After violent clashes, Ecuador reaches deal that would cancel austerity plan and end indigenous protests.
"From our heart, we declare that we, the peoples and nations, have risen up in search of liberty," Vargas said."We recognize the bravery of the men and women who rose up."
Volunteer medics from the fire department and medical schools waved white sheets on poles as they led downcast protesters out of the area to safety. Young men from Ecuador's indigenous minority and mixed race, or mestizo, majority, milled on streets under the watch of police and a few dozen soldiers.
Moreno served Correa as vice president before he become president and the two men went through a bitter split as Moreno pushed to curb public debt amassed on Correa's watch.
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