However none of these claims were properly supported and are suspected to have been started by his political adversaries to weaken his legacy. References External links Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History Biography of Sixto Durán Ballén Biography by CIDOB Exclusive interview with Sixto Durán Ballén 1921 births 2016 deaths Architects from Boston Ecuadorian Roman Catholics Social Christian Party (Ecuador) politicians Government ministers of Ecuador Mayors of Quito Members of the National Congress (Ecuador) Presidents of Ecuador Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Politicians from Boston Ecuadorian architects Ecuadorian expatriates in the United States