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Alfredo Palacio

1939 - 2025

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Luis Alfredo Palacio González (22 January 1939 – 22 May 2025) was an Ecuadorian cardiologist and politician who was the 44th president of Ecuador from 2005 to 2007. He had been the 44th vice president under President Lucio Gutiérrez, until he was appointed to the presidency when the Ecuadorian Congress removed Gutiérrez from power following a week of growing unrest with his government. He previously served as Minister of Health between 1994 and 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfredo Palacio is the 3,980th most popular politician (up from 8,966th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Ecuador (up from 9th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Ecuadorean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfredo Palacio ranks 3,980 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert I, Count of Artois, Vologases VI, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, Bindusara, and Bill de Blasio. After him are Binali Yıldırım, Wilhelm Gustloff, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Mizizios, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, and Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Alfredo Palacio ranks 55. Before him are Ray Manzarek, Volker Schlöndorff, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Stanisław Dziwisz, Susumu Tonegawa, and Leland H. Hartwell. After him are Carlo Ginzburg, Beate Klarsfeld, Henry Mintzberg, Ion Țiriac, Princess Irene of the Netherlands, and Phil Spector. Among people deceased in 2025, Alfredo Palacio ranks 42. Before him are Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Peter Lax, Violeta Chamorro, Jochen Mass, Costas Simitis, and Ján Zachara. After him are Vitold Fokin, Oleg Gordievsky, Alfred Brendel, Luis Galván, Oliviero Toscani, and Jules Wijdenbosch.

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In Ecuador

Among people born in Ecuador, Alfredo Palacio ranks 4 out of 147. Before him are Huayna Capac (1476), Guillermo Lasso (1955), and Rafael Correa (1963). After him are Manuela Sáenz (1797), Lenín Moreno (1953), María Capovilla (1889), Gabriel García Moreno (1821), Alberto Spencer (1937), José María Velasco Ibarra (1893), Frederick Ashton (1904), and Gustavo Noboa (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ecuador

Among politicians born in Ecuador, Alfredo Palacio ranks 4. Before him are Huayna Capac (1476), Guillermo Lasso (1955), and Rafael Correa (1963). After him are Lenín Moreno (1953), Gabriel García Moreno (1821), José María Velasco Ibarra (1893), Gustavo Noboa (1937), Guillermo Rodríguez (1924), Jamil Mahuad (1949), Eloy Alfaro (1842), and Jaime Roldós Aguilera (1940).

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