True or False: Ecuador's 2008 constitution explicitly prohibits foreign military bases and facilities for military purposes on Ecuadorian territory.

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This is true. Ecuador's 2008 constitution, approved with 64% voter support, includes Article 5, which states: "Ecuador is a territory of peace. The establishment of foreign military bases or foreign facilities for military purposes shall not be allowed. It is forbidden to transfer national military bases to foreign armed or security forces." This constitutional provision was championed by President Rafael Correa after he expelled U.S. forces from the Manta base in 2009.

True or False: Ecuador's 2008 constitution explicitly prohibits foreign military bases and facilities for military purposes on Ecuadorian territory.

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