State

Ecuador

sovereign state in South America

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1809–1944
Founded
1809
Capital
Quito
Government
republic, presidential system
Languages
Spanish, Northern Quichua, Shuar
Preceded by
Gran Colombia

Overview

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contains the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (540 nmi; 620 mi) west of the mainland. The country's capital is Quito, and the largest city is Guayaquil.

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All rulers (28)

  1. Juan José Flores1830–1834
  2. Vicente Rocafuerte1834–1839
  3. Juan José Flores1839–1845
  4. Juan José Flores1843–1845
  5. José Joaquín de Olmedo1845
  6. Francisco Robles1856–1859
  7. Gabriel García Moreno1861–1865
  8. Jerónimo Carrión1865–1867
  9. Javier Espinosa y Espinosa1868–1869
  10. Gabriel García Moreno1869–1875
  11. José Javier Eguiguren1875
  12. José María Sarastí1883
  13. Antonio Flores Jijón1888–1892
  14. Luis Cordero Crespo1892–1895
  15. Vicente Lucio Salazar1895
  16. Eloy Alfaro1895–1901
  17. Leónidas Plaza1901–1905
  18. Eloy Alfaro1906–1911
  19. Emilio Estrada Carmona1911
  20. Leónidas Plaza1912–1916
  21. Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno1916–1920
  22. Isidro Ayora1926–1931
  23. Federico Páez1935–1937
  24. Antonio Pons1935
  25. Carlos Arroyo1939
  26. Andrés F. Córdova1939–1940
  27. Julio Enrique Moreno1940
  28. Carlos Arroyo1940–1944

Records (46)

  1. 1517 — Battle of AtuntaquiBattle
  2. 1531 — Battle of MullihambatoBattle
  3. 1534 — Battle of QuitoBattle
  4. 1534 — Quizquiz's campaign in QuitoCampaign
  5. 1594 — Action of San Mateo BayNaval battle
  6. 1594 — Battle of AtacamesNaval battle
  7. 1810 — Riot of August 2Massacre
  8. 1812 — Battle of ChimboBattle
  9. 1812 — Battle of MochaBattle
  10. 1820 — Battle of Camino RealBattle
  11. 1820 — First Battle of Huachi GrandeBattle
  12. 1821 — Battle of YaguachiBattle
  13. 1821 — Second Battle of HuachiBattle
  14. 1822 — Battle of PichinchaBattle
  15. 1822 — Battle of RiobambaBattle
  16. 1823 — Battle of IbarraBattle
  17. 1827 — 1827 Guayaquil uprisingRebellion
  18. 1828 — Battle of Punta MalpeloNaval battle
  19. 1828 — Battle of CrucesBattle
  20. 1829 — Battle of TarquiBattle
  21. 1832 — Pando–Noboa TreatyTreaty
  22. 1832 — Treaty of PastoTreaty
  23. 1835 — Battle of MinaricaBattle · Jose Vicente Rocafuerte ▸ General Jose Felix Valdivieso
  24. 1843–1845 — March Revolution (Ecuador)Revolution
  25. 1850 — Capture of Manuel BrionesNaval battle
  26. 1851 — Revolution of July 17Revolution
  27. 1856 — Treaty of BogotáTreaty
  28. 1860 — Battle of GuayaquilBattle
  29. 1860 — Treaty of MapasingueTreaty
  30. 1860 — Battle of BodegasBattle · Moreno Faction ▸ Franco Faction
  31. 1863 — Ecuadorian–Colombian WarWar
  32. 1864–1866 — Chincha Islands WarWar
  33. 1876 — Veintemilla RevolutionWar
  34. 1890 — García–Herrera TreatyTreaty
  35. 1895–1912 — Liberal Revolution of EcuadorWar
  36. 1895 — Battle of las CarretasBattle
  37. 1895 — Battle of GatazoBattle · Liberals ▸ Conservatives
  38. 1911–1912 — War of the GeneralsWar
  39. 1912 — assassination of Eloy AlfaroMassacre
  40. 1913–1916 — Ecuadorian Civil War of 1912–1914War
  41. 1922 — Massacre of workers of November 15, 1922Massacre
  42. 1932 — Ecuadorian Civil War of 1932War
  43. 1941 — Battle of JambelíNaval battle
  44. 1942 — Ecuadorian–Peruvian WarWar
  45. 1942 — Rio ProtocolTreaty
  46. 1944 — Ecuadorian Revolution of 1944Revolution

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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