2016 in Ecuador

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Decades:
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  • 2020s
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Events in the year 2016 in Ecuador.

Incumbents

  • President: Rafael Correa
  • Vice President: Jorge Glas

Events

  • 15 March – the 2016 Ecuadorian Army Arava crash (22 fatalities)
  • 16 April – an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.8 struck Ecuador near the towns of Muisne and Pedernales, killing more than 650 people.[1][2]

Sport

  • 5-21 August – Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 38 competitors in 13 sports

Deaths

  • 1 March – Ítalo Estupiñán, footballer (b. 1952).[3]
  • 7 May – Gonzalo López Marañon, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1933).[4]
  • 2 August – Álvaro Pérez Intriago, politician (b. 1936).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Death toll from Ecuador earthquake surpasses 650". reuters.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Ecuadoreans panic as big new quakes hit devastated coast". CBS News. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Falleció Ítalo Estupiñán en México". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Falleció el exalcalde de Quito Álvaro Pérez". elcomercio.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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