Jaime Hurtado
Jaime Ricaurte Hurtado González (born February 7, 1937 in Malimpia , Canton Quinindé , Esmeraldas province ; † February 17, 1999 in Quito , murdered) was an Afro- Ecuadorian politician of the Movimiento Popular Democrático .
He studied law at the University of Guayaquil and was a member of the Federación de Estudiantes Universitarios del Ecuador . In 1966 he joined the Partido Comunista Marxista Leninista del Ecuador , where he held high positions. In 1978 he was one of the founders of the Movimiento Popular Democrático , which he represented in Congress from 1979 as the first black and again from 1998. In 1984 he was the first black presidential candidate and received the fourth most votes. From 1990 to 1994 he was Director Nacional of the MPD. Since 1998 he was again a member of parliament. In 1999, shortly after leaving the parliament building, he was shot together with his substitute member and a parliamentary group employee.
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| SURNAME | Hurtado, Jaime |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hurtado González, Jaime Ricaurte (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ecuadorian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malimpia, Canton of Quinindé , Esmeraldas Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1999 |
| Place of death | Quito |