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Incas arrive from Peru.
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Ecuador becomes part of Gran Colombia. The Battle of Pinchincha.
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Ecuador leaves Gran Colombia and becomes fully independent.
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Growth in banana trade brings prosperity.
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Oil production starts and Ecuador emerges as a significant oil producer.General Guillermo Rodriguez Lara becomes president after overthrowing Velasco.
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Falling oil prices lead to a state of emergency.
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Ecuador adopts the U.S. dollar.
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Oil spill threatens the Galapagos Islands.
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Indegenous community leader Luis Maldonado sworn in as minister for social warfare, the first Indian to hold a cabinet post which does not deal with indigenous affairs.
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US oil giant Chevron is fined 5.3 billion for polluting the Amazon.
