Julio César Trujillo

Julio César Trujillo Vásquez (25 March 1931 – 19 May 2019) was an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician. Born in Ibarra, he served as a member of the National Congress from 1979 to 1984.[1] Described by Forbes as "reshaping the landscape of Ecuadorian politics,"[2] Trujillo was a presidential candidate of the Popular Democracy-Christian Democratic Union during the 1984 general election, receiving a total of 103,790 (4.7%) votes. In 2018, he was appointed president of the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPCCS), prompting The Economist to refer to Trujillo as "Ecuador's second-most powerful man."[3] He died in office in 2019.

Trujillo in 2018

On 19 May 2019, Trujillo died at a Quito hospital of complications caused by the intracerebral haemorrhage he suffered five days prior. He was 88.[1][4] On the death of Trujillo, President Lenín Moreno said in a statement "We have lost a true leader, a man who helped give the country's government back to the people."[2]

References
  1. "Julio César Trujillo, un demócrata". El Comercio (in Spanish). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. "Man who 'reshaped' Ecuador government, Julio César Trujillo, dies Sunday in Quito". CuencaHighLife. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. "Julio César Trujillo is Ecuador's second-most powerful man". The Economist. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  4. "Falleció Julio César Trujillo". El Universo (in Spanish). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.


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