Jaime Roldós Aguilera

Jaime Roldós Aguilera was an Ecuadorian politician who served as president from 1979 until his death in a plane crash in 1981. His presidency marked Ecuador’s return to elected civilian government after years of military rule.

Ecuadorian transition to democracy: Ecuador’s shift from military government to elected civilian rule, completed with Jaime Roldós Aguilera’s presidency in 1979. His election and inauguration completed the transition from military rule.
Concentration of Popular Forces: An Ecuadorian political party that supported Jaime Roldós Aguilera’s presidential campaigns and government. The party provided Roldós’s principal political base.
Death of Jaime Roldós Aguilera: The death of Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós Aguilera in an airplane crash on 24 May 1981. His sudden death ended his presidency and transferred power to Osvaldo Hurtado.
Guillermo Rodríguez Lara: An Ecuadorian military officer who ruled as head of state from 1972 to 1976. His military government formed part of the political era Roldós’s election brought to a close.
Ecuadorian presidential election, 1979: The election that returned Ecuador to civilian government and brought Jaime Roldós Aguilera to the presidency. It gave Roldós the mandate that began his presidency.
1978 Ecuadorian Constitution: Ecuador’s constitution adopted during the transition from military rule and brought into force with the return to elected government. Its rules framed the institutions under which Roldós governed.
1981 Ecuador–Peru border conflict: A brief armed conflict between Ecuador and Peru in 1981 over their disputed Amazonian border. It tested Roldós’s government shortly before his death.
León Febres-Cordero: An Ecuadorian politician who served as president from 1984 to 1988 and became a major opponent of Roldós’s political movement. His later presidency offers a contrasting direction in Ecuadorian politics after Roldós.
Roldós Doctrine: A foreign-policy position associated with Jaime Roldós that defended human rights and democratic self-determination in the Americas. It expressed the human-rights emphasis of his foreign policy.
Osvaldo Hurtado: An Ecuadorian politician who served as vice president under Jaime Roldós and became president after Roldós’s death. As vice president, Hurtado succeeded him under the constitutional order.

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