Ángel Duarte Valverde (29 October 1934 – 2 March 2024) was an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician.

Life

He was born in 1934. His mother, Bertha Valverde, made history as the first Ecuadorian woman to be elected to office in 1930. A member of the

Concentration of People's Forces The Concentration of People's Forces (, CFP) was a populist political party in Ecuador. It was founded in 1949 and played a major role in Ecuadorian politics of the 1960s and 1970s, with its stronghold being in Guayaquil. Jaime Roldós Aguilera ...

, he served in the

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from 1986 to 1988 and was governor of

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from 1992 to 1995. He was also a presidential candidate in

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and

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. Duarte died in

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on 2 March 2024, at the age of 89.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duarte Valverde, Angel 1934 births 2024 deaths Ecuadorian lawyers Members of the National Congress (Ecuador) Governors of Guayas Province Concentration of People's Forces politicians University of Guayaquil alumni Politicians from Guayaquil