In October 2025, this politician claimed to be the target of an assassination attempt by a gift of poisoned chocolate. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this current president of Ecuador. This banana tycoon heir came to power in a 2023 upset and has been criticized for human rights violations as part of his military crackdown on “narco-terrorism.”
ANSWER: Daniel Noboa
[10m] Despite Noboa’s security pledges, Ecuador has faced rising violence, especially in this port city through which most of the world’s cocaine flows. This largest city in Ecuador has seen hundreds of prisoners killed in gang-related incidents since 2021.
ANSWER: Guayaquil [or Santiago de Guayaquil]
[10e] Noboa’s government has also faced strikes and road closures from indigenous groups after the revocation of subsidies for this fuel. Ecuadorian farmers depend on this fuel for tractors, which is heavier than gasoline.
ANSWER: diesel
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