2025 in Ecuador
Events in the year 2025 in Ecuador.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 2 January — President Daniel Noboa appoints Planning Minister Sariha Moya as interim vice president.[1]
- 31 January — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Napo Province, injuring three people.[2]
February
- 3 February — President Noboa announces a 27% tariff on Mexican imports.[3]
- 9 February — 2025 Ecuadorian general election (first round): No candidate fails to win a majority in the presidential election, with incumbent president Noboa winning at least 44.6% of the vote followed by Luisa González at 44.02%.[4]
March
- 14 March — An environmental emergency is declared in Esmeraldas Province after an oil spill in the Esmeraldas River caused by a landslide rupturing a segment of the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System.[5]
- 19 March — A suspension bridge collapses into the Magro River near Guayaquil, bringing down seven vehicles and killing four people.[6]
April
- 12 April — President Noboa imposes a state of emergency in Quito, Camilo Ponce Enriquez, the provinces of Guayas, Los Rios, Manabi, Santa Elena, El Oro, Orellana and Sucumbios and in all prisons nationwide, citing an increase in criminal activities.[7]
- 13 April — 2025 Ecuadorian general election (second round): Incumbent president Daniel Noboa is re-elected for a second term.[8]
- 17 April — Twelve people are killed in a gun attack on a cockfighting ring in La Valencia, Manabí Province.[9]
- 23 April — Emelec footballer Jackson Rodríguez escapes a kidnapping attempt at his home in Guayaquil. His wife and son, who are abducted, are rescued the next day.[10]
- 25 April — A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits off the coast of Esmeraldas Province, destroying multiple buildings in the area[11][12] and injuring 20 people.[13]
Holidays
Source:[14]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 3–4 March – Carnival
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 23 May – Battle of Pichincha
- 11 August – National Day Holiday
- 10 October – Independence of Guayaquil
- 1 November – All Souls' Day
- 3 November – Independence of Cuenca
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
- 24 February — Josefina Villalobos, 100, First Lady (1992–1996).[15]
References
- ^ "Ecuadorian President Noboa names interim vice president amid spat". Al Jazeera. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Fuerte sismo en Napo causó daños en tres ciudades". El Comercio (in Spanish). 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Cooban, Anna (2025-02-03). "Ecuador announces 27% tariffs on Mexican goods". CNN. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ "Ecuador set for run-off vote as leftist candidate pushes president close in tight election". CNN. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Oil spill in Ecuador river brings emergency declaration". France 24. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Four Killed In Ecuador Bridge Collapse". Barron's. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Ecuador imposes state of emergency before razor-close election". CBS News. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Noboa says no doubt about his victory in Ecuador vote as rival demands recount". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ "Arrests after 12 shot dead at Ecuador cockfight". BBC. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ "Family of Ecuadorian soccer player rescued after being kidnapped". AP News. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ "Temblor en Esmeraldas deja una persona herida, cortes de luz y edificios colapsados". Primicias (in Spanish). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Terremoto en Esmeraldas, Ecuador: al menos 60 gravemente afectadas". Blu Radio (in Spanish). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Al menos 20 heridos y 60 viviendas afectadas tras sismo de magnitud 6 en Ecuador". Ovaciones (in Spanish). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Ecuador Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Josefina Villalobos, viuda de Sixto Durán Ballén, murió en Quito a los 100 años" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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