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Reports of armed attacks throughout Guayaquil and other parts of the country were widespread, occurring primarily in prisons, markets, roads, and uni... | [0.002612701617181301, 0.004905043635517359, -0.09693561494350433, -0.013596723787486553, 0.04337696358561516, -0.010740796104073524, 0.04690082371234894, -0.034022074192762375, -0.034168556332588196, 0.03108052909374237, 0.01791171170771122, -0.005004603881388903, 0.05754069611430168, -0.019117610529065132, -0.0247420... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
d037ee251633877b8c5ff6be9ebb951a88e810ad7e3d8643e07f65191c4c4a14 | == Background == The homicide rate in Ecuador rose from 5 to 46 per 100,000 inhabitants between 2017 and 2023. According to political analyst Fernando Carrion, from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, the turning point came when Lenín Moreno came into office in 2017. The new president embarked on a policy o... | [0.04336424916982651, 0.017149746417999268, 0.015005002729594707, -0.01824340969324112, 0.012337325140833855, -0.018070433288812637, -0.023020243272185326, -0.01261596754193306, -0.051991257816553116, -0.028499817475676537, 0.05273380130529404, 0.04798943176865578, 0.05741853266954422, -0.02374096028506756, 0.010792089... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
86d0abf7b9a065423bfad2ed31f12e2cc619e7fa30fe6ced040ff30bae313769 | Expenditure on prison security was slashed by a third between 2017 and 2021, despite an increase in the prison population.
The deterioration in social indicators has also made it easier for gangs to recruit. While the poverty rate had fallen from 35% to 21% between 2007 and 2017, the combined effects of a reduction in... | [0.04389870539307594, 0.0191414263099432, -0.014638702385127544, -0.021860916167497635, 0.0716242641210556, -0.04585739225149155, 0.0183580182492733, -0.017939934507012367, 0.03819752857089043, -0.0009606733801774681, 0.028751472011208534, 0.034813933074474335, 0.052690375596284866, -0.003985715564340353, -0.0059011639... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
387a91931cf73e11d0d4c74413a5a2ab263e0949d55937c7d6a704e227bde847 | Unemployment and the lack of study grants mean that a third of young people aged between 15 and 25, mostly from disadvantaged backgrounds, are neither studying nor working, making them vulnerable to recruitment by criminal groups.
Geographically, Ecuador is located between Colombia and Peru, the two main cocaine produ... | [0.08017502725124359, -0.029009800404310226, -0.0286006648093462, 0.019876092672348022, 0.07950451225042343, 0.06681417673826218, -0.03862389922142029, -0.046173375099897385, -0.009275732561945915, 0.010857226327061653, 0.010613552294671535, 0.01456731278449297, 0.03276430442929268, -0.001416974700987339, -0.0293165035... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
ca1c85249883765a0d94985d316db1caec2a4655ebf7dad84d1569328619d59b | Until 2016, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) controlled cocaine trafficking operations between Colombia and Ecuador. Following a peace agreement between FARC and the Colombian government that year which led to the former withdrawing from main cocaine producing areas, some dissident FARC members founde... | [0.027331339195370674, -0.05037826672196388, 0.02880530245602131, -0.013077320531010628, 0.06289246678352356, -0.022733354941010475, -0.01749846339225769, 0.009766954928636551, -0.08403468132019043, -0.013019973412156105, -0.01064278930425644, -0.036553867161273956, 0.06196651607751846, 0.01513400673866272, -0.04197380... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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According to Vox, the lower demand for cocaine in the United States alongside the Colombian peace process created a power vacuum that saw Albanian, Mexican and Venezuelan criminal groups attempt to control drug trafficking routes out of Ecuador. Former interior minister and head of the National Police of Peru, Eduardo... | [0.024987882003188133, -0.017433132976293564, 0.0006435305112972856, 0.020900584757328033, 0.06018663942813873, 0.007457271218299866, -0.044574812054634094, 0.015910247340798378, -0.05209967866539955, 0.032342009246349335, 0.0064151533879339695, 0.005050967913120985, 0.1125882938504219, -0.01272515393793583, -0.0436652... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
3846429e836c3f1713e3a3c12ce298c01bc4a269c0ac8e6b184d07643f4062fc | Hundreds of prison inmates have been killed in prison fights.
In 2019 massive riots broke out in response to austerity measures. On 10 October, the capital Quito was overrun by the protesters forcing president Moreno to relocate the government to Guayaquil. | [-0.007032180204987526, -0.048323120921850204, -0.04752635583281517, -0.023351967334747314, 0.04426911473274231, -0.07277890294790268, 0.012884346768260002, -0.03320222347974777, -0.0492098405957222, -0.005008455831557512, -0.03836964815855026, -0.05584119260311127, 0.035455066710710526, 0.030261356383562088, -0.038013... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
7e8b4b3b24b8bcfe4bbbaf7363f01efdd6bffb92cf8119b724884c540209f87e | Returning the fuel subsidies ended these clashes.
On 2 November 2022 President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in the provinces of Guayas and Esmeraldas for the next 45 days following the killings of five police officers and the abduction of several prison guards by organized crime members. == Escape of ... | [-0.01495469268411398, -0.03236675262451172, -0.06180308014154434, -0.007481199689209461, 0.05016593262553215, -0.013635407201945782, -0.009813064709305763, -0.03441955894231796, -0.02075699344277382, -0.0008959707338362932, -0.05467453598976135, -0.0240167248994112, 0.03911227360367775, -0.039964623749256134, -0.03550... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
34dd1bc8d2c98d858237449e5b3682434489243737b9329756ef6866eed44b7e | The events were reported the next day by authorities, with charges being filed against two corrections officers. On 9 January, Fabricio Colón Pico, the leader of another criminal group, Los Lobos, also escaped from prison in Riobamba four days after he had been arrested for plotting to kill Attorney-General Diana Sala... | [0.0036494750529527664, -0.0025715359952300787, -0.007968025282025337, -0.04190617799758911, 0.060672253370285034, -0.07626797258853912, 0.0585220642387867, 0.007484319619834423, -0.028904080390930176, 0.0021888844203203917, 0.0018250019056722522, -0.0042284713126719, 0.10632365196943283, -0.033235032111406326, -0.0749... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
25b84f6a6ab4a1ceeacfe2abdc2448ce4430ed1decc43d8686125247c91fee83 | Riots ensued in multiple prisons across Ecuador. A series of attacks took place, including attacks with explosives on businesses and private vehicles and an explosion near the house of the president of the National Court of Justice. On the night of 8 January, four police officers were kidnapped in Quito and Quevedo. | [0.012274209409952164, 0.002713856054469943, 0.05024292692542076, -0.007854221388697624, 0.026258643716573715, -0.05041512846946716, -0.028525758534669876, -0.06410857290029526, -0.0025089129339903593, 0.009380199946463108, 0.03532117232680321, 0.030392328277230263, 0.1284942924976349, -0.06577329337596893, -0.01527148... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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723d1f4de326a6a662bf280f71dfd73f3e5c66cb0e861de3e97f770805cdfad6 | On the same day, Los Choneros gunmen forcibly entered a TC Televisión studio in Guayaquil, where they took journalists hostage during a live newscast. Later in the day, the Ecuadorian police raided the TV studio, released the journalists, and arrested the gang members. One journalist was injured after being shot in th... | [-0.0019882924389094114, 0.035074084997177124, -0.04168561473488808, -0.04558555781841278, 0.024059124290943146, -0.11770300567150116, 0.019712254405021667, -0.011366681195795536, 0.012455249205231667, -0.0031563828233629465, 0.05129002407193184, -0.07657244056463242, 0.08488991856575012, -0.10945934057235718, -0.01077... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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In Quito at 15:00, officials of the Palacio de Carondelet in the historic center and other state institutions were evacuated for safety. Many businesses closed their commercial activities for the day. | [0.007383360993117094, -0.014316662214696407, -0.0492696613073349, -0.016144411638379097, 0.02682691067457199, 0.023418180644512177, -0.060923781245946884, -0.024343319237232208, -0.018888799473643303, -0.02111932262778282, -0.021151438355445862, -0.021121298894286156, 0.020153416320681572, -0.05830143764615059, 0.0382... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
