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The EU's relations with Ecuador - Overview (2117 words) |
 | The new President of the Court proceeded to drop corruption charges which were pending against former president Abdalá Bucaram – himself another of the heads of state deposed before the end of his term, this time on grounds of “mental incompetence”. |
| Ecuador participates in the high level dialogue on Drugs between the EU and the Andean Community and in 1995 signed a precursor agreement with the EU which entered into force in 1997. |
| Ecuador’s President between 15 January 2003 and 20 April 2005 was Lucio Gutiérrez, who won just under 55% of the votes in the second round of the elections. |
| Ecuador's Congress Unseats President, Crisis Continues (1598 words) |
| Ecuador's new president, Alfredo Palacio, told IPS that he would complete the term of Lucio Gutiérrez, who was removed by Congress Wednesday, even though the protesters demanding that Gutiérrez step down called for elections in just four months. |
| Chilean President Ricardo Lagos cancelled a planned trip to Ecuador, and said from the Venezuelan capital, where he is visiting, that he was confident that the people of Ecuador "will find it possible to resolve their problems within a state of law and in line with their constitution." |
| Ecuador's embattled president Lucio Gutierrez was unexpectedly thrown out of office yesterday after a week-long popular uprising in Quito and other cities in which he was accused of attempting to cling to power through dictatorial means. |
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