caption serviceyears branch commands birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank article_title name
general richelieu levoyer artieda , ecuador 1946-1982 ecuadorian army artillery first division of the army of ecuador quito , ecuador ecuador paquisha war 17 june 1930 divisional general richelieu levoyer
 richelieu levoyer artieda
richelieu levoyer

richelieu artieda levoyer -lrb- june 17 , 1930 -rrb- is a general and politician of the republic of ecuador .
he is the son of painter jorge levoyer and educator maria delia artieda .
levoyer was the southern front commander during the paquisha war .
he later served as government minister where he deployed a systematic plan for the destruction of prisons where human rights were being violated .
he also proposed the `` return to the constitution plan '' that ended the 1976 -- 1979 dictatorship .
he served as professor and then director of the centers of ecuadorian military studies .
he became director of the school for improvement of the ecuadorian army .
he led the creation of the national institute of advanced studies .
he served as sub-secretary of industries focused on developing small business .