e1e019c34f47b89c6de72e1639910f45535f436534d3836d719dcaf73ad9229d | An explosive device was later found and deactivated in the vicinity of the Obelisco de la Vicentina. It was also reported that the vehicle restriction system called pico y placa was suspended until further notice. Several hospitals in Guayaquil were targets of violent acts, including Teodoro Maldonado, Luis Vernaza, G... | [0.04243023693561554, -0.013358306139707565, -0.03047817014157772, -0.012081403285264969, 0.04871721565723419, -0.05652894079685211, 0.03831315413117409, -0.01852785423398018, -0.014725678600370884, 0.0066292136907577515, -0.003632862353697419, -0.029683612287044525, 0.1042732447385788, -0.09692558646202087, 0.01319361... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
6de45533129403999f84d6d4030a8b1a329f14fd8fd8d521dd3ab97049c32969 | The assaults on the hospitals ranged from robberies of medical personnel to shooting at medical facilities. During an attack near Ceibos Hospital, the singer Diego Gallardo (also known as "Aire del Golfo") and a high school student were shot and wounded. Both were treated at the same hospital, where Gallardo died from... | [0.005720969755202532, 0.0067976778373122215, -0.0827283188700676, -0.04447617381811142, 0.020856333896517754, -0.10842182487249374, 0.08085479587316513, -0.08303830772638321, 0.04653547331690788, 0.0037266258150339127, 0.025295507162809372, 0.008741514757275581, 0.01519723515957594, -0.10855460166931152, -0.0109324650... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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Concurrently, another group took police officers hostage, coercing them to read a message characterizing the events as a reaction to Noboa's declared state of emergency. Additionally, a kidnapping incident unfolded at the University of Guayaquil campus, where students barricaded themselves inside classrooms.
Several a... | [-0.03471823036670685, 0.021953511983156204, -0.03293376788496971, -0.04361947625875473, 0.07666061073541641, -0.07900653779506683, 0.0653662458062172, -0.018883028998970985, -0.008678808808326721, 0.006367676891386509, -0.030519787222146988, 0.009517697617411613, 0.0805596336722374, -0.10317487269639969, 0.03328542783... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
f1916c5d705d166aa623937fb6bbbd8b99e46845b8e6e3d169e0a86b026372bb | At the Centro Comercial Albán Borja in Guayaquil, two civilians were shot and killed. Two police officers were killed in an attack in Nobol. Videos began circulating online showing prison guards being executed, while others requested a dialogue with Noboa, threatening to continue killing more guards. | [0.002399588469415903, 0.001828139997087419, -0.017620252445340157, -0.043299514800310135, 0.05179830268025398, -0.03235191851854324, 0.027698351070284843, -0.020558899268507957, -0.042756881564855576, -0.03493930771946907, -0.010874560102820396, -0.03923594951629639, 0.06414329260587692, -0.013482589274644852, -0.0038... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
eabe69c1f59b2f1124d6c1f8014a15666ea3d574b06cd4923208d772169f7a63 | One gang announcement threatened to kill anyone out in the streets after 11 pm. Two vehicles and a gas station were set on fire in Esmeraldas. Explosions were also reported across the country, particularly in Guayaquil, Cuenca, Machala, and Loja, as well as in Esmeraldas and Los Rios Provinces. | [-0.02261967398226261, -0.046132735908031464, -0.07756154239177704, -0.007858161814510822, 0.036733370274305344, -0.038059160113334656, 0.0025165362749248743, -0.0524928979575634, -0.03593844175338745, 0.01815781556069851, -0.019115518778562546, -0.0222617220133543, 0.07787107676267624, -0.08133237808942795, -0.0459677... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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Banks, markets, and shops were closed throughout the country in cities such as Quito and Guayaquil to protect merchants and customers from armed attacks.
On 10 January, a special KLM flight was made to Ecuador to get seven Dutch nationals out of the country following an emergency call on X (Twitter) by Dutch televisio... | [0.02936439774930477, -0.05485348030924797, -0.04471152275800705, -0.017330266535282135, 0.01895778812468052, 0.011588550172746181, -0.01789354719221592, -0.012731175869703293, -0.06011892855167389, 0.02618730068206787, 0.021211832761764526, -0.04559887945652008, 0.07836262881755829, -0.0028167208656668663, 0.010683497... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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On 13 January, the government announced that all 178 prison guards and other employees held hostage in prisons across the country since that start of the unrest by the gangs had been freed.
On 17 January, public prosecutor César Suárez, who was leading the investigation into the attack on the TV station, was shot and ... | [0.03616819158196449, -0.008462929166853428, -0.051920756697654724, -0.04036370664834976, 0.021419618278741837, -0.06811416894197464, 0.04304113984107971, 0.009652831591665745, -0.010549452155828476, 0.013287432491779327, -0.0008058676612563431, -0.05003967881202698, -0.02074151299893856, -0.044141415506601334, -0.0262... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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On 18 January, security forces stormed Guayaquil's central prison as part of a major operation. Later that day, the army claimed on X (Twitter) that they were "in control of the external and internal perimeter of the penitentiary complex" and shared photos from within the prison.
On 21 January, police thwarted an atte... | [-0.016184233129024506, 0.026514932513237, -0.08702287077903748, -0.014908033423125744, 0.05847848579287529, -0.03910422325134277, 0.022151032462716103, -0.09742359817028046, -0.007584708277136087, 0.00994008220732212, 0.054845359176397324, -0.022143980488181114, -0.03592521697282791, 0.029009787365794182, 0.0219993237... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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On 7 February, soon after leaving a city council meeting, councillor Diana Carnero was shot in Naranjal whil... | [-0.010237593203783035, -0.03730444982647896, -0.014686577022075653, -0.012522994540631771, 0.06541106104850769, -0.05146021395921707, 0.05641813576221466, -0.01114670280367136, 0.004924336913973093, 0.021437544375658035, 0.03218983858823776, -0.04331181198358536, 0.04427354410290718, -0.08209493011236191, 0.0274241920... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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On 23 February, three prisoners escaped from a prison in Latacunga that were recently captured by security forces from members of Los Lobos. === March ===
On 8 March, President Noboa extended the state of emergency by thirty days. | [-0.020795969292521477, 0.015962202101945877, -0.11405887454748154, -0.025658898055553436, -0.01012873463332653, -0.041816346347332, 0.009898782707750797, -0.05289260298013687, 0.0511149987578392, -0.003566215978935361, 0.06383571028709412, 0.004261527210474014, 0.03800656646490097, 0.011850056238472462, 0.078472316265... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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On 16 March, El País reported that the government was creating genetic profiles of inmates to both make it easier to identify deaths in cases of prison riots and in case of identity the... | [0.017219260334968567, -0.02723267860710621, -0.04444197565317154, -0.012331937439739704, 0.03854449838399887, -0.061571892350912094, 0.038724109530448914, -0.020491786301136017, -0.043040234595537186, 0.012976059690117836, -0.018990416079759598, 0.01071533840149641, 0.057609692215919495, -0.0409148745238781, -0.052482... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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On 28 March, three inmates were killed and six others were injured following a prison riot at the Regional 8 penitentiary in Guayaquil.
