List of Presidents of Nicaragua

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This is a list of the heads of state of Nicaragua .

Until June 11, 1854, these were named Supremo Director and then President . With a resolution of April 30, 1838 Nicaragua declared its exit from the República Federal de Centroamérica and thus became an independent state.

before: The list of heads of state of the province of Nicaragua shows the Surpemos Directores in the República Federal de Centroamérica
Surname Life dates Term of office
José Núñez ? - 1880 1838-1839
Evaristo Rocha 1839
Patricio Rivas around 1810 - 1867 June 1839 - July 1839
Joaquín del Cosío 1789 -? July 1839 - October 1839
Hilario Ulloa October 1839 - November 1839
Tomás Valladares November 1839 - September 1840
Patricio Rivas s. O. September 1840 - March 1841
Pablo Buitrago ? - after 1852 March 4, 1841 - April 1, 1843
Juan de Dios Orozco April 1, 1843 - May 31, 1843
Manuel Perez 1800-1845 May 31, 1843 - September 26, 1844
Emiliano Madriz 1800-1844 September 26, 1844 - December 16, 1844
Silvestre Selva 1800 -? December 16, 1844 - January 20, 1845
Manuel Antonio Blas Sáenz around 1800 - ? January 20, 1845 - April 4, 1845
José León Sandoval 1789-1854 April 4, 1845 - March 12, 1847
Miguel R. Morales 1787-1855 March 12, 1847 - April 6, 1847
José María Guerrero 1799-1853 April 6, 1847 - January 1, 1849
Toribio Teran 1785 -? January 1, 1849 - March 1849
Benito Rosales 1795-1850 March 1849 - April 1, 1849
Norberto Ramírez 1800-1856 April 1, 1849 - April 1, 1851
Justo Abaunza 1777-1873 April 1, 1851 - May 5, 1851
Laureano Pineda 1802-1853 May 5, 1851 - August 4, 1851
Justo Abaunza s. O. August 4, 1851 - November 11, 1851
José de Jesús Alfaro s. O. August 11, 1851 - November 2, 1851
Laureano Pineda s. O. November 11, 1851 - April 1, 1853
Fruto Chamorro Pérez
Supremo Director of Nicaragua 		1804-1855 April 1, 1853 - April 30, 1854
Fruto Chamorro Pérez
President for Eastern Nicaragua Seat of
Government Granada
Partido Legitimista (conservative) 		s. O. June 11, 1854 - March 12, 1855
José María Estrada
President for Eastern Nicaragua Seat of
Government Granada
Partido Legitimista (conservative) 		1802-1856 March 12, 1855 - October 30, 1855
Francisco Castellón Sanabria
Supremo Director for West Nicaragua Seat of
government León
Partido Democrático (liberal) 		1815-1855 April 30, 1854 - October 8, 1855
Nazario Escoto
Supremo Director for West Nicaragua Seat of
Government León
Partido Democrático (liberal) 		October 8-30, 1855
Patricio Rivas around 1810 - 1867 October 30, 1855 - June 24, 1857
Máximo Jerez ( Duumvir ) 1818-1881 June 24, 1857 - October 19, 1857
Tomás Martínez ( Duumvir ) 1820-1873 June 24, 1857 - October 19, 1857
Gregorio Juárez (Junta) 1800-1879 October 19, 1857 - November 15, 1857
Rosalío Cortés (Junta) 1820-1884 October 19, 1857 - November 15, 1857
Tomás Martínez 1820-1873 November 15, 1857 - March 1, 1867
Fernando Guzmán 1812-1895 March 1, 1867 - March 1, 1871
José Vicente Cuadra 1812-1894 March 1, 1871 - March 1, 1875
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro y Alfaro 1818-1890 March 1, 1875 - March 1, 1879
Joaquín Zavala 1835-1906 March 1, 1879 - March 1, 1883
Adán Cárdenas 1836-1916 March 1, 1883 - March 1, 1887
Evaristo Carazo 1822-1889 March 1, 1887 - August 1, 1889
Nicolás Osorno August 1, 1889 - August 5, 1889
Roberto Sacaza 1840-1896 August 5, 1889 - January 1, 1891
Ignacio Chavez January 1, 1891 - March 1, 1891
Roberto Sacaza s. O. March 1, 1891 - July 11, 1893
Salvador Machado July 11, 1893 - July 15, 1893
Joaquín Zavala s. O. July 16, 1893 - July 25, 1893
José Santos Zelaya s. O. July 25, 1893 - December 21, 1909
José Madriz 1867-1911 December 21, 1909 - August 20, 1910
José Dolores Estrada Morales 1872-1939 August 20, 1910 - August 27, 1910
Luís Mena August 27, 1910 - August 30, 1910
Juan José Estrada 1872-1947 August 30, 1910 - May 9, 1911
Adolfo Díaz 1875-1964 May 9, 1911 - January 1, 1917
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas 1871-1966 January 1, 1917 - January 1, 1921
Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños 1881-1923 January 1, 1921 - October 12, 1923
Bartolomé Martínez 1860-1936 October 12, 1923 - January 1, 1925
Carlos José Solórzano 1860-1936 January 1, 1925 - March 14, 1926
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas s. O. March 14, 1926 - November 11, 1926
Sebastián Uriza 1861 -? November 11, 1926 - November 14, 1926
Adolfo Díaz s. O. November 14, 1926 - January 1, 1929
José María Moncada Tapia 1870-1945 January 1, 1929 - January 1, 1933
Juan Bautista Sacasa 1874-1946 January 1, 1933 - June 6, 1936
Julián Irías 1880 -? June 6-9, 1936
Carlos Alberto Brenes Jarquín 1884-1942 June 9, 1936 - January 1, 1937
Anastasio Somoza García 1896-1956 January 1, 1937 - May 1, 1947
Leonardo Argüello 1875-1947 May 1, 1947 - May 27, 1947
Benjamin Lacayo Sacasa 1893-1959 May 27, 1947 - August 15, 1947
Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes 1872-1950 August 15, 1947 - May 6, 1950
Manuel Fernando Zurita May 6, 1950 - May 7, 1950
Anastasio Somoza García s. O. May 21, 1950 - September 29, 1956
Luís Somoza Debayle 1922-1967 September 29, 1956 - May 1, 1963
René Schick Gutiérrez 1909-1966 May 1, 1963 - August 3, 1966
Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez 1900-1981 Aug. 4, 1966 - May 1, 1967
Anastasio Somoza Debayle 1925-1980 May 1, 1967 - May 1, 1972
Roberto Martínez Lacayo 1899-1984 May 1, 1972 - March 1, 1973
Fernando Bernabé Aguerro Rocha 1920-2011 May 1, 1972 - March 1, 1973
Alfonso Lovo Cordero 1927-2018 May 1, 1972 - March 1, 1973
Roberto Martínez Lacayo (Junta) 1899-1984 March 1, 1973 - December 1, 1974
Edmundo Paguaga Irías (Junta) 1923-2008 March 1, 1973 - December 1, 1974
Alfonso Lovo Cordero (Junta) so March 1, 1973 - December 1, 1974
Anastasio Somoza Debayle s. O. December 1, 1974 - July 17, 1979
Francisco Urcuyo Maliaños 1915-2001 July 17, 1979 - July 18, 1979
Daniel Ortega * 1945 January 10, 1985 - April 25, 1990
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro * 1929 April 25, 1990 - January 10, 1997
Arnoldo Inglés * 1946 January 10, 1997 - January 10, 2002
Enrique Bolaños Geyer * 1928 January 10, 2002 - January 10, 2007
Daniel Ortega s. O. Jan. 10, 2007 - Acting

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