Knowledge

1963 Ecuadorian coup d'état

Source 📝

121: 175: 164: 153: 141: 106: 93: 29: 342: 302:
By 1966, the junta faced significant opposition due to its unpopular austerity measures and failure to transition to civilian rule, leading to widespread demonstrations across
467: 1589: 291:
Despite reducing public expenditure by 16% in 1963, the country's public finances remained weak. Tax breaks for foreign companies also caused the budget deficit to soar from
281: 432: 334: 874: 1367: 460: 1531: 265:
Aurelio Naranjo, and Naftali Ponce Miranda. In the immediate aftermath, the military junta proclaimed martial law and the outlawing of the
1454: 1429: 1424: 277: 396: 1599: 1289: 1362: 453: 235: 230:, concerns over potential misrule by either of the two presidential candidates in the upcoming election, and the perceived threat from 1584: 619: 1045: 1475: 1408: 1387: 1347: 1342: 1327: 1306: 1151: 1116: 1096: 1091: 1055: 1015: 1010: 985: 916: 906: 886: 777: 706: 530: 1403: 1268: 1220: 1141: 1126: 1106: 1040: 1025: 1005: 881: 848: 797: 752: 691: 495: 1526: 959: 1510: 1332: 1278: 1258: 1205: 1161: 1156: 1136: 1131: 1111: 942: 911: 782: 762: 686: 640: 624: 604: 582: 1050: 937: 772: 577: 1500: 1413: 1294: 1230: 975: 660: 645: 609: 587: 833: 717: 599: 223: 204: 145: 1495: 1480: 1459: 1382: 1372: 1263: 1215: 1000: 722: 696: 995: 299:
163 million by the end of 1964, and economic growth slowed down due to declines in banana, coffee, and cacao exports.
125: 1273: 1101: 926: 921: 901: 838: 802: 767: 701: 556: 525: 520: 510: 500: 1182: 949: 445: 1594: 1447: 1357: 1198: 1035: 853: 792: 681: 540: 266: 896: 787: 740: 655: 614: 561: 535: 505: 1574: 1490: 1377: 1177: 1020: 980: 745: 727: 665: 288:, the junta raised gasoline taxes, increased electricity rates, and cut jobs in the country's state enterprises. 1193: 1065: 1060: 1579: 757: 258: 250:
that resulted in the overthrow of the government and the exile of both President Arosemena and Vice President
212: 157: 954: 1442: 1311: 216: 200: 110: 97: 179: 812: 650: 1030: 869: 310:. Continued unrest led the junta to step down and cede power to an interim coalition government led by 295:
250 million in 1963 to S/. 630 million in 1964, reaching S/. 1.2 billion by 1965. Public debt rose to
1301: 1235: 1146: 807: 296: 168: 421: 251: 1070: 566: 231: 990: 215:. The junta ruled the country until 1966, when it was overthrown in another coup d'état by the 1337: 891: 476: 192: 1485: 1075: 864: 843: 292: 594: 368: 311: 272:
During the three-year-long rule of the junta, they supported agro-exporters and relied on
385: 374:. OCI No. 2991/63. Central Intelligence Agency (published September 2000). 15 July 1963. 1210: 515: 273: 247: 208: 1568: 1352: 1505: 255: 284:
was also given. While trying to meet the criteria needed to secure loans from the
858: 1225: 285: 1547: 1418: 817: 480: 307: 227: 931: 571: 28: 1283: 1251: 1187: 422:"The IMF, the World Bank, and US. Foreign Policy in Ecuador, 1956-1966" 262: 196: 174: 163: 152: 140: 105: 92: 52: 1246: 369:"Current Intelligence Memorandum. Subject: Military Junta in Ecuador" 734: 711: 303: 1436: 1240: 449: 222:
Motives behind the coup d'état included dissatisfaction with
269:(PCE), along with the detention of top PCE party officials. 246:
On July 11, 1963, the Ecuadorian military staged a near-
1519: 1468: 1396: 1320: 1170: 1084: 968: 826: 674: 633: 549: 488: 254:. The military junta that took power, composed of 483:, and attempted coups in the Americas since 1900 21: 461: 8: 468: 454: 446: 427:. Latin American Perspectives, Issue 120, 68:Formation of anti-Communist military junta 18: 323: 111:Dissenting faction of the armed forces 278:import-substitution industrialization 234:. President Arosemena's criticism of 16:Military overthrow of Julio Arosemena 7: 1590:1960s coups d'état and coup attempts 438:from the original on March 31, 2023. 415: 413: 411: 409: 402:from the original on April 30, 2024. 