On 29 March, eleven people were abducted in Manabí Province. | [0.04686521738767624, -0.015614756383001804, -0.1270899921655655, -0.016750968992710114, -0.008345060050487518, -0.014989316463470459, 0.10583149641752243, -0.020861728116869926, -0.025428203865885735, -0.01194634847342968, 0.05538983270525932, -0.05755212530493736, 0.048630934208631516, -0.05513099581003189, -0.038949... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
32018dd9dd4451a9b109ee01906261a0b749fffde8d67df7b9c5f229860c7c15 | Five of them were later found killed execution-style while the remaining six, including five children, were released. Two suspects were released the next day. Police said the victims may have been tourists caught up in a drug dispute. | [-0.046118151396512985, -0.0032167360186576843, 0.018792908638715744, -0.024586858227849007, 0.06559664011001587, -0.02320994809269905, 0.024135518819093704, -0.06083018332719803, 0.003116803942248225, -0.046962324529886246, 0.04337044060230255, 0.021594585850834846, 0.05113692581653595, -0.04119492694735527, -0.035103... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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On 31 March, nine people were killed and ten others were injured after gunmen opened fire on a group of people practicing sports on a street in Guasmo, a neighborhood in Guayaquil. === April ===
On 17 April, Jose Sanchez, the mayor of Camilo Ponce Enríquez, Azuay Province, was shot dead, followed on 19 April by Jorge ... | [0.055893249809741974, -0.0014937117230147123, -0.07735849916934967, -0.01484696939587593, -0.013524473644793034, -0.04149607568979263, 0.029968395829200745, 0.009715027175843716, -0.034863200038671494, -0.0049256631173193455, 0.00823419913649559, -0.05909848213195801, 0.02756558731198311, -0.08957299590110779, -0.0330... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
a51e49055e4e0212fe438dbd0f31176b341cef61a675df304029ad7fd0d6ed70 | === May ===
On 11 May, eight people were killed in a gun attack on a bar hosting a birthday party in Chanduy, Santa Elena Province. === June === On 2 June, Cristhian Nieto, alternate assemblyman for Mónica Salazar, alongside his wife Nicole Burgos and a bystander were killed inside a circus in Manta, Manabí Province. ... | [0.011218137107789516, -0.0203111432492733, -0.027426952496170998, -0.018092194572091103, -0.028643418103456497, -0.05778909847140312, 0.005115336738526821, -0.04348088800907135, -0.018299462273716927, 0.03750305250287056, 0.06719573587179184, -0.017772845923900604, 0.047287557274103165, 0.0022642312105745077, -0.02211... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
fa115da61e702812231b451346ed19611388e7a20c6e538db537c6b743b07bd8 | On 12 September, María Daniela Icaza, director of Litoral Penitentiary, was killed in a targeted shooting. === October ===
On 23 October, Ecuadorean police said that two men involved in the TV attack in Guayaquil on 9 January had been arrested in Spain. This included William Alcívar Bautista, the leader of the Tiguero... | [0.04380680248141289, -0.031803570687770844, -0.07675131410360336, -0.028193634003400803, -0.003991340287029743, -0.07151031494140625, 0.019944529980421066, -0.025456590577960014, -0.10809174180030823, -0.0068807052448391914, 0.034582994878292084, 0.0034739207476377487, 0.08719048649072647, -0.015208475291728973, -0.01... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
fa5fbe32f64fe54813aedeb6bf98bfd8d67ee556f96ecd7427b3f0e019cfcc31 | == Government response ==
President Daniel Noboa declared in a decree that the country was experiencing an "internal armed conflict" and ordered the military to carry out operations to neutralize armed groups. The head of the Armed Forces of Ecuador, Jaime Vela Erazo said in response to the decree that there will be "... | [-0.011499905958771706, -0.007615392096340656, -0.016431882977485657, -0.03555963188409805, 0.05174668878316879, 0.02933853305876255, -0.030102618038654327, 0.02022671326994896, -0.02693750709295273, 0.029826564714312553, 0.020646052435040474, 0.03430858254432678, 0.07236837595701218, 0.014672791585326195, 0.0185479968... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
3e1a240165ca4cb51127086be838dbeccfa75876b843161dea7a8e0e5ba4c648 | " The National Assembly subsequently approved the measures unanimously. That same day, the Ministry of Education suspended in-person classes and mandated virtual learning until 12 January.
Noboa announced that transportation in Quito would cease operations, except for the Quito Metro, which would run under limited stop... | [0.002080431440845132, -0.05463418364524841, 0.014009034261107445, 0.017929192632436752, 0.07498183101415634, -0.0256362184882164, 0.06114576756954193, -0.020335687324404716, -0.01710294745862484, 0.01374821551144123, -0.027553612366318703, -0.05700058862566948, 0.09288663417100906, -0.06560548394918442, 0.020152747631... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
77c245882eeb439ad5a3a443c038ab752fd938b23a072b3e9c5eaf954ceee9b8 | He also stated that the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito would remain open but with increased security. Noboa also said that foreign inmates were to be deported to reduce the prison population.
A constitutional referendum on tougher security measures was held on 21 April 2024. | [0.005175361409783363, 0.01728358119726181, -0.06192794814705849, -0.025582818314433098, 0.04017695039510727, -0.05695722624659538, 0.01127722766250372, 0.0038645972963422537, -0.029987270012497902, 0.05619692802429199, -0.0430750697851181, 0.0030386471189558506, 0.02962375618517399, 0.026502002030611038, 0.10082106292... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
f5a7cd56896527568be70acc6cf5437c6b8e2831e29e3b53004f5cff9f10ecdd | Voters approved all proposed security measures. == Reactions == === Domestic ===
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador and the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference called for national unity to overcome the "situation of unprecedented violence caused by organized crime." They emphasized that the national ... | [0.022154951468110085, 0.06818745285272598, -0.009786766022443771, -0.023610956966876984, 0.060320861637592316, 0.0037217456847429276, -0.05743270367383957, -0.060631830245256424, -0.01695597730576992, 0.020376499742269516, -0.02025218866765499, 0.05489133298397064, 0.03151804953813553, 0.013475917279720306, 0.05546095... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
9d585d593c8285ed4937e2e3aaee8d363be364adb6279c3e2b9a653bd693d9b0 | Furthermore, they stressed that the state should not use this crisis "as an excuse to approve unpopular laws or policies that adversely affect the majority of the population."
Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa expressed support for Noboa's decision to declare an "internal armed conflict" in the country. He end... | [0.03445526212453842, 0.006751555483788252, -0.038351740688085556, -0.00964205153286457, 0.06974877417087555, -0.031055059283971786, 0.009947888553142548, 0.010876355692744255, -0.07969774305820465, 0.020974768325686455, 0.02784162014722824, -0.012761886231601238, 0.08803273737430573, -0.023011310026049614, -0.02264891... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
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President Noboa has introduced the "Phoenix Plan," which involves the establishment of a new intelligence unit, tactical weapons for security forces, new high-security prisons, and reinforced security at ports and airports. === International === ==== Countries ==== Argentina: The Argentine Government expressed support... | [-0.0031839022412896156, 0.014088436961174011, 0.06666736304759979, 0.03178708255290985, 0.038388386368751526, 0.02979094907641411, -0.07544104009866714, 0.05634738877415657, 0.012815901078283787, 0.019826827570796013, 0.0419824942946434, 0.03133911266922951, 0.1135827898979187, 0.07326678186655045, -0.0159386843442916... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
63284031bd2a82d206cf8291817c47e7c4ebaf6b23ea0c7dfdb4d6af8d7a405f | On 19 January, Bullrich announced that Macias’ wife and children had been detained in Córdoba Province and repatriated to Ecuador. Brazil: The Brazilian government expressed concern over the violent incidents in Ecuador. It also conveyed its "solidarity with both the Ecuadorian Government and the Ecuadorian people who... | [-0.040732767432928085, -0.05752325803041458, -0.03338808938860893, 0.00818810984492302, 0.015691684558987617, 0.05605847388505936, -0.03520964831113815, -0.0932706743478775, -0.01793287694454193, 0.015267347916960716, 0.02753923274576664, -0.008890817873179913, 0.0732346922159195, -0.0344528928399086, 0.00764925312250... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
d46cf0e8559b1ead287974a86c4c73193ed311a5a2eb20ba0da614a5a446093e | " Chile: The Chilean Foreign Ministry issued a statement expressing its concern, extending its support to the "Ecuadorian institutions and conveying a message of solidarity and support to their authorities and people." China: The country announced the temporary closure of its embassy and consulates in Ecuador on 10 Jan... | [0.03424007445573807, -0.013618134893476963, 0.01457103993743658, 0.021146120503544807, 0.02592894807457924, 0.028050757944583893, -0.08236411958932877, 0.005985655821859837, -0.06838548183441162, 0.00464617507532239, -0.026077372953295708, -0.035623084753751755, 0.05228772014379501, -0.02347736619412899, -0.0349933095... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
6b2699aff52cc6cdd7187f0af2825a918431cecbc99a0b0ad258352e57657854 | It also expressed solidarity with those affected and wished for the restoration of public order. The Colombian army said that it was increasing security measures along the border with Ecuador. Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama: The three countries jointly expressed their support and solidarity with the Government... | [-0.016146330162882805, -0.018068060278892517, -0.003168456954881549, -0.006930770352482796, 0.01775096356868744, 0.09399192035198212, -0.017090503126382828, 0.0072989072650671005, -0.03319321200251579, 0.03256205469369888, -0.01707160286605358, -0.002205939730629325, 0.07382440567016602, -0.05225077271461487, 0.000390... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
537c294e2eaa701f7aded6e121e7c58755a1b8394bddf81002698d5dc4b6ac49 | Panamanian Laurentino Cortizo also expressed regret at the crisis in Ecuador and expressed solidarity with President Noboa. France: The country warned its nationals against traveling to Ecuador. Mexico: Mexican Ambassador to Ecuador Raquel Serur appealed for calm and urged everyone to follow local authorities' instruc... | [-0.0026796492747962475, -0.04159503057599068, -0.021082185208797455, -0.011448027566075325, 0.035439781844615936, -0.018675485625863075, -0.0026906076818704605, 0.018126249313354492, -0.031147591769695282, 0.04666979983448982, -0.003523152554407716, 0.02711624838411808, 0.12207435071468353, -0.05037148296833038, -0.06... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
c935879c5293b5de10a8d3fd0fb66927fb178ce17e9d7bd8fe6e9e93f67e2137 | Netherlands: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned people traveling to Ecuador not to visit the border area with Colombia and recommended only essential travel to Esmeraldas Province. Paraguay: The country expressed its solidarity with the people and Government of Ecuador amidst the "delicate internal security situat... | [0.05805308744311333, 0.029666246846318245, 0.07656168937683105, 0.012863113544881344, 0.04541124403476715, 0.02668781764805317, -0.020476333796977997, 0.038838766515254974, -0.03635319322347641, 0.014856334775686264, -0.023532861843705177, 0.035241734236478806, 0.07476939260959625, -0.020530888810753822, -0.0497742369... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
5087bd47418fc1f8a139ae5100ada769e93a045330ed6d1d1e1d0646290db0c0 | Russia: The country warned its nationals against traveling to Ecuador. United States: Ambassador Brian A. Nichols, the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, expressed concern about "the violence and kidnappings" and said that the US was "ready to provide assistance to the Ecuadorian government a... | [-0.012887752614915371, 0.04471253603696823, 0.07879350334405899, 0.0222976952791214, 0.033907003700733185, 0.00559503398835659, -0.06951258331537247, -0.01484056655317545, -0.03004690445959568, -0.010063857771456242, -0.06595348566770554, 0.014934503473341465, 0.06543958932161331, -0.005135840270668268, -0.06128866598... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
23bf97fc6fac32ff69cb440bae79f46231e7f40725b549a02e7db3483e48db09 | " National Security Council Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the US was "committed to supporting Ecuadorians' security & prosperity & bolstering cooperation w/partners to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice." The US embassy in Quito canceled consular services on 10 January. Sanctions against Los Choneros were... | [0.01904662884771824, -0.0018371932674199343, 0.03609759733080864, 0.026217442005872726, 0.031112786382436752, -0.014922426082193851, -0.0340147539973259, -0.06284748762845993, -0.011494874954223633, 0.027396926656365395, 0.009611180983483791, -0.026957809925079346, 0.09684327244758606, -0.0035923300310969353, -0.02033... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
39c9130362d6691ed07e2af357b14c84434bcdc7e7ebc04deb70918f4b260ebd | Uruguay: The Ministry of Foreign Relations issued a statement in which it expressed its "solidarity with the Ecuadorian authorities" on behalf of the Uruguayan Government and that it ensures the "reestablishment of internal order within the strict framework of the current institutions that allows the recovery of "citi... | [0.030944110825657845, 0.0006359921535477042, -0.011597944423556328, 0.00273793819360435, 0.04671226441860199, -0.003681415459141135, -0.08945721387863159, -0.07450457662343979, -0.054822660982608795, 0.005954037886112928, 0.01200331375002861, 0.014930781908333302, 0.059987399727106094, -0.03523997962474823, -0.0143960... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
b615eea76d98406b8e3ba38c8238b7661d2fad723359e633797aabc8bff0f770 | I trust in the prompt restoration of order and in the timely action of justice against the intellectual and material authors of these unacceptable terrorist acts." ==== Supranational organizations ==== European Union: Foreign policy chief Josep Borrell described the increased gang activity as a "direct attack on democ... | [-0.04199812561273575, 0.02179107256233692, 0.0008730138652026653, -0.0018828470492735505, 0.052124373614788055, -0.018506290391087532, 0.023902833461761475, -0.01860129088163376, -0.00822212640196085, 0.024868279695510864, -0.002929369919002056, 0.04092894867062569, 0.04726977273821831, 0.02781818062067032, 0.03265143... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
