2014 Event The 16,480-foot Tungurahua volcano erupts twice; the volcano is located about 90 miles south of Quito in Ecuador 2013 Event Rafael Correa wins an unprecedented third term as President of Ecuador 1995 Event Ecuador and Peru involve in boundary fight 1993 Event Landslide in Nambija Ecuador, kills 300 1992 Event Sixto Duran Ballen elected president of Ecuador 1991 Event Alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church 1990 Death Alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies 1988 Event Rodrigo Borja installed as president of Ecuador 1987 Event 6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100 1981 Death Jaime Roldos Aguilera, President of Ecuador, dies in air crash 1979 Event Ecuador adopts its constitution 1977 Birthday Maria Jose Lopez, Miss Ecuador Universe 1997 1976 Event Military coup in Ecuador, President Guillermo Lara leaves 1973 Birthday Diego Serrano, Quito Ecuador, actor, Tomas Rivera-Another World 1972 Event President Velasco Ibarra of Ecuador deposed for 4th time 1970 Event Jose Velasco Ibarra re-elected president of Ecuador 1968 Birthday Wyatt Pauley, Ecuador, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies 1960 Birthday Andres Gomez, Ecuador, tennis pro, Madrid Grand Prix-1990 1949 Event Panic in Quito Ecuador, after "War of the World" played on radio 1945 Event Peru, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador joins UN 1942 Event Peru and Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determiniation) 1935 Event Military coup by General Pons and president Ibarra in Ecuador 1929 Birthday Albert Paulsen, Guayaquil Ecuador, actor, Doctors' Hospital 1929 Event Democratic constitution goes into effect in Ecuador 1922 Event Ecuador becomes independent 1906 Event Ecuador adopts its constitution 1906 Birthday Galo Plaza Lasso, President of Ecuador, 1948-52, head of OAS, 1968-75 1900 Birthday Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke], publisher, History of Ecuador 1868 Event Earthquakes kill 25,000 and causes $300 million damages (Peru and Ecuador) 1832 Event Ecuador annexes Gal pagos Islands 1830 Event Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president 1820 Event Cuenca Ecuador declares independence 1820 Event Guayaquil, Ecuador declares its freedom from Ecuador 1809 Event Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1797 Event Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000 1534 Event Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish
