Alfredo Poveda
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Alfredo Ernesto Poveda Burbano (January 24, 1926 – June 7, 1990) was President of Ecuador
January 11, 1976 to August 10, 1979.
He was born in Píllaro, Tungurahua on January 24, 1926. He attended Mejía High School in Quito and the Escuela Superior Naval "Comandante Rafael Morán Valverde" and graduated from the Escuela Nacional de Náutica Manuel Belgrano (ESNN). In his navy career he became commander of the First Naval Zone and commander of the Marine Infantry Battalion.
He came to power in a military coup and was appointed chairman of the Supreme Council of Government. This Troika had two other members; general Guillermo Durán Arcentales and general Luis Leoro Franco. The triumvirate
structured a plan for return to democratic government that led to multiparty general elections after a Referendum
on a choice of constitutions between a new one created by a Constitutional assembly appointed by the Triumvirate and the constitution of 1948 with several reforms. The 1979 constitution was adopted.
The referendum lead to Multi-party General Elections among some twenty recognized political parties and the populist lawyer from Guayaquil Jaime Roldós Aguilera
was elected President of Ecuador.
Upon return to a democratic system Admiral Poveda withdraw from public life and took residency in Florida where he died.
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
January 11, 1976 to August 10, 1979.
He was born in Píllaro, Tungurahua on January 24, 1926. He attended Mejía High School in Quito and the Escuela Superior Naval "Comandante Rafael Morán Valverde" and graduated from the Escuela Nacional de Náutica Manuel Belgrano (ESNN). In his navy career he became commander of the First Naval Zone and commander of the Marine Infantry Battalion.
He came to power in a military coup and was appointed chairman of the Supreme Council of Government. This Troika had two other members; general Guillermo Durán Arcentales and general Luis Leoro Franco. The triumvirate
Triumvirate
A triumvirate is a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals, each a triumvir . The arrangement can be formal or informal, and though the three are usually equal on paper, in reality this is rarely the case...
structured a plan for return to democratic government that led to multiparty general elections after a Referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
on a choice of constitutions between a new one created by a Constitutional assembly appointed by the Triumvirate and the constitution of 1948 with several reforms. The 1979 constitution was adopted.
The referendum lead to Multi-party General Elections among some twenty recognized political parties and the populist lawyer from Guayaquil Jaime Roldós Aguilera
Jaime Roldós Aguilera
Jaime Roldós Aguilera was President of Ecuador from 10 August 1979 to 24 May 1981. In his short tenure, he became known for his firm stance on human rights. His death in a plane crash gave rise to speculation of involvement by the United States government in the accident.-Early life and...
was elected President of Ecuador.
Upon return to a democratic system Admiral Poveda withdraw from public life and took residency in Florida where he died.