1. Gustavo Jose Joaquin Noboa Bejarano was an Ecuadorian politician.
12 Facts About Gustavo Noboa
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Gustavo Noboa served as the 42nd president of Ecuador from 22 January 2000 to 15 January 2003.
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Gustavo Noboa was sworn in as Vice President of Ecuador on 10 August 1998.
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On 21 January 2000, a military coup deposed Mahuad's government and the following day Gustavo Noboa became President of Ecuador in constitutional order.
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Gustavo Noboa's presidency was marked by attempts to revive the Ecuadorian economy, which was in a recession at the time, including the freeing of US$400 million worth of assets frozen by the previous government.
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Gustavo Noboa left office in 2003 after Lucio Gutierrez was elected president in the 2002 presidential election.
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Gustavo Noboa was accused of mishandling the country's foreign debt by the former president, Leon Febres Cordero.
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Gustavo Noboa completely denied the charges and applied for political asylum in the Dominican Republic, which was granted on 11 August 2003.
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On 16 March 2006, a Supreme Court judge lifted the detention order and charged Gustavo Noboa with being an accessory after the fact.
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Gustavo Noboa studied political and social sciences and obtained a Doctor in Law from the University of Guayaquil.
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Gustavo Noboa was chancellor of the University from 1986 until 1996 and taught law there.
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Gustavo Noboa died on 16 February 2021 after suffering a heart attack while in recovery from surgery for a brain tumor at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida.