Abdalá Bucaram President

Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz (About this sound pronunciation ahb-dah-LAH boo-kah-RAHM; born February 4, 1952) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who was President of Ecuador from 10 August 1996 to 6 February 1997. As President, Abdalá Bucaram was nicknamed "El Loco" ("the crazy one," a nickname he himself championed) and was removed from office after being declared mentally unfit to rule by the National Congress of Ecuador. Bucaram and his followers claim that all cases against him have been dismissed. He lives in Panama and his political asylum was recently renewed.