Julio César Trujillo

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Trujillo in 2018

Julio César Trujillo Vásquez (25 March 1931 – 19 May 2019) was an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician. Born in

Popular Democracy-Christian Democratic Union during the 1984 general election, receiving a total of 103,790 (4.7%) votes. In 2018, he was appointed president of the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control [es] (CPCCS), prompting The Economist to refer to Trujillo as "Ecuador's second-most powerful man."[3]
He died in office in 2019.

On 19 May 2019, Trujillo died at a

intracerebral haemorrhage he suffered five days prior. He was 88.[1][4] On the death of Trujillo, President Lenín Moreno said in a statement "We have lost a true leader, a man who helped give the country's government back to the people."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Julio César Trujillo, un demócrata". El Comercio (in Spanish). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Man who 'reshaped' Ecuador government, Julio César Trujillo, dies Sunday in Quito". CuencaHighLife. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Julio César Trujillo is Ecuador's second-most powerful man". The Economist. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Falleció Julio César Trujillo". El Universo (in Spanish). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.