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Events in the year 2023 in Ecuador.

Incumbents

• President:
  • Guillermo Lasso (until 23 November)
  • Daniel Noboa (from 23 November)
• Vice President:
  • Alfredo Borrero (until 23 November)
  • Verónica Abad Rojas (from 23 November)

Events

• 5 February — 2023 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum
• 26 February — Assassination of Eduardo Mendúa.
• 16 March — 2023 Guayas earthquake: A 6.8 earthquake strikes the Ecuadorian province of Guayas, damaging buildings, killing at least 18 people, including two in neighboring Peru, and injuring over 400.
• 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.
• 27 March — At least seven people are killed by a landslide in Alausí, Chimborazo Province.
• 28 March — Assassination of Nathaly López Borja.
• 17 May — 2023 Ecuadorian political crisis
• 23 July — Assassination of Manta's mayor, Agustín Intriago.
• 9 August — Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio is assassinated by gunmen at a campaign rally in Quito.
• 10 August — Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso declares a state of exception following the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito.
• 12 August —
  • Ecuador transfers head of the Los Choneros criminal group, Jose Adolfo Macias, from Prison 8 in Guayaquil to La Roca maximum security prison. He is accused of threatening presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio before his assassination.
  • Andrea González Náder, the running mate of assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, is nominated by the Movimiento Construye party to run for president.
• 15 August — Pedro Briones, a local leader of the Citizen Revolution Movement, is assassinated by gunmen in the northern province of Esmeraldas.
• 20 August — First round of the 2023 Ecuadorian general election occurs.
• 3 September — Footballer Yarol Tafur is shot dead.
• 15 October —
  • Ecuadorians vote in the second round of their presidential election, choosing between the candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa.
  • The National Electoral Council declares Noboa as president-elect with González conceding defeat. Noboa is Ecuador's youngest president-elect.
• 22 December — Former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas requests asylum in Mexico.

References

1. "Estas son las seis preguntas del referendo del presidente Lasso". Primicias (in Mexican Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
2. Oñate, Sara (2022-11-29). "Guillermo Lasso firma Decreto que convoca a referéndum". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-13.
3. "At least 15 dead after strong earthquake hits Ecuador and northern Peru". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2023-03-19. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
4. Staff (2023-03-21). "Ecuadorian TV presenter wounded by bomb disguised as USB stick". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
5. "Ecuador landslide: Rescuers dig through mud for survivors". BBC News. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
6. "Candidate in Ecuador's presidential election Fernando Villavicencio shot dead". BBC News. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
7. "Ecuador declara el estado de excepción tras el asesinato del candidato Villavicencio". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
8. "Gang boss who threatened slain Ecuador candidate transferred to max security". The Manila Times. Agence France-Presse. 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
9. "Running Mate of Slain Ecuadoran Candidate to Run for President". News18. 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
10. "Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate's assassination". AP News. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
11. "Yarol Ariel Tafur, exseleccionado sub-20, fue asesinado en Esmeraldas". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
12. Collyns, Dan (2023-10-14). "'People are dying in the street': Ecuador election overshadowed by violent crime". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
13. "Ecuador's youngest-ever president vows to 'restore peace'". France 24. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
14. Tapia, Daniel (2023-12-22). "Ecuadorean Vice President Jorge Glas reacts as he arrives to court, to attend his trial on bribery from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, in Quito". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

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