3483b3b76af3222875cf90575a4e185434b040d8795df3e89359bad3a4f2c9e5 | == References == == External links == Media related to 2024 conflict in Ecuador at Wikimedia Commons | [-0.015006108209490776, -0.017435511574149132, -0.017564134672284126, -0.04935559630393982, 0.015534179285168648, -0.0011800247011706233, -0.03690700605511665, -0.004254357423633337, -0.05337286740541458, 0.004526270087808371, 0.00029058405198156834, 0.0072824894450604916, -0.003964561503380537, 0.041392065584659576, 0... | 2024 Ecuadorian conflict | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Ecuadorian_conflict | 1333c21cc7d265d3ff76f2df822268bdaa1fb40b31db5c9266fc137632c8c060 |
1ea125f12f5b0959b19221df5a70b9fd97ac399fc09f3012660c3c0b1291a41c | Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín ( noh-BOH-ə; Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel noˈβo.a]; born 30 November 1987) is an Ecuadorian politician and businessman currently serving as the 48th president of Ecuador since 23 November 2023. Taking office at the age of 35, he is the second-youngest president in the country's histor... | [0.028029711917042732, -0.02322522923350334, -0.02212372235953808, -0.02569413371384144, -0.014110181480646133, 0.03412191942334175, -0.021298104897141457, -0.02194710448384285, 0.0016156791243702173, 0.024404514580965042, 0.020758112892508507, -0.0005646788631565869, -0.012977494858205318, 0.044809065759181976, 0.0450... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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Noboa was a member of the National Assembly of Ecuador from 2021 until 2023 when the National Assembly was dissolved following the muerte cruzada constitutional mechanism invoked by President Guillermo Lasso. Before his political career, Noboa served in several positions at Noboa Corporation, an exporting business fou... | [-0.005077581387013197, -0.0576777420938015, -0.023124169558286667, -0.002583883935585618, 0.02584707736968994, -0.022432636469602585, -0.03138420358300209, -0.00632530776783824, 0.01152438297867775, 0.007766664959490299, 0.018049633130431175, 0.061294008046388626, 0.06608407199382782, 0.04390406236052513, 0.0274741686... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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In May 2023, Noboa announced his candidacy for president in the 2023 snap election, running on the National Democratic Action ticket. He advanced to the run-off election in October, facing Luisa González, which many interpreted as an upset given his low polling numbers in the days leading up to the election. Noboa wen... | [0.008481113240122795, -0.018055442720651627, -0.11200284957885742, -0.029997391626238823, 0.04529315233230591, -0.08454307168722153, -0.008516513742506504, -0.01667141355574131, 0.014000752940773964, 0.012910844758152962, -0.011239019222557545, 0.04195774719119072, -0.043140433728694916, 0.07075991481542587, 0.0096565... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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Noboa is currently the youngest democratically elected serving state leader in the world, and the second-youngest head of government after Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso. == Early life and education ==
Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín was born on 30 November 1987 in Miami, Florida, however, he was raised in Guayaquil. ... | [0.004698875825852156, -0.07876467704772949, -0.038171932101249695, -0.020644644275307655, -0.012086106464266777, 0.0015030514914542437, 0.0008409001748077571, 0.001605889294296503, 0.07584184408187866, 0.00909747276455164, 0.06645531952381134, -0.010756532661616802, 0.032786741852760315, 0.0995754823088646, 0.02852387... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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Noboa graduated from New York University's Stern School of Business in 2010, and later earned a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in Evanston, Illinois.
In 2020, he studied at Harvard University and in 2022, he obtained a master's degree in political communic... | [0.00724003417417407, -0.0006277770735323429, -0.009562698192894459, -0.005305746104568243, 0.010549496859312057, 0.0015811912016943097, -0.024365253746509552, -0.01844141073524952, 0.06362900137901306, 0.017000559717416763, 0.029279939830303192, 0.003133805003017187, 0.05144653096795082, 0.06323256343603134, -0.007754... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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His father, Álvaro Noboa, owns Noboa Corporation, a banana exporter. Daniel Noboa is seen as an heir to the company. He has served as shipping director of Noboa Corporation. | [-0.024247433990240097, -0.10487748682498932, -0.007887608371675014, 0.023322956636548042, -0.02058744989335537, -0.021313196048140526, -0.019106853753328323, 0.05525748431682587, 0.05696289613842964, 0.012864192947745323, 0.044221024960279465, 0.016201531514525414, 0.04845558851957321, 0.010878431610763073, -0.0020384... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
248119551dd6f1dfa65746cd553a05a59f4f334ed57e7d160d12c06341f7d40c | He was also commercial and logistics director between 2010 and June 2018. == Political career == === National Assembly ===
Noboa was elected to the National Assembly in the 2021 legislative elections, representing Santa Elena, for the United Ecuadorian political movement. He was inaugurated on 14 May in the same year. | [0.007610298227518797, -0.012265492230653763, 0.01104335580021143, -0.05190273001790047, -0.03292376920580864, 0.020937621593475342, -0.007097633555531502, -0.01041479129344225, -0.07397327572107315, 0.045421302318573, -0.005978375673294067, -0.00956850964576006, 0.04152292013168335, 0.045811835676431656, 0.03047791495... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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Noboa was absent during President Lasso's impeachment trial, however a proxy voted in the affirmative. | [-0.05309579521417618, -0.03728024289011955, -0.026765823364257812, 0.0018701321678236127, 0.03170817345380783, -0.013247683644294739, 0.009420527145266533, -0.009539950639009476, -0.060544244945049286, -0.00975065864622593, 0.018991537392139435, -0.05006053298711777, 0.05780969560146332, 0.007814771495759487, -0.04330... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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His campaign is seen as traditional, drawing on the Grupo Noboa social welfare foundation founded by his parents, as well as his ties as chairman of the Commission on Economic Development. In two July polls, he was polling at 6.4% and at 3. | [-0.06804665923118591, -0.06815522164106369, 0.020123718306422234, -0.034683335572481155, 0.038932476192712784, -0.05569060891866684, 0.1064695194363594, 0.02584582008421421, 0.012549794279038906, 0.02231942117214203, 0.03346860781311989, 0.02604091353714466, 0.020519040524959564, -0.04615648090839386, 0.01201086584478... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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On 20 August, Noboa gathered 23.47% of the actual votes and advanced to the run-off election set for 15 October, facing Luisa González. His second-place finish was seen as surprising, with some attributing his rise in popularity to his debate performance. | [-0.007176374085247517, -0.03362546116113663, -0.06327369064092636, -0.06188272684812546, 0.04564867168664932, -0.05415122210979462, 0.04514117166399956, -0.06800336390733719, -0.020199202001094818, -0.029461344704031944, -0.04357075318694115, 0.042615167796611786, -0.06195984408259392, 0.056261416524648666, -0.0220053... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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In the second round, Noboa was elected, winning 52% of the vote. Elected at age 35, he is the youngest president in Ecuadorian history (and the second youngest head of state in the world, and youngest democratically elected head of state in the world), beating the r... | [0.0117744579911232, 0.03178969398140907, -0.04515667259693146, -0.03916382044553757, 0.031011657789349556, -0.013230198062956333, 0.0020063850097358227, -0.01631074585020542, 0.011589006520807743, 0.0021039259154349566, 0.017477676272392273, 0.02647450752556324, -0.07234960049390793, 0.04125210642814636, 0.01729967817... