2016 in Ecuador

Events in the year 2016 in Ecuador.

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Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2016 Timeline of Ecuadorian history

Incumbents

• President: Rafael Correa
• Vice President: Jorge Glas

Events

• 15 March – the 2016 Ecuadorian Army Arava crash (22 fatalities)
• 16 April – an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.8 struck Ecuador near the towns of Muisne and Pedernales, killing more than 650 people.^[1][2]

Sport

• 5-21 August – Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 38 competitors in 13 sports

Deaths

• 1 March – Ítalo Estupiñán, footballer (b. 1952).^[3]

• 7 May – Gonzalo López Marañon, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1933).^[4]

• 2 August – Álvaro Pérez Intriago, politician (b. 1936).^[5]