in argentina, nestor kirschner became president in 2003 the same year union leader lula cba was voted into power in brazil. in bolivia, indigenous liter able mod. onyx became president in 2006, and a year later, ecuador elected prof i of korea. they all had something in common. they saw fidel castro's government in cuba as a role model and criticize what they called the imperialist policies of the us in the region. gloria ended his term in 2017 and moved to belgium. a year later, a judge in ecuador ordered him to return home to face charges related to the kidnapping of an opposition leader. in economist by training, he remained in brussels under political asylum, but the court cases at home kept piling up. today i was sentenced in absentia to 8 years in prison for corruption during his tenure term. he's also banned from taking part in politics in the country. now considered a fugitive in ecuador, we'll go to return to face justice. and is he planning some sort of political come back? the former president of ecuador, graphite korea, talks to al jazeera ah, president. and i file korea.