The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

is the ministry responsible for national defense and is responsible for all three branches of the

Military of Ecuador The Ecuadorian Armed Forces ( es, Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador) is the national military force of Ecuador. The commander-in-chief is the President of Ecuador, currently Guillermo Lasso. The military is generally under civilian control, specifica ...

. It is Ecuador's ministry of defence. It also administers the various barracks, military zones and monuments to historical battles. The headquarters of the Ministry is in the city of Quito. The ministry is part of the Secretary General of the National Security Council (Cosine).

References

Government of Ecuador

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