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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Ecuador|native_name=República del Ecuador<br>Ikwadur Ripuwlika<br>Ekuatur Nunka | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Ecuador|native_name=República del Ecuador<br>Ikwadur Ripuwlika<br>Ekuatur Nunka|capital=Quito|largest_city=Quito|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|image_map=Ecuador map.png|map_width=290|official_languages=Spanish|recognized_regional_languages=Kichwa<br>Shuar|area_km2=256,370|population_estimate=17,715,822|population_estimate_year=2021}} | ||
The '''Republic of Ecuador''' is a country in [[Latin America]]. It has a population of about 17,300,000 people, the majority of mixed [[Europe|European]] and Indigenous peoples. Besides Spanish, Kichwa and Shuar are officially recognized indigenous languages by the Ecuadorian state. | The '''Republic of Ecuador''' is a country in [[Latin America]]. It has a population of about 17,300,000 people, the majority of mixed [[Europe|European]] and Indigenous peoples. Besides Spanish, Kichwa and Shuar are officially recognized indigenous languages by the Ecuadorian state. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== CIA infiltration === | === CIA infiltration === | ||
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In November 1961, the military ousted Velasco and put Vice President Carlos Julio Arosemana in power. The CIA released a notice claiming that a moderate vice presidential candidate was supported by the Communist Party. This notice resulted in Congress choosing a CIA agent as the new vice president. President Arosemana refused to break relations with Cuba until the military forced him to in March 1962. | In November 1961, the military ousted Velasco and put Vice President Carlos Julio Arosemana in power. The CIA released a notice claiming that a moderate vice presidential candidate was supported by the Communist Party. This notice resulted in Congress choosing a CIA agent as the new vice president. President Arosemana refused to break relations with Cuba until the military forced him to in March 1962. | ||
Due to the excessive control of the military and CIA, an uprising began, which was defeated by [[United States of America|US]]-trained paratroopers. On 11 July 1963, tanks surrounded the presidential palace and replaced Arosemana with a military junta. The first act of the junta was to outlaw [[communism]].<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2004|title=Killing Hope|title-url=https://williamblum.org/books/killing-hope|chapter=Ecuador, 1960 to 1963: A Textbook of Dirty Tricks|chapter-url=https://williamblum.org/chapters/killing-hope/ecuador|publisher=Common Courage Press|isbn=9781567512526 | Due to the excessive control of the military and CIA, an uprising began, which was defeated by [[United States of America|US]]-trained paratroopers. On 11 July 1963, tanks surrounded the presidential palace and replaced Arosemana with a military junta. The first act of the junta was to outlaw [[communism]].<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2004|title=Killing Hope|title-url=https://williamblum.org/books/killing-hope|chapter=Ecuador, 1960 to 1963: A Textbook of Dirty Tricks|chapter-url=https://williamblum.org/chapters/killing-hope/ecuador|publisher=Common Courage Press|isbn=9781567512526}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == |