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John Reimberg
Politician
He is Ecuador's interior minister.
Notable Quotes
"identified the victim of Wednesday's attack as 39-year-old Carlos Alberto Suástegui Villanueva"View Story →
"Stay home. We are at war."View Story →
""We're at war," Ecuadorean Interior Minister John Reimberg told residents of the provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Los Ríos and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas."View Story →
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