Statesman, 16th President of Ecuador. He served on two separate occasions, from 1 September 1901 to 31 August 1905 and again from 1 September 1912 to 31 August 1916. Prior to becoming president he served in the military engaged in a variety of conflicts. He then served in various administrative positions in El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, and earned an international reputation as a liberal revolutionary. He returned to Ecuador to participate in the liberal revolt that triumphed in August 1895. He remained in Ecuador and subsequently served as a member of the constituent assembly of 1896–1897, military commander of the coastal provinces, and deputy for Tungurahua Province in 1900. He then became president of the chamber of deputies. With substantial support from the military, he won the presidency. He is best remembered for being one who sought to build consensus, foster respect for civil liberties, including freedom of the press, and develop a secular, activist state. At the end of his presidency he withdrew from politics. In 1925 he was exiled from the country but he was able to return shortly before his death.
Statesman, 16th President of Ecuador. He served on two separate occasions, from 1 September 1901 to 31 August 1905 and again from 1 September 1912 to 31 August 1916. Prior to becoming president he served in the military engaged in a variety of conflicts. He then served in various administrative positions in El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, and earned an international reputation as a liberal revolutionary. He returned to Ecuador to participate in the liberal revolt that triumphed in August 1895. He remained in Ecuador and subsequently served as a member of the constituent assembly of 1896–1897, military commander of the coastal provinces, and deputy for Tungurahua Province in 1900. He then became president of the chamber of deputies. With substantial support from the military, he won the presidency. He is best remembered for being one who sought to build consensus, foster respect for civil liberties, including freedom of the press, and develop a secular, activist state. At the end of his presidency he withdrew from politics. In 1925 he was exiled from the country but he was able to return shortly before his death.
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