Events in the year 2020 in Ecuador.

Incumbents

* President: Lenín Moreno * Vice President: **

Otto Sonnenholzner Otto Ramón Sonnenholzner Sper (, locally , ; born 19 March 1983) is an Ecuadorian radio broadcaster, politician, and economist who served as the 50th Vice President of Ecuador from December 2018 to July 2020. Biography Otto was born in Guaya ...

(until 10 July) ** María Alejandra Muñoz (from 22 July)

Events

*February 3 – President Lenin Moreno apologizes after saying women only file harassment claims when "they come from an ugly person" on January 31. *February 20 - The national electoral tribunal ruled that Evo Morales was ineligible to run for Senate. *February 29 –

COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador The COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was reported to have spread to Ecuador on 29 February 2020, when a w ...

: The Health Ministry reports the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country, a woman who entered the country from Spain. *April 1 – COVID-19 pandemic: Guayaquil, Guayas Province, reports 60 deaths and 1,937 confirmed cases of COVID-19, one of the highest figures in the world. *April 7 – Former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) and vice president

Jorge Glas Jorge David Glas Espinel (; born 13 September 1969) is an Ecuadorian politician and electrical engineer. He served as Vice President of Ecuador from 24 May 2013 to 13 December 2017. President Lenín Moreno suspended Glas of his official duties ...

were sentenced to eight years in prison for bribery during the period 2012-2016. The accusations are related to the Odebrecht company. *August 7 – The Navy warns about possible incursions by the Chinese fishing fleet just outside the exclusive economic zone around the Galápagos Islands. *August 17 – Galapagos National Park authorities say 30 new species of invertebrates in deep water surrounding the Galapagos Islands have been discovered. *August 21 – COVID-19 pandemic: There are confirmed positive cases in all 24 provinces, with Quito being the hardest-hit area. According to "Compassion Ecuador," the indigenous population is particularly vulnerable. *August 25 – COVID-19 pandemic: 100,000 confirmed cases and 6,000 deaths across the country.

Sports

*July 24 to August 9 – Ecuador is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Rescheduled for August 2021)

Deaths

*6 January –

Oswaldo Larriva Óscar Oswaldo Larriva Alvarado (1946 – 6 January 2020) was an Ecuadorian politician. He was a member of the National Congress from 1992 to 1994, and served as governor of Azuay Province between 2007 and 2009. Larriva returned to the legislatu ...

, academic and politician (b. 1946). *March 30 ** Ángel Sánchez Mendoza, journalist; COVID-19 **

Jorge Chica Jorge Chica Ramírez (1952 – 30 March 2020) was an Ecuadorian footballer and neurosurgeon. He graduated as a doctor when he played for Barcelona Sporting Club, which is why he was nicknamed "The Doctor" on the pitch. He was champion with Barcelon ...

, 68, footballer and neurosurgeon; COVID-19 ** Manuel Adolfo Varas, 76, broadcaster and sports journalist; COVID-19 *April 2 –

Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas Rodrigo Abelardo Pesántez Rodas (25 July 1937 – 2 April 2020) was an Ecuadorian writer and poet. Personal life Pesántez Rodas was born in Azogues. He died on 2 April 2020, in Guayaquil, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pande ...

, 82, writer and poet; COVID-19 *April 3 –

Omar Quintana Omar Quintana Baquerizo (March 22, 1943 – April 3, 2020) was an Ecuadorian politician, sports executive, businessman, and member of the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party (PRE) and Institutional Renewal Party of National Action (PRIAN) political partie ...

, 76, politician and sports executive, president of C.S. Emelec; COVID-19 *April 4 **

Carlos González-Artigas Carlos González-Artigas Díaz (1947 - 4 April 2020) was an Ecuadorian businessman. Biography González-Artigas was born in Quito, Ecuador and from a young age, as soon as he left school, he began his professional life in commercial and agro-i ...

, 72, businessperson; COVID-19 ** Giovanni Coppiano, 54, doctor and clown; COVID-19 *April 5 –

, 72, businessman; COVID-19 *April 9 – Roberto Román Valencia, 75, journalist; COVID-19 *April 13 – José Marroquín Yerovi, 76, priest; COVID-19 *April 15 – Augusto Itúrburu, 40, sports journalist; COVID-19Augusto Itúrburu, un hombre de palabras justas, retrieved 27 Feb 2021 (in Spanish)
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