Rafael Pólit Cevallos (1823 - 1897) studied at the Central University of

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and joined the Conservative Party of Ecuador of

Gabriel García Moreno Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García Moreno y Morán de Butrón (24 December 1821 – 6 August 1875), was an Ecuadorian politician and aristocrat who twice served as President of Ecuador (1861–65 and 1869–75) and was assassinated d ...

. He was President of the Municipal Council of

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. He was

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when Congress resumed after the assassination of García Moreno on 6 August 1875. From 4 October 1875 - 9 December 1875 he held the combined office of Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was also

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. In 1878 the government sent him into exile, but later he returned. On 2 May 1895 he became head of the government of Guayas, but resigned within a month. He died on 23 October 1897 in

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Presidents of the Senate of Ecuador 1823 births 1897 deaths Conservative Party (Ecuador) politicians Foreign ministers of Ecuador Ecuadorian Ministers of Finance {{Ecuador-politician-stub