Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (28 September 1859, in

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– 20 March 1951) was an

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politician. He served as

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and

Lizardo García Lizardo García Sorroza (26 April 1844 – 29 May 1937) was President of Ecuador from 1 September 1905 to 15 January 1906. Life García was born in Guayaquil. He founded the chamber of commerce of Guayaquil and was a member of the firefighters ...

from 1903 to 1906 and as

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three times in August – September 1912, September 1916 – August 1920 and October 1931 – August 1932. He was

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from 1912 to 1915, and in 1930. He was a member of the

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. Moreno is noted for sanctioning the abolition of the agricultural practice of , which was a system of contracted debt that held Indian ''

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'' laborers called under threat of imprisonment. His administration was also considered a factor in the public disenchantment that led to the

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of July 9, 1925.

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Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History
1859 births 1951 deaths People from Guayaquil Ecuadorian people of Spanish descent Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party politicians Presidents of Ecuador Vice presidents of Ecuador Ambassadors of Ecuador to Peru Presidents of the Senate of Ecuador 20th-century Ecuadorian politicians {{Ecuador-politician-stub