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2022 Ecuador unrest
2022 Ecuador unrest
National Strike (Paro Nacional)
	Closure of Ecuador Highway 35 (Pan-American Highway)
Date	13 June 2022 – 30 June 2022
Caused by	Inflation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; Economic policies of Guillermo Lasso;
Goals	Price reductions;
Methods	General strike; March on Quito;
Parties to the civil conflict
Government; Armed Forces of Ecuador; National Police of Ecuador; Municipality of Quito; Municipality of Guayaquil;	Opposition; Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE); Pueblo Montubio del Ecuador; Fenocin; Feine; Frente Popular; FUT; UNE; FEUE; FESE; CUBE; FEI; Fenabe; Anti-governmental protesters;
Lead figures
Guillermo Lasso Alfredo Borrero; Patricio Carrillo; Francisco Jiménez; Luis Lara Jaramillo; Santiago Guarderas; Cynthia Viteri; Fernando Villavicencio;	Leonidas Iza Senaida Yasacama; Gary Espinoza; Eustaquio Tuala; Marlon Vargas;
Casualties
Death(s)	5 protestors
Injuries	55–100 civilians; 120+ police officers
Arrested	100+

A series of protests against the economic policies of Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso, caused by increasing fuel and food prices, began on 13 June 2022. The protests are being led by Indigenous activists such as members of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE). The protests have been joined by students and workers.^[2]^[3] Lasso declared a state of emergency and later extended it on 22 June.^[4] The protests have caused food and fuel shortages as protestors have blocked exits and entries to the country's capital of Quito.^[5] The protest ended on 30 June 2022 after a government deal was made.

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Ecuador: ya suman cinco los muertos en las protestas contra Guillermo Lasso y crecen los enfrentamientos en las calles". Infobae. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
↑ Valencia, Alexandra (22 June 2022). "Ecuador indigenous groups condition talks on pullback of security forces". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-06-22 – via www.reuters.com.
↑ News, A. B. C. "Ecuador protests take increasingly violent turn in capital". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-06-22. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
↑ "Ecuador Indigenous protesters arrive in Quito as president extends state of emergency". France 24. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
↑ "Ecuador facing food and fuel shortages as country rocked by violent protests". The Guardian. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-23.

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[cnn_article-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Ecuador: ya suman cinco los muertos en las protestas contra Guillermo Lasso y crecen los enfrentamientos en las calles". Infobae. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[2] Valencia, Alexandra (22 June 2022). "Ecuador indigenous groups condition talks on pullback of security forces". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-06-22 – via www.reuters.com.

[3] News, A. B. C. "Ecuador protests take increasingly violent turn in capital". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-06-22. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

[4] "Ecuador Indigenous protesters arrive in Quito as president extends state of emergency". France 24. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-22.

[5] "Ecuador facing food and fuel shortages as country rocked by violent protests". The Guardian. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-23.

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