Gustavo Noboa Bejerano

Gustavo Noboa Bejerano served as the president of Ecuador from 2000 to 2003. He ascended to the presidency following a coup that removed Jamil Mahuad Witt. Noboa continued Mahuad's controversial decision to adopt the U.S. dollar as Ecuador's official currency, a move that, along with rising oil prices, helped stabilize the economy in 2001.1

Prior to his presidency, Noboa was the vice president under Mahuad. His political career also includes involvement in the aftermath of the 2000 coup, where he eventually took over the presidency after the coup leaders agreed to his ascension. The period of his presidency, like much of Ecuador's late 20th and early 21st centuries, was marked by political upheaval and economic challenges.12