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Jaime Roldós Aguilera

1940 - 1981

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Jaime Roldós Aguilera (November 5, 1940 – May 24, 1981) was an Ecuadorian politician who was the 33rd President of Ecuador from August 10, 1979 until his death on May 24, 1981. In his short tenure, he became known for his firm stance on human rights, which led to clashes with other Latin American governments and poor relations with Ronald Reagan's United States administration. On Sunday 24 May 1981, a plane in which he was travelling crashed, killing all passengers including Roldós and his wife. Controversy surrounds the circumstances of the crash, including the absence of a black box. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jaime Roldós Aguilera is the 11,128th most popular politician (down from 10,948th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Ecuador (up from 18th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Ecuadorean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jaime Roldós Aguilera ranks 11,128 out of 19,576. Before him are Enrique Barón Crespo, Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Petar of Serbia, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony, Marcantonio Memmo, and Hantili II. After him are Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Solomon II of Imereti, Al-Zafir, Antiochus Hierax, Ramón Franco, and Auguste Vaillant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jaime Roldós Aguilera ranks 226. Before him are Gérard Larrousse, Jana Brejchová, Silvio Marzolini, Gösta Pettersson, Tommy Lawrence, and Endre Szemerédi. After him are Robert Walker, Charles Robert Jenkins, John Havlicek, Roger Ailes, Michel Micombero, and Jon Elster. Among people deceased in 1981, Jaime Roldós Aguilera ranks 112. Before him are Edvard Kocbek, Mica Todorović, Hermann Esser, Zdeněk Burian, Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia, and Roman Rudenko. After him are Harry Harlow, Mostafa Chamran, Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, Chief Dan George, Rensis Likert, and D. R. Bendre.

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In Ecuador

Among people born in Ecuador, Jaime Roldós Aguilera ranks 16 out of 147. Before him are José María Velasco Ibarra (1893), Frederick Ashton (1904), Gustavo Noboa (1937), Guillermo Rodríguez (1924), Jamil Mahuad (1949), and Eloy Alfaro (1842). After him are Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (1935), León Febres Cordero (1931), Mariana de Jesús de Paredes (1618), Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919), Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (1934), and Julio Jaramillo (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ecuador

Among politicians born in Ecuador, Jaime Roldós Aguilera ranks 12. Before him are Gabriel García Moreno (1821), José María Velasco Ibarra (1893), Gustavo Noboa (1937), Guillermo Rodríguez (1924), Jamil Mahuad (1949), and Eloy Alfaro (1842). After him are Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (1935), León Febres Cordero (1931), Abdalá Bucaram (1952), Álvaro Noboa (1950), José Joaquín de Olmedo (1780), and Vicente Rocafuerte (1783).

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