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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a1df210d2827be35719dd4c0e5f84a4831553ecb130e7fe66444caf3151010b9 | On 17 October, Noboa visited the Presidential Palace to meet with outgoing President Guillermo Lasso. == Presidency (2023–present) == === 2023 === Noboa was inaugurated as president on 23 November 2023, becoming the country's youngest person to assume the office after winning a popular election. President of Colombia ... | [0.018053364008665085, 0.007023510988801718, -0.009420877322554588, -0.03663137927651405, 0.025595134124159813, -0.0027454923838377, -0.03949602320790291, 0.06395339965820312, 0.0416816808283329, 0.014862955547869205, -0.08725041896104813, 0.06450839340686798, -0.022862521931529045, 0.044811856001615524, 0.035365130752... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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Noboa addressed the UN Security Council On 9 December, highlighting criminal gang activities and overall security as high priorities. On 10 December 2023, Noboa atten... | [-0.00020528770983219147, -0.00147063413169235, -0.011883354745805264, 0.0041237035766243935, 0.04062443599104881, 0.027991551905870438, -0.005181477405130863, 0.031869735568761826, 0.06850415468215942, 0.011265851557254791, -0.061875659972429276, 0.018594466149806976, 0.07473806291818619, 0.06892076134681702, 0.018294... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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52b3c38085033477f65da043ccda175db6d000903220f679311a0407c4272864 | === 2024 === ==== State of emergency ==== On 7 January 2024, Los Choneros leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar escaped from prison in the city of Guayaquil, on the day of his scheduled transfer to a maximum-security prison. The events were reported the next day by authorities, with charges being filed against two prison... | [-0.017372362315654755, -0.0021536266431212425, -0.07002737373113632, -0.03332064673304558, 0.010895234532654285, -0.027510851621627808, 0.06681723892688751, 0.003290595719590783, 0.028101565316319466, -0.0145524637773633, -0.018313119187951088, 0.040076032280921936, -0.016666149720549583, 0.018610037863254547, 0.02299... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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b3daeecfb2149547fea85a1506606edf1b5c9a3bf1177278194e5a657695078c | Organized crime has declared war on the state, and the state must prevail". Some analysts criticize President Noboa for providing an exclusively security-based response to crime, without making any announcements on possible reforms of the police and judiciary, reputed to be highly corrupt, or on social policies to com... | [-0.0523158460855484, -0.0018246195977553725, 0.005563207436352968, 0.005723206326365471, 0.0664726123213768, 0.007645182777196169, 0.01791706681251526, -0.04211780056357384, -0.025481384247541428, 0.01682216487824917, -0.015613917261362076, 0.033901527523994446, 0.07261556386947632, 0.02924811840057373, -0.00259387260... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
932f4a2f311a5ee00c7345c08a1f4e057838dafafaa13423567526f593f5d938 | Mexico and numerous other countries decried the raid as a violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the 1954 Caracas Convention on Diplomatic Asylum. The raid was carried out to arrest the former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas, who had been sentenced for corruption and had been living ... | [-0.07635781168937683, 0.025154083967208862, 0.007226631976664066, -0.027107253670692444, 0.024790769442915916, 0.008295178413391113, 0.06894826143980026, -0.04172598570585251, -0.07581162452697754, -0.015395088121294975, -0.0708446353673935, 0.06723663210868835, 0.009679930284619331, -0.025603478774428368, 0.003228606... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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The assault led to Mexico severing its relations with Ecuador. The following day, Nicaragua followed suit in solidarity with Mexico. Venezuela closed its Ecuadorian embassy and consulates due to the raid, condemning Ecuador's actions. | [-0.0857626423239708, -0.07117777317762375, 0.011561665683984756, 0.013771137222647667, -0.018440252169966698, 0.04142482206225395, 0.026839658617973328, -0.06031929329037666, -0.06399253755807877, -0.012889842502772808, -0.013377921655774117, 0.07197242230176926, 0.12834955751895905, -0.054854076355695724, -0.02424146... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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In response to the raid, Noboa said he made "exceptional decisions to protect national security, the rule of law and the dignity of a population that rejects any type of impunity for criminals, corrupt people or narco-terrorists", and that he would "not allow sentenced criminals involved in very serious crimes to be g... | [-0.06116412207484245, 0.0011837201891466975, 0.01343461126089096, -0.004370127804577351, 0.11017801612615585, 0.01351300347596407, 0.035989899188280106, 0.031623389571905136, -0.01645694300532341, 0.005980042740702629, -0.050073977559804916, 0.05087967962026596, 0.08925003558397293, 0.04609740525484085, -0.02296648547... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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Noboa has rejected identification with both the left and right of the political spectrum, broadly describing his political alignment as center-left. Some news outlets have described him as having a conservative view on financial issues and a liberal view on social issues. He has been describe... | [-0.006628800183534622, -0.06497158855199814, 0.0491032674908638, -0.034775231033563614, 0.05923805758357048, -0.005272937007248402, -4.788779187947512e-05, -0.0003391467034816742, 0.025397632271051407, 0.008517988957464695, 0.09841879457235336, -0.05979204922914505, 0.06547357887029648, 0.04894610121846199, 0.00642561... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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Noboa supports LGBT rights and denounced discrimination. He has condemned the Russian invasion of Uk... | [0.011032032780349255, 0.011976141482591629, 0.13351893424987793, -0.0036169684026390314, 0.05697055533528328, -0.019968241453170776, -0.003468504175543785, 0.006682641804218292, -0.036497727036476135, 0.03098462149500847, 0.032257329672575, -0.011092394590377808, 0.025643503293395042, 0.02813219651579857, -0.016913024... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
0dfe359b6d008877043dc81c52a94f865a4b181fc2d1b71cc3ce70b49f786bc7 | Regarding energy, Noboa cited cleaner energy as a solution for issues regarding electricity production and distribution. == Controversies ==
In June 2021, a complaint filed by Noboa was admitted to a Spanish court to investigate the insurer Mapfre for the alleged crime of violation of the right to privacy and disclosu... | [-0.05567025765776634, -0.05515357851982117, -0.008888269774615765, 0.0012544395867735147, 0.06612113863229752, 0.04751409962773323, -0.02107054926455021, -0.02722647227346897, -0.03048274666070938, 0.008220325224101543, -0.04262186214327812, -0.02349301427602768, 0.09281551092863083, -0.0016134604811668396, 0.03238050... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
2702cda1f00fa3379a0f553c2e4397ca9691af54f193a5b82036f4834e3dc702 | Paulo revealed in October 2023 that Noboa is the owner of two offshore companies located in Panama, according to the Panama Papers. He is also linked to several other companies owned by his father in tax havens. Ecuadorian law prohibits election candidates from owning assets in tax havens. | [0.022512193769216537, -0.06624322384595871, -0.005992214195430279, -0.025705235078930855, 0.04474322497844696, -0.041945680975914, -0.04601377248764038, -0.0016540217911824584, 0.010610831901431084, 0.01601940207183361, 0.022261308506131172, -0.0016355530824512243, 0.06285499781370163, 0.008990351110696793, 0.00838312... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
2a9c9f4f4b24fda4d9e815f0b56f8944e689e1a090f33d50b5e97fa4dd97eb68 | == Personal life ==
In 2018, he married Gabriela Goldbaum. They had a daughter. They later divorced. | [-0.011436489410698414, 0.022528860718011856, 0.019084343686699867, -0.021080581471323967, -0.04304490238428116, -0.025733813643455505, -0.049495846033096313, 0.05567685514688492, -0.017581485211849213, -0.023257683962583542, -0.021283332258462906, -0.02538706362247467, -0.032615553587675095, 0.021907862275838852, -0.0... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
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4c2e173c3a2e70972c8eac6e0a5f7b4d95881703a8f13a77b36977642759e34b | They have two sons.
