Ecuadorian Constitutions

1830 Congreso Constituyente, Riobamba

Sep 23, 1830

1830 Riobamba It meets on August 14, presided over by José Fernández Salvador. Its objective was the creation of the Republic of Ecuador and named Juan José Flores as provisional president.
He wrote the first Constitution and elects General Juan José Flores, the original Constitutional President. The Catholic religion is declared the only one in the Republic.

13 de agosto de 1835

Aug 13, 1835

1835 Ambato Chaired by José Joaquín de Olmedo, drafted the second Constitution, electing Dr. Vicente Rocafuerte as President of the Republic.

31 de marzo de 1843

Mar 31, 1843

1843 Quito It is presided over by Francisco Marcos, preparing the third Constitution called the Slavery Charter and electing Juan José Flores as president. It provided that Congress meet only every four years.
The duration of the presidential mandate and that of the Chamber of Deputies was eight years. Senators were elected for a 12-year term

3 de diciembre de 1845

Dec 3, 1845

1845 Cuenca It is chaired by Pablo Merino, drafts the fourth Constitution that legitimized the Marcista Revolution that overthrew Flores and established a Provisional Triumvirate, led by Vicente Ramón Roca.

25 de febrero de 1851

Feb 25, 1851

1850 - 1851 Quito President Ramón de la Barrera drew up the fifth Constitution and elected Diego Noboa as Constitutional President. The death penalty for political crimes was eliminated.

6 de septiembre de 1852

Sep 6, 1852

1852 Guayaquil It is presided over by Pedro Moncayo, drafting the sixth Constitution and General José María Urbina was appointed as president.

10 de abril de 1861

Apr 10, 1861

1861 Quito It was presided over by General Juan José Flores. The seventh Constitution was drafted and Gabriel García Moreno was appointed president. Direct and universal suffrage was established and the right of citizenship was expanded

11 de agosto de 1869

Aug 11, 1869

1869 Quito It was chaired by Rafael Carvajal. The eighth Constitution was drafted, called the Black Letter by the opposition, and allowed the second presidency of Gabriel García Moreno. To be a citizen required to be a Catholic. The Constitution is approved for the first time in popular consultation.

6 de abril de 1878

Apr 6, 1878

1878 Ambato Presided over by General José María Urbina, he wrote the ninth Constitution and appointment of General Ignacio de Veintemilla as president, after the overthrow of Antonio Borrero.

13 de febrero de 1884

Feb 13, 1884

1884 Quito President Francisco J. Salazar, drafts the tenth Constitution and names José María Plácido Caamaño as president, after the dictatorship of Ignacio Ventimilla. The death penalty for ordinary crimes was eliminated.

14 de enero de 1897

Jan 14, 1897

1896 - 1897 Quito First Liberal Constitution, after the revolution of June 5 and General Eloy Alfaro elected president.
The death penalty for crimes of murder and patricide was eliminated and freedom of worship was established

23 de diciembre de 1906

Dec 23, 1906

1906 Quito Second Liberal constitution and General Eloy Alfaro was elected president.
The Constitution, called "atheist" by opponents, separated the church from the state and eliminated the article that declared the Catholic religion as the official one of the state. It was restored in 1938 by Aurelio Mosquera Narváez until 1945, the year in which it was replaced.

26 de marzo de 1929

Mar 26, 1929

1928-1929 Quito New Constitution and election for the presidency of Isidro Ayora.
It includes the achievements of the Julian Revolution of 1925 and guarantees female suffrage.

2 de diciembre de 1938

Dec 2, 1938

1938 Quito Convened by Alberto Enríquez, the Constituent Assembly promulgated the new Constitution and elected Aurelio Mosquera Narváez as president. However, it was only in force for 2 months as it was repealed by Narváez.

6 de marzo de 1945

Mar 6, 1945

1945 Quito Drafts a Constitution product of the Revolution of May 28, 1944 that overthrew President Carlos Arroyo del Río. Appoints José María Velasco Ibarra president. It was restored by Guillermo Rodríguez Lara until 1979, the year in which it was replaced.

31 de diciembre de 1946

Dec 31, 1946

1946 Quito Summoned by José María Velasco Ibarra after giving a coup, a new Constitution is drawn up

25 de mayo de 1967

May 25, 1967

1967 Quito Summoned by Clemente Yerovi. Draft the Magna Carta and elect Otto Arosemena Gómez as president.

10 de agosto de 1979

Aug 10, 1979

1978-1979 Quito Commissions of Political Restructuring of the State, Convened by the Military Government. It elaborates on the Magna Carta and reforms the Constitution of 1945 and results in the election as President of Jaime Roldós Aguilera.
It was approved by the referendum and allowed the Ecuadorian State to return to the democratic exercise of powers.

11 de agosto de 1998

Aug 11, 1998

1997 - 1998 Ambato, Quito, Sangolquí, and Riobamba Convened by Fabián Alarcón. It was installed as a Constituent Assembly backed by a popular consultation and was approved through the promulgation by the inaugural president of the Constitution of the Republic, Jamil Mahuad on August 10, 1998.

20 de octubre de 2008

Oct 20, 2008

2007 - 2008 Montecristi Summoned by Rafael Correa. The National Constituent Assembly is installed, backed by a popular consultation, and approved in a referendum in 2008.