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Rafael Correa
Rafael Correa Rafael Correa served as president of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017.

Rafael Correa

president of Ecuador
Also known as: Rafael Correa Delgado
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Rafael Correa (born April 6, 1963, Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an economist and politician who was president of Ecuador (2007–17). Correa, whose maternal grandfather was a great-nephew of former president José Eloy Alfaro, had a difficult childhood. During a period of unemployment, his father agreed to carry illegal drugs aboard a flight to the United States and was arrested and served several years in jail. Correa attended the prestigious San José La Salle high school on...

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