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Alfredo Palacio

Ecuadorian physician

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Born
January 22, 1939
Died
May 22, 2025
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1939

About Alfredo Palacio

Luis Alfredo Palacio González was an Ecuadorian cardiologist and politician who was the 44th president of Ecuador from 2005 to 2007. He had been the 44th vice president under President Lucio Gutiérrez, until he was appointed to the presidency when the Ecuadorian Congress removed Gutiérrez from power following a week of growing unrest with his government. He previously served as Minister of Health between 1994 and 1996. In 1980 he founded the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Alfredo Palacio (INCAP) in Guayaquil. The Gutiérrez-Palacio ticket won the presidential election in the second round on 24 November. Correa ultimately won the 2006 presidential election and succeeded Palacio as Ecuador's president on 15 January 2007. Disagreements between Palacio and Gutiérrez soon became apparent.

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Alfredo Palacio timeline

  1. In 1980 he founded the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Alfredo Palacio (INCAP) in Guayaquil.
  2. Correa ultimately won the 2006 presidential election and succeeded Palacio as Ecuador's president on 15 January 2007.

The world when Alfredo Palacio was born

Alfredo Palacio was born in 1939. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alfredo Palacio's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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