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This page contains a list of Presidents of El Salvador.

Heads of State of El Salvador within the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1841)

• Pedro Barriere : 21 September 1821 – 28 November 1821
• José Matías Delgado : 28 Nov 1821 – 9 February 1823
• Vicente Filisola : 10 February 1823 – 7 May 1823
• Felipe Codallos : 7 May 1823 – 25 May 1823
• Mariano Prado : 1 July 1823 – 22 April 1824
• Juan Manuel Rodríguez : 22 April 1824 – 1 October 1824
• Mariano Prado (acting) : 1 October 1824 – 13 December 1824
• Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz : 13 December 1824 – 1 November 1826
• Mariano Prado (acting) : 1 November 1826 – 30 January 1829
• José María Cornejo : 30 January 1829 – 16 February 1830
• José Damián Villacorta : 16 February 1830 – 4 December 1830
• José María Cornejo : 4 December 1830 – 3 April 1832
• Francisco Morazán (provisional) : 3 April 1832 – 13 May 1832
• Joaquín de San Martín (acting) : 13 May 1832 – 25 July 1832
• Mariano Prado : 25 July 1832 – 1 July 1833
• Joaquín de San Martín : 1 July 1833 – 23 June 1834
• Carlos Salazar Castro (provisional) : 23 June 1834 – 13 July 1834
• José Gregorio Salazar (provisional) : 13 July 1834 – 30 September 1834
• Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera : 30 September 1834 – 13 October 1834
• José María Silva (acting) : 14 October 1834 – 10 April 1835
• Nicolás Espinoza : 10 April 1835 – 15 November 1835
• Francisco Gómez (acting) : 15 November 1835 – 1 February 1836
• Diego Vigil Cocaña : 1 February 1836 – 23 May 1837
• Timoteo Menéndez : 23 May 1837 – 7 June 1837
• Diego Vigil Cocaña : 7 June 1837 – 6 January 1838
• Timoteo Menéndez : 6 January 1838 – 23 May 1838
• Antonio José Cañas (acting) : 23 May 1839 – 11 July 1839
• Francisco Morazán : 11 July 1839 – 16 February 1840
• José María Silva (acting) : 16 February 1840 – 5 April 1840
• Antonio José Cañas (provisional) : 15 April 1840 – 20 September 1840
• Norberto Ramírez (provisional) : 20 September 1840 – 7 January 1841
• Juan Lindo (provisional) : 7 January 1841 – 22 February 1841

Presidents of the Independent Republic of El Salvador (1841–present)