363: 361: 359: 345:from the original on August 10, 2023 329: 327: 74:Restoration to civilian rule in 1966 238:also contributed to his overthrow. 420:Kofas, Jon V. (5 September 2001). 14: 280:. Significant financial aid from 226:perceived over-friendliness with 217:High Command of the Armed Forces 173: 162: 151: 139: 119: 104: 91: 27: 339:University of Central Arkansas 203:against the administration of 71:Outlawing of Communist parties 1: 205:Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy 146:Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy 1600:Military history of Ecuador 189:1963 Ecuadorian coup d'état 22:1963 Ecuadorian coup d'état 1616: 1404:Trinidad and Tobago (1990) 267:Communist Party of Ecuador 207:, establishing a four-man 1585:Military coups in Ecuador 1540: 1127:Dominican Republic (1963) 393:Center for Systemic Peace 132: 84: 35: 26: 335:"Ecuador (1905-present)" 64:Coup attempt successful 98:Armed Forces of Ecuador 133:Commanders and leaders 224:President Arosemena's 180:Naftali Ponce Miranda 960:Paraguay (Sep 1949) 236:U.S. foreign policy 193:government takeover 191:was the successful 1307:El Salvador (1979) 1216:El Salvador (1972) 1097:El Salvador (1961) 1092:El Salvador (1960) 922:El Salvador (1948) 707:El Salvador (1931) 259:Ramón Castro Jijón 213:Ramon Castro Jijon 158:Ramón Castro Jijón 1595:Conflicts in 1963 1562: 1561: 1373:Panama (Mar 1988) 620:Costa Rica (1917) 185: 184: 80: 79: 1607: 1575:1963 in politics 1496:Venezuela (2002) 1455:Guatemala (1993) 1368:Haiti (Sep 1988) 1363:Haiti (Jun 1988) 1348:Guatemala (1983) 1343:Guatemala (1982) 1269:Argentina (1976) 1231:Chile (Sep 1973) 1226:Chile (Jun 1973) 1147:Argentina (1966) 1117:Guatemala (1963) 1107:Argentina (1962) 1056:Venezuela (1958) 1046:Guatemala (1957) 1021:Argentina (1955) 1016:Guatemala (1954) 981:Argentina (1951) 917:Venezuela (1948) 907:Nicaragua (1947) 887:Venezuela (1945) 849:Argentina (1943) 778:Nicaragua (1936) 692:Argentina (1930) 610:Haiti (Nov 1914) 600:Haiti (Jan 1914) 531:Venezuela (1908) 470: 463: 456: 447: 440: 439: 437: 426: 417: 404: 403: 401: 390: 382: 376: 375: 373: 365: 354: 353: 351: 350: 331: 178: 177: 167: 166: 156: 155: 144: 143: 124: 123: 122: 109: 108: 96: 95: 37: 36: 31: 19: 1615: 1614: 1610: 1609: 1608: 1606: 1605: 1604: 1580:1963 in Ecuador 1565: 1564: 1563: 1558: 1544:successful coup 1536: 1515: 1511:Honduras (2009) 1481:Paraguay (2000) 1464: 1460:Paraguay (1996) 1409:Suriname (1990) 1392: 1388:Paraguay (1989) 1338:Dominica (1981) 1328:Suriname (1980) 1316: 1279:Honduras (1978) 1259:Honduras (1975) 1206:Honduras (1972) 1166: 1132:Honduras (1963) 1080: 1041:Colombia (1957) 1036:Honduras (1956) 1011:Paraguay (1954) 1006:Colombia (1953) 964: 950:Colombia (1949) 927:Paraguay (1948) 834:Paraguay (1940) 822: 803:Paraguay (1937) 773:Paraguay (1936) 670: 629: 557:Paraguay (1911) 545: 526:Paraguay (1908) 521:Paraguay (1905) 511:Paraguay (1904) 501:Paraguay (1902) 496:Colombia (1900) 484: 474: 444: 443: 435: 424: 419: 418: 407: 399: 388: 384: 383: 379: 371: 367: 366: 357: 348: 346: 333: 332: 325: 320: 312:Clemente Yerovi 244: 172: 171: 169:Aurelio Naranjo 161: 160: 150: 138: 120: 118: 117: 103: 90: 55: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1613: 1611: 1603: 1602: 1597: 1592: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1567: 1566: 1560: 1559: 1557: 1556: 1554:attempted coup 1550: 1545: 1541: 1538: 1537: 1535: 1534: 1532:Bolivia (2024) 1529: 1523: 1521: 1517: 1516: 1514: 1513: 1508: 1503: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1483: 1478: 1476:Ecuador (2000) 1472: 1470: 1466: 1465: 1463: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1451: 1450: 1445: 1434: 1433: 1432: 1427: 1416: 1411: 1406: 1400: 1398: 1394: 1393: 1391: 1390: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1370: 1365: 1360: 1358:Bolivia (1984) 1355: 1353:Grenada (1983) 1350: 1345: 1340: 1335: 1333:Bolivia (1980) 1330: 