope in Ecuador". Associated Press. 23 January 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "FORMER PRESIDENT NOBOA GETS ASYLUM IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC". Orlando Sentinel. 24 August 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS" (PDF). Corteidh. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Ecuador: Former president under arrest". TRIB Live. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Ecuador's ex-president under house arrest". Latin American Tribune. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Ecuador Ex-president Who Dollarized Economy Dies". Barrons. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Former president and dollarization architect in Ecuador, Gustavo Noboa dies at 83 – 02/16/2021 – World". Ksusentiel. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "H.E. Gustavo Noboa". Global Peace. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Murió el expresidente Gustavo Noboa". El Universo. 16 February 2021.
External links
edit- Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish)