 He was then appointed chairman of the Monetary Board (Junta Monetaria).President Jaime Roldós died in an airplane crash while in office; the National Congress elected León Roldós to serve out the term (1981–84) as vice-president, with President Osvaldo Hurtado, of Democracia Popular.León Roldós did not enjoy a good relationship with President Hurtado, having opposed the assumption of the private external debt by the government (known as the "sucretización"), among other economic policies.