From the 17^th January,2000, in response to the decision of President Mahuad to replace the sucre (Ecuador's money) with the US dollar, Indians started to pour into Quito from all over the country to demand a change of President and a change of economic policy. By the end of the week they had allied themselves with the military and replaced Mahuad with a government formed by a civilian, a military, and an Indian. This in turn was sold out within hours. Here are couple of short articles from The Guardian:

A principios de febrero 1999, Ecuador se levantó en protesta por medidas que el gobierno quería imponer en prejuicio del pueblo y a favor de los bancos y 'las leyes economicas vigentes' Aquí se relatan algunos de los sucesos de aquel entonces.