"Newly installed President Gustavo Noboa named some members of his cabinet today as his government began trying to restore public confidence in the political system of a country that has had six presidents since 1996.</br></br>Noboa became president of this small South American country Saturday after Jamil Mahuad was ousted following week-long protests by thousands of Indians that culminated in their taking over the Congress and Supreme Court buildings on Friday.</br></br>After the takeovers, a three-man junta was formed, only to fall apart when the army general on the team dissolved it, following pressure from the United States and other countries.</br></br>Congress then quickly voted Vice President Noboa into the presidency, leaving him to try to calm a population that is bowed under the country's worst economic crisis in decades and is profoundly cynical about government's ability to do anything about it.</br></br>In brief comments to reporters today, Noboa said his top priority was to establish a government ""with great transparency and honesty. Everyone should know that I will fight corruption."""