Abdalá Bucaram

Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz (born February 20, 1952) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who was President of Ecuador from 10 August 1996 to 6 February 1997.

As President, Abdalá Bucaram was nicknamed "El Loco" ("the crazy one"). During his presidency, Bucaram didn't fix anything in Ecuador. This led to many people saying that he was not a good leader. Many members of congress thought he was crazy. Almost six months into his presidency, Bucaram was removed from office after being declared mentally unfit to rule by the National Congress of Ecuador.Congress' Leader Assumes Presidency  February 12, 1997.

Early life
Bucaram was born on February 20, 1952 into a tough neighborhood in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Presidency
Abdalá Bucaram was President from August 10, 1996 to February 6, 1997. His cabinet was put together by the Vice President Rosalía Arteaga. Within months, Bucaram was accused of stealing millions of dollars of public funds.

After he took office, Bucaram tried to fix the state, which included trying to fix the stock process started by Osvaldo Hurtado (1980, Popular Democracy Party), and supported by the next three presidents: León Febres Cordero (1984, PSC), Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (1988, Democratic Left) and Sixto Durán Ballén (1992, ex-PSC).

In 1996, he invited Lorena Bobbitt who had been acquitted of crimes relating to her cutting her husband's penis in the United States, to an official dinner. The two later became godparents to each other's children.

The constitutional court said the congressional resolution to be anti-constitutional and rejected it. The congress ignored the constitutional court decision and continued to confirm Fabian Alarcon as acting president.

Personal life
He was exiled from Ecuador as a punishment for his crimes in Ecuador.

References

Other websites
Extended biography (in Spanish) by CIDOB Foundation 
 Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History
   Dalo y Gaby Asambleistas,PRE la nueva Era 

Category:1952 births
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Category:Presidents of Ecuador
Category:Ecuadorian lawyers
Category:Mayors of Guayaquil