Fabián Ernesto Alarcón Rivera (born 14 April 1947) is an Ecuadorian former politician who served as the 40th

president of Ecuador The president of Ecuador (), officially called the constitutional president of the Republic of Ecuador (), serves as the head of state and head of government of Ecuador. It is the highest political office in the country as the head of the exec ...

from 1997 to 1998. He previously served as the president of the National Congress from 1991 to 1992 and again from 1995 to 1997. When President Abdalá Bucaram was impeached on 6 February 1997, Alarcón, as president of the National Congress, became acting president. However, three days later on 9 February, Bucaram's vice president, Rosalía Arteaga, became president, causing a political crisis on who should succeed Bucaram. However, Alarcón became president again with support of Congress and the military, with Arteaga retaking her previous role as vice president. In 1998, Alarcón called for

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to be held where he did not participate. He was succeeded by Jamil Mahuad. Alarcón was arrested on corruption charges in 1999, but was later released. Until

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in 2013, no other Ecuadorian presidents would serve a full term since

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Life

Alarcón was born in

Quito Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...

. His father, Ruperto Alarcón, was a former president of the Chamber of Deputies. He was the President of the National Congress from 1991 to 1992 and then again from August 1995 to February 1997, when he was made acting president due to the impeachment of President Abdalá Bucaram. This deepened the political crisis in Ecuador as vice-president Rosalía Arteaga challenged Alarcón's assumption of the presidency. Arteaga then became president for two days, but Alarcón was restored. He gave up the presidency after early elections were held in 1998, in which he did not run. In 1999 he was arrested on corruption charges, but was later released. Alarcón is a member of the

Alfarista Radical Front The Alfarista Radical Front (, FRA) was a centrist liberal party in Ecuador, founded in 1972. One of its best known figures was former acting president Fabián Alarcón. The party was named after the most prominent liberal politician in Ecuadori ...

. He continues to receive a lifetime pension from the Ecuadorian government of $ 38,800 annually. He ran for mayor of Quito in 1988 and 1992, losing both times.

References

External links

Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History

Biography by CIDOB
1947 births Living people Politicians from Quito Presidents of Ecuador Alfarista Radical Front politicians Presidents of the National Congress (Ecuador) Heads of government who were later imprisoned Recipients of the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay 20th-century Ecuadorian politicians {{Ecuador-politician-stub