List of Presidents of Central America

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# President Took office Left office Party
1 José Cecilio del Valle February 5, 1824 April 29, 1825 Conservative Party
2 Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga April 29, 1825 April 13, 1829 Liberal Party
3 Francisco Morazán Quesada (1st time) April 13, 1829 June 14, 1829 Liberal Party
4 José Francisco Barrundia y Cepeda June 26, 1829 June 16, 1830 Liberal Party
5 Francisco Morazán Quesada (2nd time) September 16, 1830 September 16, 1834 Liberal Party
6 José Gregorio Salazar Lara September 16, 1834 February 14, 1835 Liberal Party
7 Francisco Morazán Quesada (3rd time) February 14, 1835 February 1, 1839 Liberal Party
8 Diego Vigil Cocaña February 1, 1839 March 31, 1840 Liberal Party
9 Francisco Ferrera March 31, 1840 December 31, 1844 Conservative Party
10 Coronado Chávez January 8, 1845 January 1, 1847 Conservative Party
11 Tomás Medina (provisional) January 1, 1847 January 3, 1847 Liberal Party
12 José Félix Quirós (provisional) January 3, 1847 February 7, 1847 Liberal Party
13 Doroteo Vasconcelos February 7, 1847 February 1, 1850 Liberal Party
14 Ramón Rodríguez (provisional) February 1, 1850 February 4, 1850 Liberal Party
15 José Trinidad Cabañas February 4, 1850 October 18, 1855 Liberal Party
16 Juan Rafael Mora Porras October 18, 1855 August 14, 1859 Liberal Party
17 José María Montealegre Fernández August 14, 1859 May 8, 1863 Liberal Party
18 Fernando Guzmán Solórzano May 8, 1863 March 1, 1871 Conservative Party
19 Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez (1st time) March 1, 1871 March 1, 1876 Liberal Party
20 Justo Rufino Barrios March 1, 1876 September 11, 1877 Liberal Party
21 Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez (2nd time) September 11, 1877 July 6, 1882 Liberal Party
22 Alejandro M. Sinibaldi July 6, 1882 March 1, 1885 Liberal Party
23 Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián March 1, 1885 May 20, 1893 Conservative Party
24 Revolutionary Government Junta (provisional)
Composed of José Santos Zelaya (1st time) and Eduardo Montiel
May 20, 1893 June 1, 1893 Liberal Party
25 Salvador Machado (provisional) June 1, 1893 July 15, 1893 Liberal Party
26 Joaquín Zavala Solís (provisional) July 16, 1893 July 31, 1893 Conservative Party
27 Rafael Yglesias Castro July 31, 1893 May 8, 1902 Liberal Party
28 Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra May 8, 1902 May 8, 1906 Liberal Party
29 José Santos Zelaya (2nd time) May 8, 1906 December 21, 1909 Liberal Party
30 Manuel Estrada Cabrera December 21, 1909 September 24, 1923 none
31 Alfonso Quiñónez Molina September 25, 1923 January 1, 1925 Conservative Party
32 Carlos José Solórzano Gutiérrez January 1, 1925 March 14, 1926 Conservative Party
33 Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (provisional) March 14, 1926 November 11, 1926 Conservative Party
34 Sebastián Uriza (provisional) November 11, 1926 November 14, 1926 Conservative Party
35 Adolfo Díaz Recinos November 14, 1926 January 1, 1929 Conservative Party
36 José María Moncada January 1, 1929 January 1, 1933 Conservative Party
37 Juan Bautista Sacasa January 1, 1933 June 9, 1936 Conservative Party
38 Carlos Alberto Brenes June 9, 1936 January 1, 1937 Liberal Party
39 Anastasio Somoza García January 1, 1937 May 8, 1948 Liberal Party
40 José Figueres Ferrer (1st time) May 8, 1948 November 8, 1949 National Liberation Party
41 Otilio Ulate Blanco November 8, 1949 November 8, 1953 National Liberation Party
42 José Figueres Ferrer (2nd time) November 8, 1953 May 8, 1958 National Liberation Party
43 Luis Somoza Debayle May 8, 1958 May 8, 1962 Liberal Party
44 René Schick May 8, 1962 May 8, 1966 Liberal Party
45 Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1st time) May 8, 1966 May 8, 1970 Liberal Party
46 José Figueres Ferrer (3rd time) May 8, 1970 May 8, 1974 National Liberation Party
47 Anastasio Somoza Debayle (2nd time) May 8, 1974 July 17, 1979 Liberal Party
48 Francisco Urcuyo Maliaños July 17, 1979 May 1, 1980 Liberal Party
49 José Napoleón Duarte May 1, 1980 May 1, 1986 Christian Democratic Party
50 Óscar Arias (1st time) May 1, 1986 May 1, 1992 National Liberation Party
51 Alfredo Cristiani May 1, 1992 May 1, 1998 Conservative Party
52 Francisco Flores Pérez May 1, 1998 May 1, 2004 Conservative Party
53 Óscar Arias (2nd time) May 1, 2004 Incumbent National Liberation Party
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