anywhere they go, leaders that only need a balcony to become a president of a country, leaders from the people and for the people, leaders like Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra, a man who became five times president of Ecuador because of the people’s decision. The intention of this paper is to analyze the personal history and behaviors of Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra, one of the greatest political leader in the history of Ecuador. Throughout the history of Ecuador, there has been a large number of sitting presidents