1324: 1322: 1318: 1317: 1315: 1314: 1312:Bolivia (1979) 1309: 1304: 1302:Grenada (1979) 1299: 1298: 1297: 1292: 1281: 1276: 1274:Ecuador (1976) 1271: 1266: 1264:Ecuador (1975) 1261: 1256: 1255: 1254: 1249: 1238: 1236:Bolivia (1974) 1233: 1228: 1223: 1221:Uruguay (1973) 1218: 1213: 1211:Ecuador (1972) 1208: 1203: 1202: 1201: 1196: 1185: 1183:Bolivia (1970) 1180: 1174: 1172: 1168: 1167: 1165: 1164: 1162:Bolivia (1969) 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1137:Bolivia (1964) 1134: 1129: 1124: 1122:Ecuador (1963) 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1102:Ecuador (1961) 1099: 1094: 1088: 1086: 1082: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1066:Bolivia (1959) 1063: 1061:Bolivia (1958) 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 1001:Bolivia (1952) 998: 993: 991:Bolivia (1951) 988: 983: 978: 972: 970: 966: 965: 963: 962: 957: 955:Bolivia (1949) 952: 947: 946: 945: 940: 929: 924: 919: 914: 909: 904: 902:Ecuador (1947) 899: 894: 892:Bolivia (1946) 889: 884: 879: 878: 877: 872: 867: 856: 854:Bolivia (1943) 851: 846: 844:Uruguay (1942) 841: 836: 830: 828: 824: 823: 821: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 793:Bolivia (1937) 790: 788:Ecuador (1936) 785: 783:Bolivia (1936) 780: 775: 770: 768:Ecuador (1935) 765: 763:Bolivia (1934) 760: 755: 753:Uruguay (1933) 750: 749: 748: 743: 732: 731: 730: 725: 720: 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 684: 682:Bolivia (1930) 678: 676: 672: 671: 669: 668: 666:Ecuador (1925) 663: 658: 653: 648: 643: 641:Bolivia (1920) 637: 635: 631: 630: 628: 627: 622: 617: 612: 607: 602: 597: 592: 591: 590: 585: 580: 569: 564: 559: 553: 551: 547: 546: 544: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 503: 498: 492: 490: 486: 485: 475: 473: 472: 465: 458: 450: 442: 441: 405: 377: 355: 322: 321: 319: 316: 274:debt financing 248:bloodless coup 243: 240: 209:military junta 183: 182: 148: 135: 134: 130: 129: 100: 87: 86: 82: 81: 78: 77: 76: 75: 72: 69: 61: 57: 56: 51: 49: 45: 44: 41: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1612: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1572: 1570: 1555: 1551: 1549: 1546: 1543: 1542: 1539: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1525: 1524: 1522: 1518: 1512: 1509: 1507: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1474: 1473: 1471: 1467: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1453: 1449: 1446: 1444: 1441: 1440: 1438: 1435: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1422: 1420: 1417: 1415: 1412: 1410: 1407: 1405: 1402: 1401: 1399: 1395: 1389: 1386: 1384: 1383:Panama (1989) 1381: 1379: 1376: 1374: 1371: 1369: 1366: 1364: 1361: 1359: 1356: 1354: 1351: 1349: 1346: 1344: 1341: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1329: 1326: 1325: 1323: 1319: 1313: 1310: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1296: 1293: 1291: 1288: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1200: 1197: 1195: 1192: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1173: 1169: 1163: 1160: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1152:Panama (1968) 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1142:Brazil (1964) 1140: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1087: 1083: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1071:Brazil (1959) 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1031:Brazil (1956) 1029: 1027: 1026:Brazil (1955) 1024: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 992: 989: 987: 986:Panama (1951) 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 973: 971: 967: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 944: 941: 939: 936: 935: 933: 930: 928: 925: 923: 920: 918: 915: 913: 910: 908: 905: 903: 900: 898: 895: 893: 890: 888: 885: 883: 882:Brazil (1945) 880: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 862: 860: 857: 855: 852: 850: 847: 845: 842: 840: 839:Panama (1941) 837: 