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Jaime Roldos Aguilera
(November 5, 1940 ? May 24, 1981) was
President
of
Ecuador
from 10 August 1979 until his death on 24 May 1981. In his short tenure, he became known for his firm stance on human rights.
Roldos was born in
Guayaquil
on November 5, 1940. He attended high school at the Vicente Rocafuerte National School. He studied law and social sciences at the
University of Guayaquil
. He was an excellent student and won many awards, medals and scholarships.
At the age of 37, he ran for president on a populist platform. In the first round, he received the greatest number of votes, but not the 50% plus one needed to avoid a runoff.
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He won the second round of elections against
Sixto Duran Ballen
, and assumed office on August 10, 1979.
He was married to Martha Bucaram until his death in 1981.
On May 24, 1981, a plane carrying the President, Minister of Defense, assistants and their spouses crashed into the Huairapungo Mountain, in
Celica Canton
of
Loja Province
. The crash left no survivors: killed along with the president were First Lady Martha Bucaram, Minister of Defense Marco Subia Martinez and his wife, as well as two aides-de-camp and three other passengers.
