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Oct 15, 1450
Incas conquer
INCAS OF PERU CONQUER THE CARAS PEOPLE, WHOSE GOOSE KIMDOM HAVE ITS CAPITAL QUITO -
Oct 16, 1531
spanish led Francisco Pizzaro
Spanish led Francisco Pizarro land on Equadoran coast en route to Peru, where they defeat the Incas. -
Oct 16, 1534
Spanish conquered Ecuador
Spanish conquered Ecuador, which become part of Spanish Vice- roality of Peru -
Ecuadorian middle class
Ecuadorian middle class begins to push for Independence -
Simon Bolivar and Antonio Jose de Sucre
Antonio de Jose de Sucre, a follower of pro- independence Simon bolivar, defeats Spanish royalist at the batle of Pichincha; Ecuador becomes part of independent Gran Colombia, wich also encompasses Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. -
Ecuador leaves the Gran Colombia
Ecuador leaves the Gran Colombia and becomes fully independence -
Peru invades part of the Amazonian
Peru invades part of the Amazonian mineral-rich province El Oro -
Ecuador cedes
Ecuador cedes some 200,000 squere kilometers of disputed territory to Peru under the therms of the Rio Protocol -
Grouth in banana
Grouth in banana trade bring prosperity -
President Carlos
President Carlos Arosemena Monroy deposed by military junta, which implements social and economic reforms, including agrarian reform. -
Interim government
Interim government takes over from military junta, which was forced to step down following violent demonstrations and harsh retaliation; newly elected constituent assembly chooses Otto Arosemena Gomez as head of state. -
New constitution
New constitution promulgated. -
Former President
Former President Jose Maria Velasco elected president for the fifth time and, two years later, assumes dictatorial power in response to declining support. -
Oil production
Oil production starts and Ecuador emerges as a significant oil producer; General Guillermo Rodriguez Lara becomes president after overthrowing Velasco. -
New constitution
New constitution heralds return to democracy. -
Border war
Border war with Peru erupts, but ends with international arbitration. -
A deterioration of the economy
A deterioration of the economy due to falling oil prices leads to strikes, demonstrations and a state of emergency. -
President
President Leon Febres Cordero kidnapped and beaten up by the army in protest at policies of privatisation and public expenditure cuts. -
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples granted title to 2.5 million acres in Amazonia; Ecuador leaves the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase its oil output. -
Vice-President
Vice-President Alberto Dahik Garzoni flees, seeks political asylum in Costa Rica to escape corruption charges. -
Abdala Bucaram Ortiz
Abdala Bucaram Ortiz elected president. -
Fabian Alarcon
Fabian Alarcon becomes president after Bucaram is deposed by parliament on grounds of mental incapacity. -
Jamil Mahuad Witt
Jamil Mahuad Witt elected president -
Vice-President
Vice-President Gustavo Noboa becomes president after Mahuad is forced to leave office by the army and indigenous protesters; Ecuador adopts the US dollar as its national currency in an effort to beat inflation and stabilise the economy. -
Ecuador declares state of emergency
Ecuador declares state of emergency in Galapagos Islands after an oil spill from a stricken tanker threatens the islands' fragile ecological balance. The potential danger is, in the end, largely averted.