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Pizarro discovered modern day Ecuador.
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Ecuador declared independence from Spain and started a war.
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Ecuador was one of the four South American countries to join the United Nations.
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The United States signs a military aid pact with Ecuador
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Ecuador falls under military rule. Gained new Constitutional Democracy in 1979.
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Oil exporting helped build up economy.
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Ecuador and Peru declared war on each other over border conflict from 1941.
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Ecuador falls under an economics crisis, converts to US dollar.
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Ecuador police seize three tons of cocaine from drug traffickers.
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Ecuador and Columbia renewed diplomatic relations with each other.
