Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio

When

9 Aug 2023

Kind

Assassination

Deaths

2

Coordinates

0.17° S, 78.48° W

Description

assassination of an Ecuadorean presidential candidate

2023 murder in Quito, Ecuador

On 9 August 2023, eleven days before the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated after leaving a campaign rally in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. One assailant was killed during the attack. Several bystanders, including security personnel and a legislative candidate, were injured.

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