Transcripción 24/7/2025, 3:27:34 p. m.

Apuntes

• Governments of the End of the Century: 1979-1996 **Return to Democracy (1979)** • Implemented a new election law. • Held the first democratic elections. • Allowed all citizens to vote, including those who couldn’t read or write. **Social Needs and Responses** • Febres Cordero: Combated guerrilla groups and faced accusations of human rights violations. • Borja: Enhanced education and childcare, and established rural health insurance. • Indigenous groups organized protests for cultural rights and native language education. • The Alfaro Vive Carajo guerrilla group was demobilized. **Crisis and Other Problems** • Faced a global economic crisis. • Natural disasters included: 1. El Niño phenomenon 2. Earthquake in the Amazon 3. Flooding in La Josefina (Azuay) 4. Low water levels in the Paute River • Armed conflicts involved: 5. Paquisha War (1981) 6. Cenepa War (1995)