Along with his native Spanish, Noboa speaks fluent English. == See also ==
List of state leaders by age#Youngest serving state leaders == Notes == == References == == External links == Campaign website (in Spanish)
Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish) | [0.014247824437916279, -0.05704214423894882, -0.058525651693344116, -0.06573361158370972, 0.037587955594062805, 0.031286705285310745, -0.024518568068742752, 0.0068597043864429, 0.042259860783815384, 0.013876315206289291, 0.012180250138044357, -0.07208510488271713, -0.011216637678444386, 0.049022674560546875, 0.02595619... | Daniel Noboa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Noboa | 90eccd2d9fc570de6a3a9eb907708a8d453b8768c387c0265522233c9ae693ed |
5af9033b1a37379bc2ad549b16a8d49852338d7b709035d4339f4ba014e1ea98 | José Adolfo Macías Villamar (born 30 September 1979), also known by the alias Fito, is an Ecuadorian drug lord and the current leader of Los Choneros cartel. He assumed leadership in 2020 following the murder of his predecessor Jorge Luis Zambrano. He had been incarcerated since 2011, having previously escaped prison a... | [-0.009723692201077938, -0.0005620485171675682, -0.10266564041376114, -0.04884280264377594, 0.024304738268256187, -0.009218791499733925, 0.05046013742685318, 0.04973114654421806, -0.07047092169523239, 0.021403536200523376, 0.0092158867046237, -0.01776440441608429, 0.030935855582356453, 0.04995537921786308, 0.0196418445... | José Adolfo Macías Villamar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Adolfo_Mac%C3%ADas_Villamar | b831ea0e6e297a4f6f69d71d94ce9d36b930d9df2c58701c1dce3ff62d2c5131 |
1255de35d1d8437f901238c98c288d009f03b8c7ecc169d12a385860da22d11d | In January 2024, he escaped from prison again, prompting a state of emergency to be called in Ecuador for sixty days and initiating the 2024 conflict in Ecuador. Until now, he has not been found. == Criminal career ==
Macías was first arrested in 2000 for committing robbery. | [0.04224012792110443, -0.02634599804878235, 0.01825125701725483, -0.03429669514298439, 0.03984164446592331, 0.04412928223609924, -0.015724049881100655, -0.0633130893111229, -0.012453381903469563, 0.0030342410318553448, 0.010550783015787601, -0.008611267432570457, 0.006488288752734661, -0.004673420917242765, 0.041110750... | José Adolfo Macías Villamar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Adolfo_Mac%C3%ADas_Villamar | b831ea0e6e297a4f6f69d71d94ce9d36b930d9df2c58701c1dce3ff62d2c5131 |
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In 2011, he was arrested for drug trafficking and organized crime and was imprisoned in La Roca Prison. On 11 February 2013, he escaped along with 17 other members of Los Choneros. To carry out the escape, they immobilized fourteen prison guards and fled by boats on the Daule River. | [0.02972869575023651, -0.057392142713069916, -0.009944114834070206, -0.030366893857717514, -0.004924166481941938, -0.01840100809931755, -0.008133945055305958, -0.07672590762376785, -0.06398613750934601, -0.002557565923780203, 0.02154669724404812, -0.005689739715307951, 0.02414042130112648, 0.013346074149012566, 0.04299... | José Adolfo Macías Villamar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Adolfo_Mac%C3%ADas_Villamar | b831ea0e6e297a4f6f69d71d94ce9d36b930d9df2c58701c1dce3ff62d2c5131 |
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When Jorge Luis Zambrano, the previous leader of Los Choneros, was murdered in December 2020, Macías and Junior Roldán became the successors to the criminal syndicate. Three years later, Roldán was murdered, leaving Macías as the sole leader of Los Choner... | [-0.06446477770805359, -0.03471044823527336, -0.06149009242653847, -0.02209625206887722, 0.03518347442150116, -0.03703666105866432, -0.015275216661393642, 0.007136617787182331, -0.03773057460784912, 0.0041025374084711075, -0.02788163162767887, -0.005173543468117714, -0.026647597551345825, 0.013273815624415874, 0.007713... | José Adolfo Macías Villamar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Adolfo_Mac%C3%ADas_Villamar | b831ea0e6e297a4f6f69d71d94ce9d36b930d9df2c58701c1dce3ff62d2c5131 |
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He was serving a sentence of thirty-four years in the Litoral Penitentiary for organized crime, drug trafficking, and murders. | [-0.0018870645435526967, 0.004881676752120256, -0.05412675067782402, -0.022940682247281075, 0.11017363518476486, -0.021201489493250847, -0.007464149035513401, 0.013366848230361938, -0.07046696543693542, -0.023137615993618965, -0.0050508007407188416, 0.025362731888890266, 0.03121165931224823, 0.03604422137141228, 0.0038... | José Adolfo Macías Villamar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Adolfo_Mac%C3%ADas_Villamar | b831ea0e6e297a4f6f69d71d94ce9d36b930d9df2c58701c1dce3ff62d2c5131 |
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He escaped from prison in January 2024, leading the government to declare a state of emergency. In response, criminal gangs launched several attacks against civilians and the police.
Before his escape, he exercised "significant internal control of the prison" where he was incarcerated. | [0.03293181583285332, 0.017865845933556557, -0.015434402972459793, -0.011412450112402439, 0.08092258125543594, -0.06062142923474312, -0.002604242181405425, 0.007624923717230558, -0.02725163660943508, 0.004684645216912031, -0.011304792016744614, 0.01628735661506653, -0.0015715310582891107, -0.0026095814537256956, 0.0604... | José Adolfo Macías Villamar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Adolfo_Mac%C3%ADas_Villamar | b831ea0e6e297a4f6f69d71d94ce9d36b930d9df2c58701c1dce3ff62d2c5131 |
86f97510f2ef1aa2e8480e799fca6d28662bd6a1af5305e4e3ba6c48369040ef | Fito and Junior Roldán, another leader of 'Los Choneros' who was killed in 2023 in Colombia, had "differentiated and preferential treatment by the authorities". === Kidnapping of his daughter ===
On 17 November 2021, Macías's daughter was allegedly kidnapped along with her cousin. Later, on November 21, she was releas... | [0.0069100758992135525, -0.025871949270367622, 0.022967452183365822, -0.04051154479384422, 0.04249298945069313, -0.04593459516763687, -0.0072066886350512505, -0.020598214119672775, -0.016465317457914352, 0.0192034300416708, -0.011698838323354721, 0.05267931893467903, -0.0006596314487978816, -0.02533036842942238, 0.0115... | José Adolfo Macías Villamar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Adolfo_Mac%C3%ADas_Villamar | b831ea0e6e297a4f6f69d71d94ce9d36b930d9df2c58701c1dce3ff62d2c5131 |
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13c44f4997e89fd2ee472a9caf2204e30f9f201d35677d8f93a874b6ce0ab6a1 | Los Choneros is an organized crime syndicate and drug cartel based in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, with a notable presence along much of the country's coastline. The gang is known for its involvement in organized crime, including drug trafficking, extortion, and robbery. Many of its members have been on the Ecuadori... | [-0.006069646682590246, -0.011374101974070072, -0.020626148208975792, -0.025807658210396767, 0.047885261476039886, -0.01758110336959362, 0.028745725750923157, -0.0684516653418541, -0.015059963800013065, 0.019900532439351082, 0.003884296864271164, 0.03325488045811653, 0.025666451081633568, 0.041610728949308395, -0.01091... | Los Choneros | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Choneros | 66b9d5987427a40b64f4b3af512a264f83fb29b9fa8d8d9492df7f90da8b1c77 |
f8127fde6b6fd15073bb1a071666543bc0d17f9596f30dd23d32894b8610cd58 | Their main business is moving cocaine to the United States.
