<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador" id="mwAQ0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucio_Gutiérrez" id="mwAQ4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Lucio Gutiérrez">Lucio Gutiérrez</a>, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamil_Mahuad" id="mwAQ8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jamil Mahuad">Jamil Mahuad</a>. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Noboa" id="mwARA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Gustavo Noboa">Gustavo Noboa</a> to succeed Mahuad.