Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio

Date: August 9, 2023 • Location: Tutamandahostel, Ecuador

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito, eleven days before the general election.

Fernando Alcibiades Villavicencio Valencia was an Ecuadorian journalist, trade unionist, and politician who ran for president of Ecuador in the 2023 Ecuadorian general election. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 2021 until the dissolution of the legislative body on 17 May 2023, which caused the 2023 Ecuadorian political crisis and a snap election.