Rafael Correa
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Rafael Correa (born April 6, 1963) was the Socialist President of Ecuador. He was an ally of Hugo Chavez and made Ecuador a member of Chavez´ Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas. He opposes the USA and helped Julian Assange to hide in the Ecuadorian embassy.
Correa is Pro-Life. In 2013 he prevented a pro-Abortion-law. Correa said: "They can do whatever they want. I will never approve the decriminalisation of abortion".[1]
Correa was succeeded by Lenin Moreno, who took several steps to reverse Correa's left-wing policies despite being members of the same party.[2]
References
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-24499248
- ↑ Martel, Frances (August 24, 2018). Ecuador Abandons Socialist Latin America Bloc over ‘Frustration’ with Venezuela. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 25, 2018.