On 9 January 2024, an armed conflict in Ecuador broke out after gangleader José Villamar escaped from prison and around 30 top officials were arrested by an anti-corruption and drug trafficking operation. The country's government declared a situation of inner... | [0.05481985583901405, -0.015145701356232166, -0.0694432407617569, -0.007063942961394787, 0.027118738740682602, -0.03914318606257439, 0.031471412628889084, -0.017533594742417336, -0.041798871010541916, 0.012733272276818752, 0.017580391839146614, -0.05953057482838631, -0.02691841498017311, 0.016341445967555046, 0.0080397... | Los Choneros | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Choneros | 66b9d5987427a40b64f4b3af512a264f83fb29b9fa8d8d9492df7f90da8b1c77 |
3b7376b8bd1221f66d8ef28330a4d1e4cbb5e8bb4399444fb5843527559db3f1 | == History ==
The Choneros may have originated in Chone or Manta, sometime in the 1990s. Initially it was a gang of young adults with eight members, aged between 18 and 30 years. Its founder and first leader was Jorge Bismark Véliz España, known as Chonero or Teniente España, said to have started out as a drug dealer ... | [-0.035977985709905624, -0.03219757229089737, -0.050172753632068634, -0.04699525609612465, 0.02461349591612816, 0.0007618985255248845, 0.08568063378334045, 0.09672746807336807, 0.013056647963821888, 0.01021505706012249, -0.026062963530421257, -0.0012851791689172387, -0.108331598341465, 0.04770051687955856, -0.005706537... | Los Choneros | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Choneros | 66b9d5987427a40b64f4b3af512a264f83fb29b9fa8d8d9492df7f90da8b1c77 |
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Carlos Jesús Cedeño Vera, known alternatively as El Rojo or El Quesero, the head of the Los Queseros gang, fell out with Bismark, one of its members, at a party and ordered his murder, which was attempted that night. Bismark and his daughter were wounded and his wife was killed. Bismark, along with family members, fri... | [-0.04101761057972908, -0.032040029764175415, 0.0015358584932982922, -0.020983517169952393, 0.013362720608711243, -0.09435854852199554, 0.05849098786711693, -0.0334484837949276, -0.043926309794187546, 0.040761787444353104, -0.007956634275615215, 0.028300365433096886, 0.00440656254068017, 0.03250637650489807, -0.0251021... | Los Choneros | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Choneros | 66b9d5987427a40b64f4b3af512a264f83fb29b9fa8d8d9492df7f90da8b1c77 |
57f910727535c99ec67f9d389a388e2367100e3e350ea32242b6f74cad955dcd | In the ensuing war, Los Queseros were exterminated. Several from Los Choneros survived, allowing them to continue with organized crime.
Los Choneros is believed to work as the armed wing of Sinaloa Cartel within Ecuador. | [-0.030056597664952278, 0.014471171423792839, -0.003011947963386774, -0.017838578671216965, 0.04636857658624649, -0.1276000589132309, 0.029410656541585922, -0.03570841997861862, -0.05521881952881813, 0.008847495540976524, -0.006152884569019079, 0.030118439346551895, 0.015361298806965351, -0.017553959041833878, 0.025899... | Los Choneros | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Choneros | 66b9d5987427a40b64f4b3af512a264f83fb29b9fa8d8d9492df7f90da8b1c77 |
4d4081fde1bdc654130854abec4e7180c8e2e94b27e09fa867c0e8ebd5113be8 | Their main business is drug trafficking, especially of cocaine. Since 2011, the Choneros have also been present in prisons around the country. The organization is well organized nationwide and includes Ecuadorian security officials and politicians. | [0.016916843131184578, 0.013938622549176216, 0.04868572577834129, 0.016118526458740234, -0.011537257581949234, 0.03648076206445694, -0.044077079743146896, -0.033109575510025024, -0.014321761205792427, 0.012463071383535862, 0.0044399769976735115, -7.818767335265875e-05, 0.008334148675203323, 0.07399691641330719, 0.04091... | Los Choneros | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Choneros | 66b9d5987427a40b64f4b3af512a264f83fb29b9fa8d8d9492df7f90da8b1c77 |
f484b4408a69c71b26b447b4ca1c4aed6e0d53c0b313cf4346cdd2cbaa9624a8 | == See also ==
Tren de Aragua == References == | [0.04268576204776764, -0.07612420618534088, -0.053679946810007095, -0.034444715827703476, -0.05247807130217552, -0.018114227801561356, 0.030002785846590996, -0.05049554258584976, -0.04589634761214256, 0.06067127361893654, -0.002405778970569372, 0.00508226128295064, 0.012170679867267609, -0.013391303829848766, 0.0787226... | Los Choneros | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Choneros | 66b9d5987427a40b64f4b3af512a264f83fb29b9fa8d8d9492df7f90da8b1c77 |
a5f606daad6e0f8f8f1da58c497b100c79a4710c1f388ce6653de0c3a145fa58 | Crime in Ecuador is investigated by the Ecuadorian police. == Crime by type == === Murder === In 2012, Ecuador had a murder rate of 12.4 per 100,000 population. | [0.05953274667263031, 0.03566659986972809, 0.0656595528125763, -0.02603897638618946, -0.03889629244804382, 0.0024235895834863186, 0.012564536184072495, -0.04557403177022934, -0.040067292749881744, -0.011142232455313206, 0.023069720715284348, 0.040253568440675735, 0.10442911088466644, 0.0019841103348881006, 0.0417306348... | Crime in Ecuador | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Ecuador | ecccc56d128add2536c6f8e8f76ad6a9ff6ba2b5cd9a599ba872cd7876562c8b |
fb658ebc0eb19815c6ed798a4d38eebb72870960ec53d6276619e26315161bcb | There were a total of 1,924 murders in Ecuador in 2012. By 2014, this had decreased to 8.23 per 100,000, with 1,309 murders recorded that year, but since 2019 the number of homicides, often related to organized crime and narcotraffic operations, has risen to 14 per 100,000 in 2021 while widespread corruption throughou... | [0.035951096564531326, 0.01913999579846859, 0.048636503517627716, 0.023157654330134392, 0.04051390290260315, 0.01593802496790886, -0.003496760269626975, -0.031846027821302414, -0.03197167441248894, 0.00416155019775033, -0.029951469972729683, 0.07274695485830307, 0.14827457070350647, -0.018495997413992882, 0.02916893735... | Crime in Ecuador | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Ecuador | ecccc56d128add2536c6f8e8f76ad6a9ff6ba2b5cd9a599ba872cd7876562c8b |
86ec64da17b2e5f1b55c5fe5a04bbcb0d437b0594b6f3f179209d431dffbc499 | In April 2022, the provinces of Guayas, Manabi, and Esmeraldas were all declared in state of emergencies for 60 days by Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso. It was reported that there is a rise in violent deaths and crimes in the said provinces this year. Along with this, 9,000 police and military are said to patrol ... | [-0.016675956547260284, -0.01752999983727932, -0.05499288812279701, 0.017105713486671448, 0.03144925460219383, -0.004354327917098999, 0.019229706376791, -0.007880516350269318, -0.07619546353816986, -0.010217299684882164, -0.018320785835385323, -0.0066866748966276646, 0.053566113114356995, -0.006425777450203896, -0.0709... | Crime in Ecuador | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Ecuador | ecccc56d128add2536c6f8e8f76ad6a9ff6ba2b5cd9a599ba872cd7876562c8b |
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