Jamil Mahuad Witt
president of Ecuador
Quick Summary
Jamil Mahuad Witt served as the president of Ecuador from 1998 to 2000. His presidency was marked by a severe economic crisis that peaked in 1999. To address this, Mahuad implemented unpopular austerity measures and dealt with high inflation. His most controversial decision was proposing to replace Ecuador's national currency with the U.S. dollar, a move that ultimately led to his removal from the presidency in a coup engineered by Indigenous leaders and military officers in January 2000.1
Summary created from Britannica articles
using AI.
AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
3 Britannica Sources
Ask Britannica AI about this topic
Britannica doesn't have a full article on this topic, so we've curated a list of our relevant coverage.
