What is Alberto Dahik?
[[File:Alberto Dahik (detalle).jpg|right|thumb|Alberto Dahik in 2015.]] '''Alberto Dahik Garzozi''' (born August 27, 1953) is an [[Ecuador]]ian politician. He is of [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] ancestry. He was born in [[Guayaquil]]. Dahik was a member of the [[Conservative Party (Ecuador)|Conservative Party]]. In 1986, he was Ecuador's Finance Minister. From 1988 to 1992, he was a member of the [[National Congress (Ecuador)|National Congress]]. In 1992, President [[Sixto Durán Ballén]] picked Dahik as his [[Vice President of Ecuador|Vice President]]. He was Vice President from 1992 to 1995. In 1995, the [[Supreme Court of Ecuador]] charged Dahik with [[embezzlement]]. However, Dahik was able to escape to [[Costa Rica]] where was given [[asylum]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.enciclopediadelecuador.com/temasOpt.php?Ind=675&Let= |title=Dahik, Ec |access-date=2012-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725203448/http://enciclopediadelecuador.com/temasOpt.php?Ind=675&Let= |archive-date=2014-07-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2011, Dahik returned to Ecuador and was granted amnesty by President [[Rafael Correa]], but was forced to court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2011/12/24/1/1355/alberto-dahik-retorna-pais-medio-apoyo-rechazo.html|title=Alberto Dahik retorna al país en medio de apoyo y rechazo|date=23 December 2011|website=El Universo}}</ref> In January 2012, he was [[acquitted]] of all crimes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2012/01/20/1/1355/dahik-absuelto-corte-nacional-justicia.html|title=Dahik absuelto por Corte Nacional de Justicia|date=20 January 2012|website=El Universo}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahik, Alberto}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Vice presidents of Ecuador]] [[Category:Politicians from Guayaquil]] [[Category:Ecuadorian economists]] {{Biography-stub}}