Rafael Correa
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Born to a lower middle-class mestizo family in Guayaquil, Correa studied economics at the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, the University of Louvain (UCLouvain), and the University of Illinois, where he received his PhD. Returning to Ecuador, in 2005 he became the Minister for the Economy under President Alfredo Palacio, successfully lobbying Congress for increased spending on health and education projects.
Correa won the presidency in the 2006 general election on a platform criticizing the established political elites. Taking office in January 2007, he sought to move away from Ecuador's neoliberal economic model by reducing the influence of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. He oversaw the introduction of a new constitution, being reelected in 2009 and again in the 2013 general election.
Correa's presidency was part of the Latin American pink tide, a turn toward leftist governments in the region, allying himself with Hugo Chávez's Venezuela and bringing Ecuador into the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas in June 2009. Using its own form of 21st century socialism, Correa's administration increased government spending, reducing poverty, raising the minimum wage and increasing Ecuador's standard of living. From 2006 to 2016, poverty decreased from 36.7% to 22.5% and annual per capita GDP growth was 1.5% (as compared to 0.6% over the previous two decades). At the same time, economic inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient, decreased from 0.55 to 0.47. By the end of Correa's tenure, the 50% drop in the price of oil since 2014 had caused Ecuador's economy to enter a recession, resulting in government spending being slashed.
On 3 July 2018, a judge in Ecuador ordered a warrant for Correa's arrest after he failed to appear in court during a trial surrounding the kidnapping of his political opponent Fernando Balda. Correa, who lived in Belgium at the time, denied the allegations regarding the kidnapping. In July 2018 Interpol rejected an Ecuador-issued arrest warrant and called it "obviously a political matter." In April 2020 the Criminal Court of the National Court of Justice found Correa guilty of aggravated passive bribery in the Caso Sobornos 2012-2016. He was sentenced in absentia to 8 years in prison. Provided by Wikipedia
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7by Jesús Sebastián, Bianco, Carlos, Campo Cabal, Álvaro, Correa Rafael, María Prat, Anna
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9by Corrêa,Rafael, Reis,Marta, Neufeld,Carmem, Almeida,Ana Maria, Matos,Margarida Gaspar de
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10by Ravelli,Marcelo Boamorte, Zerbato,Cristiano, Oliveira,Mailson Freire de, Corrêa,Rafael de Graff
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11by Corrêa,Rafael, Rebessi,Isabela, Gaspar,Susana, Neufeld,Carmem, Matos,Margarida Gaspar de, Almeida,Ana
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12by Cañas-Galvis,María A., Lince-Varela,Rafael, Díaz-Medina,Luis H., Correa,Rafael, Restrepo,Diana
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13by Avilez Correa, Rafael Humberto, Troncoso Aguilar, Alejandro (Prof. Guia), San Martín Acevedo, José (Prof. Guía)
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14by Corrêa,Rafael, Tomé,Gina, Branquinho,Catia, Neufeld,Carmem, Matos,Margarida Gaspar de, Almeida,Ana Maria de
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15by Betanzos Vega, Abel, Linares Pérez, Esteban O., Martín, Heriberto A., Valle, Servando, Tizol Correa, Rafael, Hernández López, Jorge L.
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16by Alcântara,Aline S., Prado,Jéssica P. do, Corrêa,Rafael de G., Silva,Rouverson P. da, Voltarelli,Murilo A., Vieira,Roberval D.
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18by Corrêa,Rafael D. G., Furlani,Carlos E. A., Zerbato,Cristiano, Oliveira,Danilo T. de, Noronha,Rafael H. de F., Warikoda,Newton K.
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19by Betanzos-Vega, Abel, Mazón-Suástegui, José Manuel, Arencibia-Carballo, Gustavo, Tizol-Correa, Rafael A., Rodríguez-Palmero, Misleidy, Ocano-Busia, Carlos A.
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20by Faverin,Emily, Corrêa,Rafael Domingues, Caroza,Renata, Lima,Francisco Matheus Fontes de, Marcomini,Isabela, Sobreira,Luiza, Vidal,Ana Clara Umbelino do Nascimento Cortizo
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