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On 9 August 2023, eleven days before the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated after leaving a campaign rally in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. One assailant was killed during the attack.
Aug 10, 2023 · Fernando Villavicencio, who was gunned down at a rally on Wednesday, had a long history in Ecuadorean public affairs, largely as an antagonist to those in power.
Aug 9, 2023 · A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday, as a deadly escalation of violence and crime...
Jul 13, 2024 · A vocal anti-corruption activist and journalist, Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead in August 2023. Five people linked to one of Ecuador's biggest criminal gangs have been jailed for the murder...
Aug 13, 2023 · In the wake of the murder of Fernando Villavicencio, headlines around the world drew attention to a mode of political violence reminiscent of Colombia in the 1980s, confirming the loss of...
Aug 11, 2023 · Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate. Villavicencio, an outspoken critic of the drug trade and corruption ravaging Ecuador, was gunned down as he left a campaign...
Aug 9, 2023 · Fernando Villavicencio, a former journalist and an outspoken critic of state corruption and organized crime, was fatally shot in an attack just days before voting begins in Ecuador’s ...
