León Febres Cordero
León Febres-Cordero | |
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Febres-Cordero in 1985 | |
| 35th President of Ecuador | |
| In office 10 August 1984 – 10 August 1988 | |
| Vice President | Blasco Peñaherrera Padilla |
| Preceded by | Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Borja |
| Mayor of Guayaquil | |
| In office 10 August 1992 – 10 August 2000 | |
| Deputy | Luis Chiriboga |
| Preceded by | Harry Soria Lamán |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Nebot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | León Esteban Francisco Febres-Cordero Ribadeneyra 9 March 1931 Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador |
| Died | 15 December 2008 (aged 77) Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Resting place | Parques de la Paz, La Aurora, Guayas, Ecuador |
| Political party | Social Christian Party |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Signature | |
León Esteban Febres-Cordero Ribadeneyra (9 March 1931 – 15 December 2008), known in the Ecuadorian media as LFC or more simply Febres-Cordero, was an Ecuadorian politician who was the 35th President of Ecuador, serving a four-year term from 10 August 1984 to 10 August 1988. During his presidency he sought to introduce market-oriented reforms, and also led a security crackdown on a guerrilla group named ¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo!.