List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic

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List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic

Surname personal data Term of office
Tomás Bobadilla * 1785-1871 March 1, 1844 - June 9, 1844
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez * 1817-1861 June 9, 1844 - July 16, 1844
Pedro Santana * 1801-1863 July 16, 1844 - November 13, 1844
Pedro Santana 1801-1863s. O. November 13, 1844 - August 4, 1848
Manuel Jiménez 1808-1854 September 4, 1848 - May 29, 1849
Pedro Santana s. O. May 30, 1849 - September 23, 1849
Buenaventura Báez Méndez 1810-1884 September 24, 1849 - February 15, 1853
Pedro Santana s. O. February 15, 1853 - June 1856
Manuel de Regla Motta 1795-1864 June 1856 - October 6, 1856
Buenaventura Báez Méndez s. O. October 6, 1856 - June 12, 1858
José Desiderio Valverde around 1822–1903 June 12, 1858 - July 28, 1858
Pedro Santana s. O. July 28, 1858 - May 1861
Antonio Pimentel 1830-1874 May 1, 1865 - November 14, 1865
Buenaventura Báez Méndez s. O. November 14, 1865 - June 29, 1866
José María Cabral (Counter-President) 1865 - May 1868
Buenaventura Báez Méndez s. O. May 1868 - December 31, 1873
Ignacio María González 1840-1915 February 27, 1874 - February 23, 1876
Ulises Francisco Espaillat 1823-1878 June 29, 1876 - November 1876
Ignacio María González s. O. November 11, 1876 - December 9, 1876
Buenaventura Báez Méndez s. O. December 26, 1876 - February 24, 1878
Cesareo Guillermo 1847-1885 April 12, 1878 - October 6, 1879
Gregorio Luperón 1839-1897 October 6, 1879 - September 1, 1880
Fernando Arturo de Meriño 1833-1906 September 1, 1880 - September 1, 1882
Ulises Heureaux 1845-1899 September 1, 1882 - September 1, 1884
Francesco Gregorio Billini 1838-1898 September 1, 1884 - May 16, 1885
Alejandro Woss y Gil 1856-1932 May 16, 1885 - January 6, 1887
Ulises Heureaux s. O. January 6, 1887 - February 27, 1889
Manuel María Gautier 1830-1897 February 27, 1889 - April 30, 1889
Ulises Heureaux s. O. April 30, 1889 - July 26, 1899
Juan Wanceslao Figuereo 1834-1910 August 1, 1899 - August 31, 1899
Horacio Vásquez 1855-1936 September 1, 1899 - November 14, 1899
Juan Isidro Jiménez 1846-1919 November 19, 1899 - May 2, 1902
Horacio Vásquez s. O. May 2, 1902 - March 23, 1903
Alejandro Woss y Gil 1856-1932 April 27, 1903 - November 24, 1903
Carlos Felipe Morales 1867-1914 October 24, 1903 - January 12, 1906
Ramón Cáceres 1868-1911 January 12, 1906 - November 19, 1911
Eladio Victoria 1864-1939 December 2, 1911 - November 28, 1912
Archbishop Adolfo Alejandro Nouel 1862-1937 December 1, 1912 - March 1, 1913
José Bordas Valdez 1874-1968 April 13, 1913 - August 27, 1914
Ramón Báez 1858-1929 August 27, 1914 - December 5, 1914
Juan Isidro Jiménez s. O. December 5, 1914 - May 7, 1916
Council of State Secretaries May 7, 1916 - July 31, 1916
Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal 1859-1935 July 31, 1916 - November 29, 1916
Harry Shepard Knapp , US governor 1856-1928 November 29, 1916 - November 18, 1918
Ben Hebard Fuller , US governor 1870-1937 November 18, 1918 - February 25, 1919
Thomas Snowden , US Governor 1857-1930 February 25, 1919 - June 3, 1921
Samuel S. Robison , US Governor 1867-1952 June 3, 1921 - October 6, 1922
Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos 1871-1935 October 6, 1922 - July 12, 1924
Horacio Vásquez s. O. July 12, 1924 - February 18, 1930
Rafael Estrella Ureña 1889-1945 March 2, 1930 - August 16, 1930
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina 1891-1961 August 18, 1930 - June 18, 1938
Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado 1878-1940 June 18, 1938 - March 7, 1940
Manuel de Jesus Troncoso de la Concha 1878-1955 March 12, 1940 - May 1942
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina s. O. May 1942 - May 16, 1952
Hector B. Trujillo 1909-2002 May 16, 1952 - August 3, 1960
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo 1906-2002 August 3, 1960 - December 31, 1961
Rafael Filiberto Bonelly 1904-1988 January 1, 1962 - January 17, 1962
Humberto Bogaert 1901-1962 January 17, 1962 - January 19, 1962
Rafael Filiberto Bonelly (2nd time) s. O. January 19, 1962 - February 27, 1963
Juan Bosch Gaviño 1909-2001 February 27, 1963 - September 25, 1963
Emilio de los Santos 1903-1986 September 26, 1963 - December 22, 1963
Donald Reid Cabral 1923-2006 December 22, 1963 - April 24, 1965
Revolutionary Committee April 25, 1965
José Rafael Molina Ureña 1921-2000 April 25, 1965 - April 27, 1965
Elías Wessin y Wessin 1924-2009 April 28, 1965 - May 1, 1965
Pedro Bartolome Benoit 1921-2012 May 1, 1965 - May 7, 1965
Antonio Imbert Barrera 1920-2016 May 7, 1965 - August 30, 1965
Francisco Alberto Caamaño 1932-1973 April 25, 1965 - September 3, 1965
Héctor García Godoy 1921-1970 September 3, 1965 - July 1, 1966
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo so July 1, 1966 - August 16, 1978
Antonio Guzmán Fernández 1911-1982 August 16, 1978 - July 4, 1982
Jacobo Majluta Azar 1934-1996 July 4, 1982 - August 16, 1982
Salvador Jorge Blanco 1926-2010 August 16, 1982 - August 16, 1986
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo so August 16, 1986 - August 16, 1996
Leonel Fernández * 1953 August 16, 1996 - August 16, 2000
Hipólito Mejía * 1941 August 16, 2000 - August 16, 2004
Leonel Fernández so August 16, 2004 - August 16, 2012
Danilo Medina * 1951 Aug. 16, 2012 - Acting
  • President of the Junta Central Gubernativa Definitiva