Ecuador, 1952 — military coup attempt
Event Summary
The dataset records an attempted military coup in Ecuador on 3 March 1952, in the final months of the transitional period before Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra returned to the presidency for his third term on 1 September 1952. The episode falls at the close of the constitutional era opened by Galo Plaza, whose 1948 to 1952 presidency was the first in decades to reach a peaceful handover and which was itself repeatedly targeted by plots that his government put down. Whatever the specifics of the March 1952 attempt, it did not derail the succession: elections proceeded and Velasco Ibarra, the perennial caudillo who had been forced from office in each of his earlier terms, won and this time completed a full four year term to 1956, the only one of his five presidencies to run its constitutional course during a period of banana boom stability.
Researched Details
Researched
Independent research, added record by record. Hover any label for what it means.
Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Only one dataset carries it. One of the three reference datasets we check against carries this event; the others do not list it. That is not a contradiction — the datasets cover different periods and use different thresholds — but it means the record has had less outside corroboration.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
13003031952
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: The transitional government survived and Velasco Ibarra took office on 1 September 1952, completing his only full term.
Baseline coding: Coup attempt failed to remove the incumbent. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
Powell and Thyne
New York Times
Washington Post
The Sun
This is the citation trail carried by the baseline dataset, grouped by outlet and rejoined from the line-wrapped original. Coup Atlas has not independently re-checked every document; read the original before citing a specific claim. URLs the import damaged beyond safe repair are shown as plain text and listed in citations-report.md. How this list is built →