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20 March — Explosive devices disguised as USB flash drives are sent to least five news organizations in Ecuador; one journalist at Ecuavisa in Guayaquil suffers minor injuries. [4] 27 March — At least seven people are killed by a landslide in Alausí, Chimborazo Province. [5] 28 March — Assassination of Nathaly López Borja.
Mexico: Mexican Ambassador to Ecuador Raquel Serur appealed for calm and urged everyone to follow local authorities' instructions, stay at home, and avoid attending large-scale events. [ 93 ] Netherlands : The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned people traveling to Ecuador not to visit the border area with Colombia and recommended only essential ...
A strong earthquake struck southern Ecuador on 18 March 2023. [1] It measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale, and struck with a hypocenter 68.0 km (42.3 mi) deep. [1] The epicenter was located in the Gulf of Guayaquil, off the coast of Balao Canton and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Guayaquil. [2]
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's government declared a 60-day national emergency due to raging forest fires made worse by a severe drought, risk management officials said on Monday. The South American ...
4 April – Ecuador orders the expulsion of the Mexican ambassador Raquel Serur Smeke after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador makes comments deemed inappropriate on the effect of the Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio on the 2023 Ecuadorian general election.
A political crisis began in Ecuador on 17 May 2023 as a result of the impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso.The impeachment inquiry began in the National Assembly on 9 May and lasted until 17 May when Lasso dissolved parliament through the constitutional provision known as muerte cruzada (' mutual death ').
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.
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