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The U.S. State Department bans former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa and former vice president Jorge Glas from entering the United States on accusations of corruption.
2024-10-9

A special election is held to elect the president and the National Assembly to complete the current four-year terms. Presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa will face off in a second round vote on 15 October.
2023-08-20

The National Assembly convenes to debate the possible removal of president Guillermo Lasso amidst ongoing protests.
2022-06-25

General elections occur in Ecuador to elect the successor of President Lenín Moreno. Socialist and former aide of President Rafael Correa, Andrés Arauz, is expected to finish in first place, but may face a run-off.
2021-02-7

Former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa is found guilty on corruption charges and sentenced to eight years in prison. Correa is also banned from participating in politics until 2045.
2020-04-7

The death toll from Saturday's earthquake has risen to at least 480 with 1,700 missing. Another 2,500 have been injured. President Rafael Correa states it is the worst disaster in Ecuador in seven decades, and the reconstruction will have a "huge economic impact" on the country.
2016-04-19

Voters in Ecuador go to the polls for a general election with incumbent President Rafael Correa claiming a landslide victory.
2013-02-17

President of Ecuador Rafael Correa decides on the issue of granting asylum to WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange as Assange remains in the Ecuadorian embassy of London, risking arrest by the British authorities.
2012-06-21

The highest court in Ecuador upholds a criminal libel verdict favoring the President Rafael Correa including prison sentences for three executives and a columnist for the opposition newspaper "El Universo".
2012-02-16

Six police officers are found guilty of crimes against the security of the state as a result of last September's attempted coup against President of Ecuador Rafael Correa who was tear gassed and imprisoned in a hospital.
2011-06-28