Effective social mobilisation, international solidarity and the courage of President Correa foiled the coup, says Atilio Boron.
Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, is attempting to defuse the police riots. IPS reports from Quito.
The leading indigenous organisation, CONAIE, has published an open letter in response to the crisis affecting the country.
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Rafael Correa is in trouble with those who put him in power. Roger Burbach explains the reasons
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At the end of September, voters in Ecuador enthusiastically approved a referendum designed to consolidate power under leftist president Rafael Correa and to strategically shock the country's flagging economy.