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Paola Pabón
Paola Verenice Pabón Caranqui (born 28 January 1978) is an Ecuadorian lawyer, politician and feminist who ran for President of Ecuador in the 2025 general election. She has served as a representative to the National Assembly for the PAIS Alliance movement from 2009 and 2015 and has also worked under the presidencies of Rafael Correa and Lenin Moreno. Biography Pabón was born on 28 January 1978 in Ibarra which is located in the Imbabura Province. She completed her higher education studies at the Central University of Ecuador and obtained a law degree. Pabón later went to the Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala where she earned a master's degree. She began her political career as a member of the Democratic Left Party where she remained for seven years. Pabón would eventually move to the PAIS Alliance movement, and it was when she was a member of the party that she was made its deputy director of their Quito branch. In the 2009 legislative elections, she was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibarra, Ecuador
Ibarra (; full name San Miguel de Ibarra; Quechuan languages, Quechua: Impapura) is a city in northern Ecuador and the capital of the Imbabura Province. It lies at the foot of the Imbabura Volcano and on the left bank of the Tahuando river. It is located about northeast of Ecuador's capital Quito. History Ibarra was founded in 1606 by order of the President of the Royal Audience of Quito, Miguel de Ibarra. The development of the city included the systematic construction of public buildings, including an important number of Church (building), churches, but an 1868 Ecuador earthquakes, earthquake in 1868 destroyed most of them. After the devastating earthquake of August 16, 1868, the city was re-settled in 1872. Based on its newest date of foundation, Ibarra is the youngest city in Ecuador. The Inca ruler Atahualpa is said to have been born in the Inca settlement of Inca-Caranqui about 2 km from the city. Helados de paila (handmade ice cream or sorbet and still sold in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Universo
( Spanish for "The Universe") is one of the largest daily newspapers in Ecuador. It was founded in 1921 and the first edition was published September 16 of the same year. Its headquarters are located in Guayaquil. The newspaper has been published since its foundation with only small interruptions during the dictatorship. The founder was Ismael Pérez Pazmiño. is a member of ''Asociación Ecuatoriana de Editores de Periódicos (AEDEP)'', ''Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa (SIP)'' and the '' World Association of Newspapers (WAN).'' Sections * Política – Politics * Economía – Economics * Sucesos – Crime * Migración – Migration * País – News from the provinces * Internacionales- International news * Marcador – Sports * El Gran Guayaquil – Guayaquil News * Vida – Life style * En Escena – Show business Supplements * Sambo, a magazine-style supplement published monthly for Samborondón. * Mi Mundo, children supplement published on Saturdays. * Negocios, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Ecuadorian Protests
The 2019 Ecuadorian protests were a series of protests and riots against austerity measures including the cancellation of fuel subsidies, adopted by President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno and his administration. Organized protests ceased after indigenous groups and the Ecuadorian government reached a deal to reverse the austerity measures, beginning a collaboration on how to combat overspending and public debt. Background Beginning in 2007, President Rafael Correa established The Citizens' Revolution, a movement following left-wing policies, which some analysts described as populist. Correa was able to utilize the 2000s commodities boom to fund his policies, utilizing China's need for raw materials. Through China, Correa accepted loans that had few requirements, as opposed to firm limits set by other lenders. With this funding, Ecuador was able to invest in social welfare programs, reduce poverty and increase the average standard of living in Ecuador, while at the same time gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Érika Vélez
The given name Erika is a female name with multiple meanings of Old Norse and Japanese origin. Erika and the variants Erica, Ericka, or Ereka are feminine forms of Eric, derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Eastern Scandinavia due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' is derived either from the older Proto-Norse ''*aina(z)'', meaning "one, alone, unique", as in the form ''Æinrikr'' explicitly, or from ''*aiwa(z)'' "long time, eternity". The second element ''-ríkr'' stems either from ''*ríks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic ''reiks'') or from the therefrom derived ''*ríkijaz'' "kingly, powerful, rich". The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, monarch" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". It is a common name in many Western societies. Erika (えりか , エリカ) is a common female Japanese given name in Japan. It has multiple meanings depending on the kanji. The Japanese origin of the given name has nothing in common with the Nordic roo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruptura 25
Ruptura may refer to: * Ruptura, a Portuguese student activist movement merged in 2005 with the ''Frente da Esquerda Revolucionária'' to form Ruptura/FER * Ruptura, a Brazilian Concrete Art group, see Lygia Pape {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Buendía
