December 16, 1960: CIA Coup in Ecuador
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"Quito 16 December 1960 Araujo's out! Late this afternoon it was announced at the Presidential Palace that Araujo's resignation had been accepted, but we had been receiving reports all day that Velasco was getting rid of him. We have poured out a steady stream of propaganda against him for some weeks and his behaviour at yesterday's demonstration clinched matters.

Source: Philip Agee, Inside the Company,