Ecuadorian president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Roldós_Aguilera" id="mwASQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jaime Roldós Aguilera">Jaime Roldós Aguilera</a>, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pichincha" id="mwASU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Pichincha">Battle of Pichincha</a>.