Ecuadorian politician (1937?2021) and 42nd president (2000?2003)
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Noboa
and the second or maternal family name is
Bejarano
.
Gustavo Jose Joaquin 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
.
Political career
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Noboa 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)
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On 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 Gutierrez
was elected president in the 2002
presidential election
.
[8]
Post presidency
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Noboa was accused of mishandling the country's
foreign debt
by the former president,
Leon 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
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Noboa 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.
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