1963 Ecuadorian coup d'état

1963 Ecuadorian coup d'état
Date	July 11, 1963
Location	Ecuador
Result	Coup attempt successful Formation of anti-Communist military junta; Outlawing of Communist parties; Restoration to civilian rule in 1966;
Belligerents
Armed Forces of Ecuador	Dissenting faction of the armed forces
Commanders and leaders
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy	Ramón Castro Jijón ; Aurelio Naranjo ; Naftali Ponce Miranda

The 1963 Ecuadorian coup d'état was the successful government takeover in Ecuador of the military against the administration of Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, establishing a four-man military junta led by Ramon Castro Jijon. The junta ruled the country until 1966, when it was overthrown in another coup d'état by the High Command of the Armed Forces.

Motives behind the coup d'état included dissatisfaction with President Arosemena's perceived over-friendliness with communists, concerns over potential misrule by either of the two presidential candidates in the upcoming election, and the perceived threat from the Left. President Arosemena's criticism of U.S. foreign policy also contributed to his overthrow.