José María Velasco Ibarra: El Hombre Que Ecuador Eligió Cinco Veces

José María Velasco Ibarra was no ordinary president. He was one of the most influential, unpredictable, and frequently re-elected politicians in Ecuadorian history. The people brought him to power time and again, but his tenure almost always ended in crisis, chaos, conflict, and downfall. Loved by many, criticized by others, Velasco Ibarra became a symbol of personal power, populism, and the political instability of an entire country. This is the story of José María Velasco Ibarra, the president who returned five times.