WEBAccused. 6 [9] On 9 August 2023, eleven days before the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated after leaving a campaign rally in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. One assailant was killed during the attack.
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Ecuador reels after the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio.
WEBAug 11, 2023 · Ecuador reels after the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio. So what now? Ecuador is in a state of emergency after the assassination of a leading presidential candidate.
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Ecuador presidential candidate assassinated at campaign event
WEBAug 9, 2023 · Quito, Ecuador CNN —. A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday, as a deadly escalation...
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Six Accused of Murdering Ecuadorean Presidential Candidate …
WEBOct. 7, 2023. Leer en español. The six Colombian men accused of murdering an Ecuadorean presidential candidate were found dead in a prison in the port city of Guayaquil on Friday, Ecuador’s...
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Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio leaves Ecuador in shock …
WEBAug 11, 2023 · Ecuador's Interior Minister Juan Zapata leaves after giving a report on arrests in connection with assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, at police headquarters in...
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Ecuador Reels From Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio
WEBAug 10, 2023 · The killing of Fernando Villavicencio marks a grim turning point for a once-tranquil country now awash in violence fueled by drug gangs. A hearse with the body of the Ecuadorean presidential ...
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Fernando Villavicencio assassination: suspects are Colombian, …
WEBAug 11, 2023 · QUITO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - One dead suspect and six others arrested in the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombians, Ecuadorean police said on...
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Ecuador says six suspects arrested for presidential candidate
WEBAug 11, 2023 · Quito, Ecuador CNN —. Six suspects arrested in connection with the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian nationals and gang members,...
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Who Was Fernando Villavicencio? - The New York Times
WEBAug 10, 2023 · Legislator. Presidential candidate. And, now, assassin’s victim. Fernando Villavicencio, who was gunned down at a rally on Wednesday, had a long history in Ecuadorean public affairs, largely as ...
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Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio …
WEBAug 11, 2023 · The Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been shot dead as he left a campaign event in Quito, days before an election where the central issue is rising violence and crime.