Fernando Villavicencio, formerly a member of Ecuador's National Assembly, was one of eight presidential candidates registered to take part in the country's early election. The politician was gunned down leaving a rally in the capital on Wednesday. He later died in hospital.
An Ecuadorian presidential candidate was gunned down at a political rally in the capital, Quito, on August 9. The assassination of Fernando Villavicencio occurred less than two weeks before the presidential election in the South American country, slated for August 20. Here is what is known so far about the killing.
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