'''Rafael Correa''' (born April 6, 1963) is the [[Socialism|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.
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'''Rafael Correa''' (born April 6, 1963) was the [[Socialism|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.
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Correa is [[Pro-Life]]. In 2013 he prevented an pro-[[Abortion]]-law. Correa said: "They can do whatever they want. I will never approve the decriminalisation of abortion".<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-24499248</ref>
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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".<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-24499248</ref>
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Correa was succeeded by [[Lenin Moreno]], who took several steps to reverse Correa's left-wing policies despite being members of the same party.<ref>Martel, Frances (August 24, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/24/ecuador-abandons-socialist-latin-bloc-frustration-venezuela/ Ecuador Abandons Socialist Latin America Bloc over ‘Frustration’ with Venezuela]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 25, 2018.</ref>