President		Took office	Left office	Party
Juan Lindo (provisional)		22 February 1841	1 February 1842	Conservative
José Escolástico Marín (acting)		1 February 1842	14 April 1842	None
Juan José Guzmán		14 April 1842	1 February 1844	Conservative
Fermín Palacios (acting)		1 February 1844	7 February 1844	None
Francisco Malespín		7 February 1844	15 February 1845	Conservative
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán		15 February 1845	1 February 1846	None
Fermín Palacios (acting)		1 February 1846	21 February 1846	None
Eugenio Aguilar		21 February 1846	1 February 1848	Liberal
Tomás Medina (acting)		1 February 1848	3 February 1848	None
José Félix Quirós (acting)		3 February 1848	7 February 1848	None
Doroteo Vasconcelos		7 February 1848	1 February 1850	Liberal
Ramón Rodríguez (acting)		1 February 1850	4 February 1850	None
Doroteo Vasconcelos		4 February 1850	1 March 1851	Liberal
José Félix Quirós (acting)		1 March 1851	3 May 1851	None
Francisco Dueñas		13 May 1851	30 January 1852	Conservative
José María San Martín (acting)		30 January 1852	1 February 1852	Conservative
Francisco Dueñas		1 February 1852	1 February 1854	Conservative
Vicente Gómez (acting)		1 February 1854	15 February 1854	None
José María San Martín		15 February 1854	1 February 1856	Conservative
Francisco Dueñas (acting)		1 February 1856	12 February 1856	Conservative
Rafael Campo		12 February 1856	1 February 1858	Conservative
Lorenzo Zepeda (acting)		1 February 1858	7 February 1858	None
Miguel Santín del Castillo		7 February 1858	24 January 1859	Conservative
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (acting)		24 January 1859	15 February 1859	None
José María Peralta (acting)		15 February 1859	12 March 1859	None
Gerardo Barrios		12 March 1859	26 October 1863	Liberal
Francisco Dueñas		26 October 1863	15 April 1871	Conservative
Santiago González		15 April 1871	1 February 1876	Liberal
Andrés del Valle		1 February 1876	1 May 1876	Liberal
Rafael Zaldívar		1 May 1876	21 June 1885	Liberal
Francisco Menéndez		21 June 1885	22 June 1890	Military
Carlos Ezeta		22 June 1890	9 June 1894	Military
Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez		10 June 1894	13 November 1898	Military
Tomás Regalado		14 November 1898	1 March 1903	Military
Pedro José Escalón		1 March 1903	1 March 1907	Military
Fernando Figueroa		1 March 1907	1 March 1911	Military
Manuel Enrique Araujo		1 March 1911	8 February 1913	None
Carlos Meléndez Ramirez (provisional)		9 February 1913	29 August 1914	National Democratic Party
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (provisional)		29 August 1914	1 March 1915	National Democratic Party
Carlos Meléndez Ramirez		1 March 1915	21 December 1918	National Democratic Party
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (acting)		21 December 1918	1 March 1919	National Democratic Party
Jorge Meléndez		1 March 1919	1 March 1923	National Democratic Party
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina		1 March 1923	1 March 1927	National Democratic Party
Pío Romero Bosque		1 March 1927	1 March 1931	National Democratic Party
Arturo Araujo		1 March 1931	2 December 1931	Labor Party
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (acting)		4 December 1931	28 August 1934	Military/National Pro-Patria Party
Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (provisional)		29 August 1934	1 March 1935	Military/National Pro-Patria Party
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez		1 March 1935	9 May 1944	Military/National Pro-Patria Party
Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (provisional)		9 May 1944	20 October 1944	Military/National Pro-Patria Party
Osmín Aguirre y Salinas (provisional)		21 October 1944	1 March 1945	Military
Salvador Castaneda Castro		1 March 1945	14 December 1948	Military/Unification Social Democratic Party
Revolutionary Council of Government		15 December 1948	14 September 1950	Revolutionary Council of Government
Óscar Osorio		14 September 1950	14 September 1956	Military/Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification
José María Lemus		14 September 1956	26 October 1960	Military/Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification
Junta of Government		26 October 1960	25 January 1961	Junta of Government
Civic-Military Directory		25 January 1961	25 January 1962	Civic-Military Directory
Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea (provisional)		25 January 1962	1 July 1962	None
Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo		1 July 1962	1 July 1967	Military/Party of National Conciliation
Fidel Sánchez Hernández		1 July 1967	1 July 1972	Military/Party of National Conciliation
Arturo Armando Molina		1 July 1972	1 July 1977	Military/Party of National Conciliation
Carlos Humberto Romero		1 July 1977	15 October 1979	Military/Party of National Conciliation
Revolutionary Government Junta		15 October 1979	2 May 1982	Revolutionary Government Junta
Álvaro Magaña		2 May 1982	1 June 1984	Nationalist Republican Alliance
José Napoleón Duarte		1 June 1984	1 June 1989	Christian Democratic Party
Alfredo Cristiani		1 June 1989	1 June 1994	Nationalist Republican Alliance
Armando Calderón Sol		1 June 1994	1 June 1999	Nationalist Republican Alliance
Francisco Flores Pérez		1 June 1999	1 June 2004	Nationalist Republican Alliance
Antonio Saca		1 June 2004	1 June 2009	Nationalist Republican Alliance
Mauricio Funes		1 June 2009	Incumbent	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

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See also

• History of El Salvador
• History of Central America

External Links

• El Presidencia de El Salvador (Spanish)

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