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On February 15, 1972, in what is surely one of the most frustrating political events in history, the President of Ecuador, José María Velasco Ibarra, was ousted by a military coup, incredibly, the fourth time such a coup took place out of the five times Ibarra was president!
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Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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On February 15, 1972, in what is surely one of the most frustrating political events in history, the President of Ecuador, José María Velasco Ibarra, was ousted by a military coup, incredibly, the fourth time such a coup took place out of the five times Ibarra was president!
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-president-5-times-overthrown-4-times
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corina_del_Parral_(circa_1935)_01.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delia_Ibarra_Sober%C3%B3n_(circa_1880).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Velasco_Ibarra_y_Corina_del_Parral,_circa_1940.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Velasco_Ibarra_y_Corina_del_Parral_en_Carondelet.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prof._Jose_Maria_Velasco,_Bestanddeelnr_926-2656.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_America._LOC_99443238.jpg
The image by Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allende_-Velasco_Ibarra_(2).png is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Chile license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/cl/deed.en
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