Ecuador

Indigenous-led protests force Ecuador to reverse fuel subsidy cuts ordered by IMF

October 15, 2019 By Matthew Trinder

Under pressure from the IMF, Moreno had previously claimed the $1.3 billion subsidies were no longer affordable.

Max Berrú, founder of the Chilean group Inti Illimani, dies

May 15, 2018 By Barbara Russum

Max Berrú Carrión was born in Cariamanga, Ecuador, June 5, 1942. He died May 1 at the age of 74 in Santiago de Chile.

Goodbye Lenin: Ecuador’s Moreno sacked from ruling party, retains presidency

November 3, 2017 By James Tweedie

The move leaves Moreno in office but without the support of the left-wing PAIS Alliance majority in the National Assembly.

Lenín wins in Ecuador

April 4, 2017 By Combined Sources

Left-wing candidate Lenín Moreno bucked Latin America’s regional trend to the right in Sunday’s election for Ecuador’s presidency, winning 51 to 49.

Socialist presidential candidate Lenín Moreno leads in Ecuador

February 21, 2017 By Combined Sources

Socialist candidate Lenín Moreno is about to win Ecuador’s presidency. Like the famous Russian he’s named after, Moreno promises a revolution - in the rights of people with disabilities.