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Rafael Correa
Rafael Correa is an Ecuadorian economist who was president from 2007 to 2017. His 'Citizens' Revolution' introduced the Montecristi constitution of 2008, defaulted on part of the foreign debt and used high oil revenues to expand roads, schools and social programmes, while curbing the press and opponents. After leaving office he moved to Belgium and was convicted in absentia of corruption in 2020.
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