835: 832: 831: 829: 825: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 808:Brazil (1938) 806: 804: 801: 799: 798:Brazil (1937) 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 747: 744: 742: 739: 738: 736: 733: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 702:Panama (1931) 700: 698: 697:Brazil (1930) 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 683: 680: 679: 677: 673: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 651:Brazil (1922) 649: 647: 646:Mexico (1920) 644: 642: 639: 638: 636: 632: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 595:Mexico (1913) 593: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 575: 573: 570: 568: 567:Mexico (1911) 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 554: 552: 548: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 516:Brazil (1904) 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 493: 491: 487: 482: 478: 471: 466: 464: 459: 457: 452: 451: 448: 434: 430: 423: 416: 414: 412: 410: 406: 398: 394: 387: 381: 378: 370: 364: 362: 360: 356: 344: 340: 336: 330: 328: 324: 317: 315: 313: 309: 305: 300: 298: 294: 289: 287: 283: 279: 275: 270: 268: 264: 260: 257: 253: 249: 241: 239: 237: 233: 229: 225: 220: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 181: 176: 170: 165: 159: 154: 149: 147: 142: 137: 136: 131: 127: 116: 113: 112: 107: 101: 99: 94: 89: 88: 83: 73: 70: 67: 66: 65: 62: 59: 58: 54: 50: 47: 46: 43:July 11, 1963 42: 39: 38: 34: 30: 25: 20: 1553: 1552:no sign for 1501:Haiti (2004) 1491:Haiti (2001) 1414:Haiti (1991) 1378:Haiti (1989) 1178:Haiti (1970) 1121: 1051:Haiti (1958) 976:Haiti (1950) 897:Haiti (1946) 818:Chile (1939) 813:Chile (1938) 661:Chile (1925) 656:Chile (1924) 615:Haiti (1915) 562:Haiti (1911) 536:Haiti (1908) 506:Haiti (1902) 428: 392: 380: 347:. Retrieved 338: 301: 290: 271: 256:Rear Admiral 245: 221: 188: 186: 115:Supported by 114: 102: 85:Belligerents 63: 1527:Peru (2022) 1506:Peru (2005) 1486:Peru (2000) 1157:Peru (1968) 1112:Peru (1962) 1076:Cuba (1959) 996:Cuba (1952) 912:Peru (1948) 859:El Salvador 758:Cuba (1933) 687:Peru (1930) 625:Peru (1919) 605:Peru (1914) 541:Peru (1909) 1569:Categories 481:self-coups 349:2024-05-24 318:References 286:World Bank 228:communists 1548:self-coup 1419:Venezuela 746:September 723:September 431:, No. 2. 386:"Ecuador" 314:in 1966. 308:Guayaquil 128:(alleged) 1448:November 1430:November 1425:February 1295:November 1247:February 943:February 932:Paraguay 728:December 583:February 572:Paraguay 433:Archived 397:Archived 343:Archived 232:the Left 201:military 48:Location 1439:(1992) 1421:(1992) 1286:(1978) 1284:Bolivia 1243:(1975) 1194:January 1190:(1971) 1188:Bolivia 938:January 934:(1949) 875:October 861:(1944) 737:(1932) 714:(1931) 578:January 574:(1912) 263:Colonel 261:,  242:History 211:led by 199:of the 197:Ecuador 53:Ecuador 1252:August 1199:August 60:Result 1520:2020s 1469:2000s 1443:April 1397:1990s 1321:1980s 1171:1970s 1085:1960s 969:1950s 865:April 827:1940s 735:Chile 712:Chile 675:1930s 634:1920s 588:March 550:1910s 489:1900s 477:Coups 436:(PDF) 425:(PDF) 400:(PDF) 389:(PDF) 372:(PDF) 304:Quito 282:USAID 252:Varea 1437:Peru 1290:July 1241:Peru 741:June 718:July 306:and 297:US$ 276:and 187:The 40:Date 870:May 293:S/. 195:in 126:CIA 1571:: 479:, 429:28 408:^ 395:. 391:. 358:^ 341:. 337:. 326:^ 219:. 469:e 462:t 455:v 352:.

Index


Ecuador
Ecuador
Armed Forces of Ecuador
Ecuador
Dissenting faction of the armed forces
CIA
Ecuador
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
Ecuador
Ramón Castro Jijón
Ecuador
Aurelio Naranjo
Ecuador
Naftali Ponce Miranda
government takeover
Ecuador
military
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
military junta
Ramon Castro Jijon
High Command of the Armed Forces
President Arosemena's
communists
the Left
U.S. foreign policy
bloodless coup
Varea
Rear Admiral
Ramón Castro Jijón

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.