Rafael Correa wit former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. Wikimedia Commons.
Ecuador President Rafael Correa was an icon of Latin America’s pink tide. The self-proclaimed socialist was a fervent advocate of the Bolivarian Revolution and a close ally to Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez.
He ran a government program called “the Citizen’s Revolution” (Revolución Ciudadana) focused on social justice and development. But the Revolution had its eyes on the oil and turned sour all too soon.
