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Guadalupe Larriva (28 July 1956 – 24 January 2007) was an Ecuadorian politician.
Biography
editLarriva was born in Cuenca, the eldest daughter of Deifilio Larriva Polo and Teresita Gonzalez Harris. She was married to Rodrigo Avila. She held a Doctor of Philosophy in Geography from the University of Cuenca. She was the head of the Ecuadorian Socialist Party-Broad Front, as well as the country's defense minister under President Rafael Correa. A former university professor, she was also the first civilian in 25 years, and the first female in Ecuador's history to hold the post.[1]
Larriva died near Manta Air Base in a helicopter crash on 24 January 2007 20:23h Ecuadorian time,[1] when 2 Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters[2] of the "Aviación del Ejército Nº 43" collided during a night training. She died only nine days after being handed her portfolio as defense minister.[3][4] Two days earlier the defense minister had announced that Ecuador would not renew its contract with the United States Armed Forces which allows US troops to be stationed in and operate from Manta Air Base.[5]
All on board the 2 helicopters, including Larriva's 17-year-old daughter Claudia Ávila and 5 Army officers (Tnte. Crnel. Marco Gortaire Padovani, Cap. Celso Hugo Acosta, Cap. Byron Iván Zurita Basantes, Cap. Richard Marcelo Jurado Gallardo, Tnte. Luis Milton Herrera Espín)[6] died in the crash.
After the death of Larriva, Rafael Correa promised to appoint another woman to the position of Defense Minister. He fulfilled that promise on 30 January 2007 when he appointed Lorena Escudero to replace her. Escudero is also from Cuenca and was also a university professor.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Trágica muerte de ministra Larriva, su hija y 5 militares" [Tragic Death of Minister Larriva, Her Daughter, and 5 Soldiers]. El Universo (in Spanish). Guayaquil. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Ecuador desestima atentado en choque aéreo" Archived 2007-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, mercuriomanta.com, 25 January 2007
- ^ "Ecuador defense minister killed in air crash", NBC News, 24 January 2007.
- ^ Andrade, Carlos (9 August 2007). "Ecuador's defense minister killed in air collision". Quito: Reuters. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Manta: La base, arma de lucha y entorno de su muerte" Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, eldiario.com, 25 January 2007.
- ^ "Hombres del aire perecieron" Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, diario-extra.com, 26 January 2007.
- ^ "Ecuador names second female defense chief", english.people/com.cn, 30 January 2007.
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