Sixto Durán Ballén

Sixto Durán Ballén, 2011

Sixto Durán Ballén Cordovez (born July 14, 1921 in Boston , United States , † November 15, 2016 in Quito , Ecuador ) was an Ecuadorian politician , former President of Ecuador and an architect . He served as president from August 10, 1992 to August 10, 1996, until 1995 Alberto Dahik was his vice-president, followed by Eduardo Peña in the same position.

Life

Ballén was born in Boston because his parents were there for work. He spent his youth in the United States, where he studied architecture at Columbia University in New York City . He was then commissioned by the then Ecuadorian President Galo Plaza Lasso to rebuild the city of Ambato , as it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1949. In Ecuador he founded the Partido Social Cristiano together with Camilo Ponce Enríquez .

In February 1995, during his tenure as president, a border conflict with Peru (Conflicto limítrofe entre el Perú y el Ecuador) about the Cenepa war and the mobilization of reservists intensified . Peru was ruled by Alberto Fujimori at that time .

Web links

Commons : Sixto Durán Ballén - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Falleció en el Quito expresidente Sixto Durán Ballén in: El Universo of 15 November 2016 called on 16 November 2016 (Spanish)
↑ Alegría Donoso: Museo Presidente Sixto Duran Ballen. Biblioteca UDLA (Universidad de Las Américas del Ecuador), archived from the original on June 23, 2012 ; Retrieved November 16, 2016 (Spanish).

predecessor	Office	successor
Rodrigo Borja	President of Ecuador 1992–1996	Abdalá Bucaram
	Ecuadorian ambassador in London 2001–2003

personal data
SURNAME	Durán Ballén, Sixto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ballén Cordovez, Sixto Durán (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ecuadorian politician, President of Ecuador (1992–1996)
DATE OF BIRTH	July 14, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH	Boston , United States
DATE OF DEATH	15th November 2016
Place of death	Quito , Ecuador

[1] Falleció en el Quito expresidente Sixto Durán Ballén in: El Universo of 15 November 2016 called on 16 November 2016 (Spanish)

[2] Alegría Donoso: Museo Presidente Sixto Duran Ballen. Biblioteca UDLA (Universidad de Las Américas del Ecuador), archived from the original on June 23, 2012 ; Retrieved November 16, 2016 (Spanish).