2000 Ecuadorian coup d'état

The 2000 Ecuadorian coup d'état took place on 21 January 2000 and resulted in President Jamil Mahuad being deposed, and replaced by Vice President Gustavo Noboa. The coup coalition brought together a short-lived junta composed by the country's most powerful indigenous group, Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), and a group of junior military officers led by Lieutenant Colonel Lucio Gutiérrez.

2000 Ecuadorian coup d'état
Date21 to 22 January 2000
Location
Ecuador
Result

Coup successful

  • Jamil Mahuad is deposed and goes into exile.
  • National Salvation Junta declared on 21 January
  • Military forces dissolution of National Salvation Junta on 22 January
  • Vice President Gustavo Noboa installed as president
  • Military officers participating in the National Salvation Junta arrested, later granted amnesty
Belligerents
Government of Ecuador Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador
Military officers		 Armed Forces of Ecuador
Commanders and leaders
Jamil Mahuad Antonio Vargas
Lucio Gutiérrez
Carlos Solórzano		 Carlos Mendoza
Telmo Sandoval

Amidst a severe economic crisis, the coup coalition sought to emulate the populist democracy and economy of Hugo Chávez's Venezuela. The coup ultimately failed, with senior military officers opposed to the programme installing the elected Vice President as President, and imprisoning coup leaders.

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