Ecuador's first constitution as a republic was established in 1830, following the country's independence from Gran Colombia.
Ecuador has had a total of twenty constitutions over the course of its history, which can be seen as a symptom of Ecuador's chronic instability.
After several years of political crisis, the government of Rafael Correa, elected in 2006 following the dismissal of Lucio Gutiérrez by Congress, proposed a new Magna Carta for the country with the goal of stability and social development. This constitution, approved in 2008,Ecuador Assembly Approves Constitution Prensa Latina is the latest episode of Ecuador's constitutional history.
List of Constituent Assemblies of Ecuador Year Meeting place Notes 1830 Riobamba 1835 Ambato 1843 Quito 1845 Cuenca 1850–51 Quito 1851 Guayaquil 1861 Quito 1869 Quito 1878 Ambato 1883 Quito 1896–97 Guayaquil 1906 Quito 1928 Quito 1937 Quito 1938 Quito 1944 Quito 1946 Quito 1966 Quito 1978 Quito 1997–98 Sangolquí 2007–08 Montecristi
See also Politics of Ecuador 2008 Constitution of Ecuador
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