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- Official Site: Rafael Correa
- Wikipedia: Rafael Correa
- BBC News: Profile: Ecuador's Rafael Correa
- Financial Times: Rafael Correa: Chavista with a Whip Hand (October 9, 2006)
- Ecuador Rising: Ecuador’s Popular Revolt: Forging a New Nation (October 8, 2007)
- Bloomberg.com: Correa Wins Majority in Ecuador Vote to Rewrite Constitution (October 1, 2007)
- Google News Search: Rafael Correa
Rafael Correa Recent News
- Los Angeles Times: Rafael Correa
- Granma International: Correa: Uribe's Aggression Extremely Grave and Deceptive (March 3, 2008)
- ABC News: Ecuador Sends Troops to Colombian Border (March 3, 2008)
- Xinhua News: Ecuador Expels Colombian Ambassador (March 3, 2008)
- Radio Netherlands: Colombia says FARC has ties with Ecuador (March 3, 2008)
- Reuters: Ecuador cabinet resigns, signals ministry shuffle (October 8, 2007)
- BBC News: Ecuador Issues Foreign Oil Decree (October 5, 2007)
Rafael Correa Background and Profiles
- Counterpunch: The Rise of Rafael Correa
(November 27, 2006)
- BBC News: Ecuador votes for break with past (November 27, 2006)
Presidency
- CNN.com: Ecuador plan seeks balance of environment, oil (July 23, 2007)
- Reuters: Chavez way aids Ecuador's less-radical Correa (July 13, 2007)
- ISN Security Watch: Correa, Chavez comparison unfair (March 10, 2007)
- ABC News: Ecuador President Threatens to Resign (February 17, 2007)
- CBC News: Ecuador's new leader has no kind words for U.S.
(January 15, 2007)
2006 Presidential Campaign
- World Socialist Web Site: Rafael Correa declared new president of Ecuador (December 7, 2006)
- USA Today: "Leftist economist wins Ecuador presidency, plans radical reforms"
(November 28, 2006)
- Humanite in English: A Right-Left Electoral Duel in Ecuador October 22, 2006
Position of Minister of Economy and Finance
- Ecuador Rising: Ecuador's Economy Minister Quits (October 18, 2006)
- The New York Times: "Ecuador's New Chief Picks Cabinet; Leftist in Economic Post" (April 22, 2005)
Rafael Correa Blogs and Commentaries
- The Huffington Post: Rafael Correa
- Andean Currents: Rafael Correa and Ecuador's Freedom of the Press (July 18, 2007)
- Ecorazzi: Daryl Hannah Meets With Ecuador President Over Oil Dump (June 5, 2007)
- Latin American and Caribbean Blog at ODI: Correa: Chavista or ‘Christian on the left’? (February 26, 2007)
- americanos: Ex-minister rising as top figure (August 13, 2005)
Rafael Correa Photos
- Google Image Search: Rafael Correa
- Live Search Images: Rafael Correa
- Yahoo Image Search: Rafael Correa
Rafael Correa Videos
- The following videos are all in Spanish.
- Yahoo! Video: Biografía (Time: 14:)
- MySpaceTV: Graffiti from Ecuador elections 2006
(Time: 05:00)
- YouTube:
- Entrevista del Presidente en Nueva York
(Time: 05:51)
- Discurso del Presidente ante las Naciones Unidas
(Time: 09:34)
- Quiero un cambio profundo porque este país no aguanta más
(Time: 09:11)
- Entrevista del Presidente en Nueva York
Rafael Correa Timeline
- 1963: Born
- 1987: Earned economics degree from the University of Guayaquil
- 2001: Graduated with a PhD from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Economics
- 2005: Became economy and finance minister. Asked to resign after four months by President Palacio
- 2006: Founded ALIANZA PAIS (Peace Alliance)
- 2006: October 15, Took second place in 2006 presidential election to Alvaro Noboa
- 2006: November 26,Won runoff election with 56.67 percent of the vote
- 2007: January 15,Took office
- 2007: Election won to rewrite constitution
- This page was created by Sandra, a Part Time Guide in the Mahalo Greenhouse (see the original), and curated by Susan.