Silvia Elena Buendía Silva (born 9 October 1967 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian lawyer, TV host, columnist, and feminist activist. She is noted for her campaigning for the legalization of gay marriage in her country. She writes a column in ''El Telégrafo ''El Telégrafo'' is a Uruguayan newspaper from Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital and most populous city of the Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Located on the banks of the Uruguay River, it is the country's List of cities in Urug ...'', and has contributed to other newspapers and magazines in Ecuador. In the 2010s she has become known as a television presenter, hosting shows such as '' Así Somos'' and '' Ventana Ciudadana'' on Ecuador TV.7. References Ecuadorian women writers Ecuadorian journalists Ecuadorian women journalists Ecuadorian activists Ecuadorian women activists Ecuadorian LGBTQ rights activists People from Guayaquil Ecuadorian feminists 1967 births Living people Ecuadorian women l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soledad Buendía
María Soledad Buendía Herdoiza is an Ecuadorian politician who currently serves in the National Assembly of Ecuador as a member of the PAIS Alliance, where she has served since 2013. Life Born in Quito, she studied Political Science at the Latin American Social Sciences Institute with a specialization in Governance and Political Management, and while there began to work as a human rights activist. She also served as a consultant for the United Nations Development Fund for Women, and was an active member of The Citizens' Revolution. In 2012, Buendía was nominated to the position of Coordinating Minister of Politics, replacing Betty Tola who had temporarily resigned. In the 2013 elections, Buendía was elected to the National Assembly, and was re-elected in 2017 elections. In her first year, she was sanctioned after going against the government and supporting assembly members Paola Pabón and Gina Godoy in a motion to decriminalize abortion in cases of rape in the country. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Universal (Caracas)
''El Universal'' is a major Venezuelan newspaper, headquartered in Caracas.Browning, Mark (2003),Venezuela, ''World Press Encyclopedia'' ''El Universal'' is part of the Latin American Newspaper Association (Spanish, ''Periodicals Associates Latin-Americans''), an organization of leading newspapers in Latin America. Its main rival is ''El Nacional (Caracas), El Nacional.'' The newspaper does not disclose circulation figures. History ''El Universal'' was founded in April 1909 in Caracas by the Venezuelan poet Andrés Mata (writer), Andrés Mata and his friend Andrés Vigas, being the oldest of current Venezuelan newspapers. 20th century Its first headquarters were located in a house between the corners of Sociedad and San Francisco de Caracas, where Daniel Aramburu's printing press worked. The first issue, which came out that same day, was published on Marinoni machines of French origin. The editors of this first issue were Rafael Silva in the chronicle, Francisco López Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosana Alvarado
Rosana Alvarado Carrión (born 19 February 1977) is an Ecuadorian feminist politician for the Alianza PAÍS party. In 2017 she was the first vice President of Ecuador's National Assembly. From 2017 to 2021 she was the Minister of Justice. She is in favour of same-sex marriage and the liberalisation of the Ecuador's laws against abortion. Life Alvarado was born in Cuenca in 1977. She completed her higher studies at the Universidad del Azuay, where she obtained a law degree and a degree in social communication. She joined the Alianza PAÍS party. In October 2013, congresswomen Paola Pabón and Gina Godoy presented a motion to the National Assembly to discuss the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape. The motion was supported by nineteen other members of the governing party, including Alvarado who was the vice president of the legislature, but the motion was opposed by the President. This is an issue where Alvarado differs from the President as she is in favour of same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gina Godoy
Gina Godoy Andrade (born 26 April 1962) is an Ecuadorian politician, feminist and supporter of LGBTQ rights. She is currently the representative in the National Assembly for the province of Guayas and is the vice president of the Justice Commission of the Assembly. Biography Godoy was born in the town of Chone on 26 April 1962. Since 1997, she has been a member of the Ecuadorian Centre for the Promotion and Action of Women (Cepam), which is centered with respect to the defense of the rights of women, children and adolescents. Godoy was the representative for the Province of Guayas in the for the PAIS Alliance social movement party. In the she was elected as assembly person for the Province of Guayas. During this period, Godoy prompted laws in favor of human rights and particularly women, as well as a law on trafficking, and the criminalisation of femicide as a particular type of criminal offence. She sought reelection in the and reintroduced her main proposals on projects re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa González
Luisa Magdalena González Alcivar (born 22 November 1977) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer. She has been the President of the Citizen Revolution Movement since 2023 and was the party's presidential candidate in the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, 2023 general election and 2025 Ecuadorian general election, 2025 general election. She previously was a member of the National Assembly (Ecuador), National Assembly between 2021 and 2023. González worked as the Ecuadorian Vice Consul in Spain and served in various positions in the administration of President Rafael Correa between 2007 and 2017, including as Secretary of Public Administration. In the 2021 Ecuadorian general election, 2021 legislative elections, González was elected to the National Assembly as a representative of Manabí Province. She would leave office early due to President Guillermo Lasso 2023 Ecuadorian political crisis, dissolving the National Assembly through the ''muerte cruzada'' decree in 2023. Gonzál ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
