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Ecuador Rebels Against IMF.


Quito, Ecuador

On February 1, indigenous women marched outside of the Salesiana Polytechnic University
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, above, to protest the government's economic policies, which have impoverished im·pov·er·ished  
adj.
1. Reduced to poverty; poverty-stricken. See Synonyms at poor.

2. Deprived of natural richness or strength; limited or depleted:
 millions of Ecuadoreans. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 Accion Ecologica, the imposition of an International Monetary Fund plan has resulted in huge price increases on basic items like cooking oil. Right: On February 7, demonstrators climbed the Monument to Human Rights in Parque El Arbolito in Quito. On that day, Ecuador's president, Gustavo Noboa Gustavo Noboa Bejarano (born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on 21 August, 1937-). Politician and the President of Ecuador (22 January 2000 to 15 January 2003) and was notable for being accused of mishandling the country's foreign debt [1] by former president, León Febres Cordero. , signed an accord with two indigenous alliances to roll back price hikes.

For more information, call Esperanza Martinez from Accion Ecologica at 011-593-2-529287, or visit the web site at www.ecuanex.net.eclaccion.
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Title Annotation:International Monetary Fund plan for Ecuador
Publication:The Progressive
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:3ECUD
Date:Apr 1, 2001
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