Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz
EcuadorpoliticianMaleb. 19513.4Global Dominance: 0.00%Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz is a former President of Ecuador, who governed from August 10, 1996, to February 7, 1997. His presidency was marked by controversy and he was ousted from power due to various allegations, leading him to seek asylum in Panama for 20 years. He returned to Ecuador in 2017 after legal proceedings against him had expired. Bucaram has faced numerous legal challenges, including accusations related to corruption and the procurement of COVID-19 tests. Recently, he has been in the news due to his serious health condition, as he is currently in intensive care in a Guayaquil clinic due to complications from pneumonia and existing heart problems.
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Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz led the Partido Roldosista Ecuatoriano (PRE) after Jaime Roldós's death.
Nacimiento, muerte y resurrección de las organizaciones políticas: así evolucionó en 105 años el sistema de partidos en Ecuador | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-17
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz was sentenced for significant acts of corruption and declared ineligible to enter the U.S.
Lista de ecuatorianos “inelegibles” para entrar a los Estados Unidos crece y la sanción afecta a sus familiares, bienes y activos | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-13
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz was sentenced to prison for organized crime related to irregular purchases of coronavirus testing supplies.
Sentencia le llega a Abdalá Bucaram un poco más de 30 años después del inicio de su fugaz mandato | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-13
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz, the former president of Ecuador, appeared in a video with his son to deny that his son is in Colombia.
Abdalá Bucaram aparece en video junto a su hijo Jacobo y descarta que esté en Colombia | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-13
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz is the fourth former president of Ecuador sentenced to prison for corruption.
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz es el cuarto expresidente de Ecuador sentenciado a prisión por corrupción | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-11
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz, the former president, is appealing a sentence of nine years and four months in prison for organized crime related to COVID-19 tests.
Abdalá Bucaram apelará sentencia: “Se los puedo jurar, yo soy inocente” | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-11
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz was condemned for his role in the organized crime structure related to the COVID-19 testing case.
Meses es lo que le faltaría al israelí Sheinman Oren para cumplir la pena reducida de cárcel impuesta como líder de la estructura en el caso Pruebas COVID-19 | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-11
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz was sentenced to 9 years and 4 months for his involvement in the COVID-19 testing scandal.
Esto dijo el Tribunal para determinar la culpabilidad de Abdalá Bucaram en el caso Pruebas COVID-19 | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-10
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz announced that he will seek to annul his nine-year prison sentence for organized crime.
Abdalá Bucaram sobre su sentencia: “El fallo macabro e inmoral va a ser anulado” | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-10
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz was sentenced to 9 years and two months in prison for his involvement in organized crime related to the irregular commercialization of medical supplies during the pandemic.
Por primera vez en más de 45 años de vida política, Abdalá Bucaram recibe una sentencia penal condenatoria | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-10Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz was sentenced to 9 years and 4 months for his involvement in the COVID-19 testing case.
Abdalá Bucaram y su hijo Jacobo son sentenciados a 9 años y 4 meses en el caso Pruebas COVID-19 | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-09-10
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz is the former president of Ecuador facing legal proceedings related to organized crime.
Nueva fecha para la lectura de la sentencia para Abdalá Bucaram: será el 26 de agosto próximo | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2026-08-09
Rodrigo Borja defeated Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz in the second round to become president.
¿Quién era Rodrigo Borja, el expresidente socialdemócrata que murió a sus 90 años? | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-12-19
Rodrigo Borja se impuso a Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz en las elecciones de 1988.
Muere Rodrigo Borja Cevallos, expresidente de Ecuador, a los 90 años | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-12-19Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz is being prosecuted for alleged irregularities in the commercialization of COVID-19 tests and masks.
Caso Pruebas Covid-19 relacionado al expresidente Abdalá Bucaram, su hijo Jacobo y otros dos procesados completa un año más sin tener una resolución | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-12-13
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz is accused of committing irregularities in the commercialization of COVID-19 tests and masks.
Caso Pruebas COVID-19: Fiscalía entra en su décimo día de presentación de prueba en el juicio por delincuencia organizada contra Abdalá y Jacobo Bucaram | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-11-18Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz was the president of Ecuador who was dismissed by Congress due to alleged permanent mental incapacity.
Destitución de Abdalá Bucaram se analiza en la CIDH: admisibilidad traería consecuencias jurídicas, diplomáticas y reputacionales para Ecuador | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-08-26Former president Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz claims he is not expecting a large ruling from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, but rather a negotiated exit with the Ecuadorian state.
Abdalá Bucaram tiene cuatro pedidos si Ecuador busca negociar para evitar fallo de la CIDH: ¿cuáles son? | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-08-26Abdalá Bucaram Ortíz was destituted as president of Ecuador in February 1997 due to alleged mental incapacity.
CIDH da tres meses al Estado ecuatoriano para que responda sobre destitución de Abdalá Bucaram por incapacidad mental | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-08-12
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz, the former president of Ecuador, recounted his recovery after being in a coma for ten days due to a severe Covid-19 infection.
El expresidente, Abdalá Bucaram, relató cómo se recuperó después de estar diez días en coma | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-04-23
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz is an accused former president involved in a trial for organized crime related to the irregular sale of COVID-19 tests.
Tribunal instala segundo día de audiencia de juzgamiento contra Abdalá Bucaram, su hijo Jacobo y otros dos acusados de delincuencia organizada | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-04-14
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz is facing trial for organized crime related to the misuse of medical supplies during a state of emergency.
Arranca juicio contra Abdalá y Jacobo Bucaram; Fiscalía probará que se intentó aprovechar de una calamidad por ‘estado de emergencia mundial’ para cometer un delito | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-04-11
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz is facing trial for organized crime related to COVID-19 testing and mask sales during the pandemic.
Abdalá Bucaram y su hijo Jacobo enfrentan en Quito una audiencia de juzgamiento por el delito de delincuencia organizada | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-04-11
Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz was discharged from the clinic where he was hospitalized for respiratory complications.
Expresidente Abdalá Bucaram fue dado de alta y ya está en su casa en recuperación | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-03-22Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz is currently in intensive care due to pulmonary edema.
Expresidente Abdalá Bucaram se encuentra en cuidados intensivos en una clínica de Guayaquil | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-03-08