2020 in Ecuador

Events in the year 2020 in Ecuador.

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

Incumbents

• President: Lenín Moreno
• Vice President:
  • Otto Sonnenholzner (until 10 July)
  • María Alejandra Muñoz (from 22 July)

Events

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador

• February 3 – President Lenin Moreno apologizes after saying women only file harassment claims when "they come from an ugly person" on January 31.^[1]
• February 20 - The national electoral tribunal ruled that Evo Morales was ineligible to run for Senate.^[2]
• February 29 – COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador: The Health Ministry reports the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country, a woman who entered the country from Spain.^[3]
• April 1 – COVID-19 pandemic: Guayaquil, Guayas Province, reports 60 deaths and 1,937 confirmed cases of COVID-19, one of the highest figures in the world.^[4]
• April 7 – Former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) and vice president Jorge Glas were sentenced to eight years in prison for bribery during the period 2012-2016. The accusations are related to the Odebrecht company.^[5]
• August 7 – The Navy warns about possible incursions by the Chinese fishing fleet just outside the exclusive economic zone around the Galápagos Islands.^[6]
• August 17 – Galapagos National Park authorities say 30 new species of invertebrates in deep water surrounding the Galapagos Islands have been discovered.^[7]
• August 21 – COVID-19 pandemic: There are confirmed positive cases in all 24 provinces, with Quito being the hardest-hit area. According to "Compassion Ecuador," the indigenous population is particularly vulnerable.^[8]
• August 25 – COVID-19 pandemic: 100,000 confirmed cases and 6,000 deaths across the country.

Sports

See also: Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on sports

• July 24 to August 9 – Ecuador is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Rescheduled for August 2021)

Deaths

Oswaldo Larriva

• 6 January – Oswaldo Larriva, academic and politician (b. 1946).^[9]
• March 30
  • Ángel Sánchez Mendoza, journalist; COVID-19^[10]
  • Jorge Chica, 68, footballer and neurosurgeon; COVID-19^[11]
  • Manuel Adolfo Varas, 76, broadcaster and sports journalist; COVID-19^[12]
• April 2 – Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas, 82, writer and poet; COVID-19^[13]
• April 3 – Omar Quintana, 76, politician and sports executive, president of C.S. Emelec; COVID-19^[14]
• April 4
  • Carlos González-Artigas, 72, businessperson; COVID-19^[15]
  • Giovanni Coppiano, 54, doctor and clown; COVID-19^[16]
• April 5 – Carlos González-Artigas, 72, businessman; COVID-19^[17]
• April 9 – Roberto Román Valencia, 75, journalist; COVID-19^[18]
• April 13 – José Marroquín Yerovi, 76, priest; COVID-19^[19]
• April 15 – Augusto Itúrburu, 40, sports journalist; COVID-19^[20]