List of Presidents of Central America
From Roach Busters
| # | 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 |
