Guillermo Lasso
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 68 |
| Date of birth | November 16,1955 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Guayaquil |
| Ecuador | |
| Party | Creating Opportunities |
| Spouse | María de Lourdes Alcívar |
| Previous office | Governor of Guayas (1998–1999) |
| Children | María de Lourdes Lasso Alcívar |
| Siblings | Enrique Lasso |
| Xavier Lasso | |
| Presidential term | May 24, 2021 – |
| Parents | Enrique Lasso Alvarado |
| Nora Mendoza | |
| Full name | Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza |
| Position | President of Ecuador since 2021 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 413951 |
Guillermo Lasso Life story
Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza is an Ecuadorian businessman, banker, writer and politician who has served as the 47th president of Ecuador since 24 May 2021. He is the country's first centre-right president in nearly two decades, marking a shift in the country's electorate.
Daniel Noboa elected Ecuador's youngest president
... He will govern from the end of November 2023 to May 2025, due to the fact that the current election was triggered early when outgoing President Guillermo Lasso dissolved parliament amid an impeachment trial...
Inmates free 57 Ecuador prison guards after stand-off
... " The measures we have taken, especially in the prison system, have generated violent reactions from criminal organisations that seek to intimidate the state, " President Guillermo Lasso said on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday night...
Ecuador prison violence: Dozens of guards taken hostage
... " The measures we have taken, especially in the prison system, have generated violent reactions from criminal organisations that seek to intimidate the State, " said Ecuador s President, Guillermo Lasso...
Ecuador chooses president amid spike in violence
... The snap election was called after President Guillermo Lasso - a conservative former banker - dissolved parliament to avoid impeachment...
Ecuador election: Narco politics rule ahead of polls
... " So will these elections make a difference to Ecuador s future? This vote is being held a year and a half earlier than planned after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree to avoid an impeachment vote...
Ecuador: Thousands of soldiers move gang leader Fito
... Ecuador s President Guillermo Lasso said Fito had been moved to La Roca, a 150-person maximum security prison that is part of the same complex...
Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say
... President Guillermo Lasso said the assassination was an attempt to sabotage the election...
Fernando Villavicencio: Candidate in Ecuador's presidential election shot dead
... The death was confirmed on social media by current president Guillermo Lasso...
Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say
The six people who have been arrested in connection with The Killing of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian, police say.
A seventh suspect, who died from wounds in a shootout with police on Thursday, was also Colombian.
Mr Villavicencio was killed leaving a campaign event in the capital Quito.
The Interior Minister said a police investigation into the " abominable event" was under way.
Juan Zapata said officers would work to " discover the motive of this crime and its intellectual authors".
A vocal critic of Organized Crime , Mr Villavicencio was one of The Few presidential candidates to allege links between Corruption and government officials.
President Guillermo Lasso said The Assassination was an attempt to sabotage the election.
He added that voting would go ahead as planned on 20 August, despite a national state of emergency.
He Said Organised Crime was behind The Killing and has asked US federal agents to help investigate, with FBI agents due to arrive shortly.
Mr Villavicencio, a member of the country's National Assembly , had received threats from a gang calling itself Los Choneros last month and had been given a security detail.
Following his murder, a video appeared on Social Media in which heavily armed Men wearing balaclavas Claimed responsibility for the murder. The Men Claimed to belong to Los Lobos (The Wolves ), who are rivals of Los Choneros.
However another video appeared online just hours later, in which another group of Men - This Time not wearing masks - Claimed they were Los Lobos members and denied any role in The Assassination , claiming The Other video was an attempt by their rivals to set them up for the murder.
Ecuador: The basicsWhere is Ecuador?
It's the smallest of the Andean nations in South America , sitting on the equator (hence the name) between Colombia and Peru.
Why was Mr Villavicencio shot?
He was one of eight candidates in the running for The First round of the election with a Focus On fighting Corruption - and he and his team had been threatened by the leader of a gang linked to drug-trafficking.
What next?
Once a relatively peaceful nation, Ecuador has been ravaged by The Arrival of international drug cartels profiting from a boom in cocaine trafficking - and the issue can only grow in importance in the presidential election campaign.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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