Jaime Vargas Vargas (born 21 July 1979) is an

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leader. He was the president of the

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for the 2017–2020 term. He was prominently involved as one of the leaders of the 2019 Ecuadorian protests against

austerity measures Austerity is a set of political-economic policies that aim to reduce government budget deficits through spending cuts, tax increases, or a combination of both. There are three primary types of austerity measures: higher taxes to fund spend ...

implemented by the government of

Lenín Moreno Lenín Voltaire Moreno Garcés (; born 19 March 1953) is an Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as ...

. His term was extended until 2021, at which point Vargas was deposed for having endorsed

Andrés Arauz Andrés Arauz Galarza (born 6 February 1985) is an Ecuadorian politician and economist. He was a candidate for President in the 2021 election. Background Andrés Arauz started his career as a public servant in 2009 at the Central Bank of Ec ...

in the second round of the

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