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Nheengatu or Língua Geral Amazônica (Official)|capital=Belém|flag=Flag_Equador.png|government_type=Federal Republic|map=Locator_Equador.png}} |
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'''Equador''', officially the '''Republic of Equador''' (''República do Equador'') is a country located in northwestern South America. Equador is the largest country of the continent by area and also which shares the most borders. Seven in total. It is bordered to the northeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the east by [[Pernambuco]] and [[Bahia]], to the south by [[Brazil]], to the west by [[Peru]], to the north by [[Colombia]], [[Guiana]] and [[Palissandria]].The majority of the country is inside the Amazon rainforest, which made it one of the 17 megadiverse countries. |
'''Equador''', officially the '''Republic of Equador''' (''República do Equador'') is a country located in northwestern South America. Equador is the largest country of the continent by area, and also which shares the most borders. Seven in total. It is bordered to the northeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the east by [[Pernambuco]] and [[Bahia]], to the south by [[Brazil]], to the west by [[Peru]], to the north by [[Colombia]], [[Guiana]] and [[Palissandria]].The majority of the country is inside the Amazon rainforest, which made it one of the 17 megadiverse countries. |
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Diferently from its other luso-american neighbors, Equador had a second widesoken language along Portuguese, the Nheengatu or Língua Geral Amazônica. Language with roots on the tupi language family and spoken is most of the country interior. |
Diferently from its other luso-american neighbors, Equador had a second widesoken language along Portuguese, the Nheengatu or Língua Geral Amazônica. Language with roots on the tupi language family and spoken is most of the country interior. |
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In august 1920, facing riots on a monthly basis in Belém, Manaus, Santarém and other urban centers, along the troubles on the west of the country, the unpopular president Alberto Nunes renounced his post as president in a nationwide radio broadcast. Nunes soon left the country and took exile in Bahia, where lived until his death in 1953. The vice-president Mário de Sousa was recognized as president on the same day. |
In august 1920, facing riots on a monthly basis in Belém, Manaus, Santarém and other urban centers, along the troubles on the west of the country, the unpopular president Alberto Nunes renounced his post as president in a nationwide radio broadcast. Nunes soon left the country and took exile in Bahia, where lived until his death in 1953. The vice-president Mário de Sousa was recognized as president on the same day. |
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==== Economic struggles and national republican coup ==== |
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The Great War (1935-1939) hit South America heavily. Since Europe was responsible for most of industrial goods in the raw materials based economy of most countries, the reduction in production for exportation due the war affected directly the south american economies. Countries started to suffer from shortages and started migrating to other markets, such as the growing north american economies. |
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Among the nations suffering indirectly from the war, Equador was among the ones which suffered the most. Facing political issues since the 1920 Presidential Renounce, investor took away their money from the country, the Equadorian currency lost value, and inflation grew wildly. |
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===== The Lima-Belém Conspiracy ===== |
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Since the end of the Great War, communardism presence decreased in South America, and the continent saw the rise of National Republicanism ideology. In Peru and Equador, part of the military started to discuss in secret talks the installation of a National Republican government in both countries, as a way to restore the prosperity of the countries. From 1938 to 1942, generals from both nations worked together to convince most of the forces to join the cause. In Equador, the head of the national republican conspirators was the general Magalhães Almeida. |
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===== 1944 National Republican Coup ===== |
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On the October 2nd, 1944, Equador suffered a national republican coup, only a week after Peruvian nationalists did the same in the neighboring country. Around 02:00pm, military headquaters in Belém started to revolt, later in the day, heavy veiclhes drove towards the government palace. The Equadorian government didn't try to fight back, and surrendered shortly after the nationalist forces threatened storm the building. |
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Two days later, on the October 4th, president Alberto Carneiro left the country along many other political figures in flight to Rio de Janeiro. The Kingdom of Brasil was the country to receive the most people escaping national republicanism in Equador. The majority of them were former political figures and small porceatages of communards. |
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