Events in the year 2020 in Ecuador.
Incumbents President: Lenín Moreno Vice President: Otto Sonnenholzner (until 10 July) María Alejandra Muñoz (from 22 July)
Events
February 3 – President Lenin Moreno apologizes after saying women only file harassment claims when "they come from an ugly person" on January 31.Ecuador's president apologizes for saying women only "target" ugly men for harassment claims By Flora Charner and Abel Alvarado, CNN World, 3 Feb 2020 February 20 - The national electoral tribunal ruled that Evo Morales was ineligible to run for Senate. February 29 – COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador: The Health Ministry reports the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country, a woman who entered the country from Spain. April 1 – COVID-19 pandemic: Guayaquil, Guayas Province, reports 60 deaths and 1,937 confirmed cases of COVID-19, one of the highest figures in the world.Coronavirus in Ecuador: the Guayaquil drama, which has more deaths from COVID-19 than entire countries and fights against the clock to give them a decent burial BBC Mundo, 1 Apr 2020 April 7 – Former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) and vice president Jorge Glas were sentenced to eight years in prison for bribery during the period 2012-2016. The accusations are related to the Odebrecht company.Former President Correa is sentenced to 8 years in prison for the bribery case 2012-2016 BBC Noticas Mundo, 7 Apr 2020 August 7 – The Navy warns about possible incursions by the Chinese fishing fleet just outside the exclusive economic zone around the Galápagos Islands. August 17 – Galapagos National Park authorities say 30 new species of invertebrates in deep water surrounding the Galapagos Islands have been discovered. August 21 – COVID-19 pandemic: There are confirmed positive cases in all 24 provinces, with Quito being the hardest-hit area. According to "Compassion Ecuador," the indigenous population is particularly vulnerable. August 25 – COVID-19 pandemic: 100,000 confirmed cases and 6,000 deaths across the country.
Sports
July 24 to August 9 – Ecuador is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Rescheduled for August 2021)
Deaths
6 January – Oswaldo Larriva, academic and politician (b. 1946). March 30 Ángel Sánchez Mendoza, journalist; COVID-19 Jorge Chica, 68, footballer and neurosurgeon; COVID-19Fallece Jorge Chica, campeón de Ecuador con Barcelona en 1980, 2 Apr 2020 (in Spanish) Manuel Adolfo Varas, 76, broadcaster and sports journalist; COVID-19Periodismo de luto: fallece el abogado Manuel Adolfo Varas (La Hora, 30 March 2020, in Spanish) April 2 – Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas, 82, writer and poet; COVID-19 April 3 – Omar Quintana, 76, politician and sports executive, president of C.S. Emelec; COVID-19Falleció Omar Quintana, expresidente de Emelec April 4 Carlos González-Artigas, 72, businessperson; COVID-19 Giovanni Coppiano, 54, doctor and clown; COVID-19 April 5 – Carlos González-Artigas, 72, businessman; COVID-19Falleció Carlos González, presidente ejecutivo de La Fabril, falleció en Guayaquil, con sospecha de covid-19 April 9 – Roberto Román Valencia, 75, journalist; COVID-19LUTO EN EL PERIODISMO DEPORTIVO POR DECESO DEL AB. ROBERTO ROMÁN VALENCIA, retrieved 27 Feb 2021 (in Spanish) April 13 – José Marroquín Yerovi, 76, priest; COVID-19Fallece el segundo sacerdote por coronavirus en Guayaquil, retrieved 27 Feb 2021 (in Spanish) April 15 – Augusto Itúrburu, 40, sports journalist; COVID-19Augusto Itúrburu, un hombre de palabras justas, retrieved 27 Feb 2021 (in Spanish)
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