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Alfaro played a central role in the Liberal Revolution of 1895 and fought against political conservatism in Ecuador for almost 30 years.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"25 June 1842","date":"1842-06-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Monte Cristi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1014493"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"28 January 1912","date":"1912-01-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Quito","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2900"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ecuador","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q736"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"merchant","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215536"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Radical Liberal Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2054656"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158#P102"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Ana Paredes Arosemena","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19729561"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Ecuador (16 January 1906 – 12 August 1911)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732562","start":"1906-01-16","end":"1911-08-12"},{"text":"President of Ecuador (5 June 1895 – 31 August 1901)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732562","start":"1895-06-05","end":"1901-08-31"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eloy_Alfaro","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Eloy Alfaro born?","a":"Eloy Alfaro was born on 25 June 1842 in Monte Cristi."},{"q":"What positions has Eloy Alfaro held?","a":"Positions held by Eloy Alfaro include: President of Ecuador (1906–1911); President of Ecuador (1895–1901)."}],"related":[{"name":"Sixto Durán Ballén","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sixto-duran-ballen"},{"name":"Rosalía Arteaga","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/rosalia-arteaga"},{"name":"Alfredo Palacio","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alfredo-palacio"},{"name":"Abdalá Bucaram","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdala-bucaram"},{"name":"Lenín Moreno","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/lenin-moreno"},{"name":"Juan José Flores","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juan-jose-flores"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/eloy-alfaro-804ead1bb5.jpg","width":500,"height":620,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eloy_Alfaro2.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Eloy Alfaro","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eloy_Alfaro","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q378158","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378158","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Eloy Alfaro2.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eloy_Alfaro2.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Eloy Alfaro, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Eloy Alfaro2.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Eloy Alfaro\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/eloy-alfaro. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T07:57:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/eloy-alfaro","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/eloy-alfaro","ne":null}}