Frank Vargas Pazzos

Lieutenant General Frank Vargas Pazzos
Teniente General Frank Vargas Pazzos
Nickname(s)	El Loco (The Madman)
Born	(1934-07-18) July 18, 1934 (age 90) Chone, Manabí, Ecuador
Allegiance	Republic of Ecuador
Service/branch	Ecuadorian Air Force
Years of service	1955 – 1986
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Commandant of Second Air Zone, 1980–1983 Commander-in-chief of Ecuadorian Air Force, 1983-1986 Commander-in-chief of Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Ecuador, 1983–1986
Battles/wars	Armed uprising of Manta Air Base, March 7–11, 1986 Armed uprising of Quito Capital City Air Base, March 12–14, 1986 Kidnapping of the President León Febres Cordero by soldiers of the Ecuadorian Air Force in Taura Air Base, January 16–21, 1987
Awards	Best graduate of the Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies at the University of Guayaquil, 1981 Great Cross of the Venezuelan Air Force, 1984
Other work	Representative in National Congress of Ecuador, 1996 Minister of Government of Ecuador, 1997

Frank Vargas Pazzos (born July 15, 1934) is a former commander of the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE). He also served as Chief of the Joint Armed Forces Command of Ecuador.