Fabián Alarcón

Fabián Ernesto Alarcón Rivera (born 14 April 1947) was President of Ecuador from 6 February 1997 to 9 February 1997 and from 11 February 1997 to 10 August 1998.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alarcón and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

Fabián Alarcón
40th President of Ecuador
In office 11 February 1997 – 10 August 1998
Vice President	Rosalía Arteaga (1997–1998) Pedro Aguayo Cubillo (1998)
Preceded by	Rosalía Arteaga
Succeeded by	Jamil Mahuad
In office 6 February 1997 – 9 February 1997
Preceded by	Abdalá Bucaram
Succeeded by	Rosalía Arteaga
President of the National Congress
In office August 1995 – 6 February 1997
President	Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz (1996–1997) Sixto Durán Ballén (1995–1996)
Preceded by	Heinz Moeller
Succeeded by	Heinz Moeller
In office 14 August 1991 – 1992
President	Rodrigo Borja
Preceded by	Edelberto Bonilla
Succeeded by	Carlos Vallejo López
Personal details
Born	(1947-04-14) 14 April 1947 (age 77) Quito, Ecuador
Political party	Alfarista Radical Front
Spouse	Lucía Peña Ochoa
Alma mater	Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Life

Alarcón was born in Quito. His father, Ruperto Alarcón, was a former president of the Chamber of Deputies.

He was the President of the National Congress from 1991 to 1992^[1] and then again from August 1995 to February 1997, when he was made acting president due to the impeachment of President Abdalá Bucaram. This deepened the political crisis in Ecuador as vice-president Rosalía Arteaga challenged Alarcón's assumption of the presidency. Arteaga then became president for two days, but Alarcón was restored. He gave up the presidency after early elections were held in 1998, in which he did not run. In 1999 he was arrested on corruption charges, but was later released. Alarcón is a member of the Alfarista Radical Front. He continues to receive a lifetime pension from the Ecuadorian government of $ 38,800 annually.

He ran for mayor of Quito in 1988 and 1992, losing both times.^[2]

Preceded by Abdalá Bucaram	President of Ecuador 6 February 1997 - 9 February 1997	Succeeded by Rosalía Arteaga
Preceded by Rosalía Arteaga	President of Ecuador 11 February 1997 – August 10, 1998	Succeeded by Jamil Mahuad

References

1. Lauderbaugh, George (2012). The history of Ecuador. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. p. 149. ISBN 9780313362507.
2. Gerlach, Allen (2003). Indians, oil, and politics : a recent history of Ecuador. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources. p. 108. ISBN 9780842051088.

External links

• Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History^{[permanent dead link]}
• Biography by CIDOB