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The position of President of Nicaragua was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until the Constitution of 1838 the title of the position was known as Head of State (Jefe de Estado) and from 1838 to 1854 as Supreme Director (Supremo Director).
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List of Heads of State of Nicaragua (1838-Present)
Supreme Directors of Nicaragua (1838-1854)
- José Núñez (17 November 1838 - 23 April 1839)
- Evaristo Rocha (acting) (23 April 1839 - 30 June 1839)
- Patricio Rivas (1st time, acting) (30 June 1839 - 27 July 1839)
- Joaquín del Cosío (acting) (27 July 1839 - 20 October 1839)
- Hilario Ulloa (acting) (20 October 1839 - 7 November 1839)
- Tomás Valladares (acting) (7 November 1839 - 21 September 1840)
- Patricio Rivas (2nd time, acting) (21 September 1840 - 4 March 1841)
- Pablo Buitrago (4 March 1841 - 1 April 1843)
- Juan de Dios Orozco (acting) (1 April 1843 - 31 May 1843)
- Manuel Pérez (31 May 1843 - 4 November 1844)
- Emiliano Madriz (acting) (4 November 1844 - 24 January 1845)
- Silvestre Selva (acting, in dissidence) (16 December 1844 - 20 January 1845)
- Blas Antonio Sáenz (acting, in dissidence from 24 January 1845) (20 January 1845 - 4 April 1845)
- José León Sandoval (4 April 1845 - 12 March 1847)
- Miguel Ramón Morales (acting) (12 March 1847 - 6 April 1847)
- José María Guerrero de Arcos y Molina (6 April 1847 - 1 January 1849)
- Toribio Terán (acting) (1 January 1849 - 8 March 1849)
- Benito Rosales (acting) (8 March 1849 - 1 April 1849)
- Norberto Ramírez Áreas (1 April 1849 - 1 April 1851)
- Justo Abaunza y Muñoz de Avilés (1st time, acting) (1 April 1851 - 5 May 1851)
- José Laureano Pineda Ugarte (1st time) (5 May 1851 - 4 August 1851)
- Justo Abaunza y Muñoz de Avilés (2nd time, acting) (4 August 1851 - 11 November 1851)
- José Laureano Pineda Ugarte (2nd time, in dissidence) (5 August 1851 - 11 August 1851)
- José Francisco del Montenegro (acting, in rebellion) (5 August 1851 - 11 August 1851)
- José de Jesús Alfaro (in rebellion) (11 August 1851 - 2 November 1851)
- José Laureano Pineda Ugarte (3rd time, in rebellion from 2 November 1851) (11 November 1851 - 1 April 1853)
- Fruto Chamorro Pérez (1 April 1853 - 30 April 1854)
Presidents of the Republic of Nicaragua (1854-Present)
| Term start | Term end | Name | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 1854 | 12 March 1855 | Fruto Chamorro Pérez (provisional to 1854, acting to 1855) | Liberal party |
| 12 March 1855 | 20 March 1855 | Ponciano Corral Acosta (de facto) | Military |
| 20 March 1855 | 25 October 1855 | José María Estrada (acting) | Military |
| 25 October 1855 | 24 June 1857 | Patricio Rivas (provisional) | Conservative party |
| 12 July 1856 | 1 May 1857 | William Walker (in opposition) | |
| 24 June 1857 | 19 October 1857 | Government Junta composed of: Máximo Jerez Tomás Martínez |
Conservative and Liberal party |
| 19 October 1857 | 15 November 1857 | Government Junta composed of: Gregorio Juárez Rosalío Cortés |
Conservative and Liberal party |
| 15 November 1857 | 1 March 1867 | Tomás Martínez | Conservative party |
| 1 March 1867 | 1 March 1871 | Fernando Guzmán | Conservative party |
| 26 June 1869 | 1869 | Francisco Baca (in dissidence) | Liberal party |
| 1 March 1871 | 1 March 1875 | José Vicente Cuadra | Conservative party |
| 1 March 1875 | 1 March 1879 | Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro | Liberal party |
| 1 March 1879 | 1 March 1883 | Joaquín Zavala (1st term) | Liberal party |
| 1 March 1883 | 1 March 1887 | Adán Cárdenas | Liberal party |
| 1 March 1887 | 1 August 1889 | Evaristo Carazo | Liberal party |
| 1 August 1889 | 5 August 1889 | David Osorno (acting) | Liberal party |
| 5 August 1889 | 1 January 1891 | Roberto Sacasa (1st term, acting) | Conservative party |
| 1 January 1891 | 1 March 1891 | Ignacio Chávez | Conservative party |
| 1 March 1891 | 11 July 1893 | Roberto Sacasa (2nd term) | Conservative party |
| 30 April 1893 | 20 May 1893 | Eduardo Montiel (Commandant of the Army Restoring Order, in dissidence) | Military |
| 20 May 1893 | 1 June 1893 | Revolutionary Government Junta (in dissidence) composed of: José Santos Zelaya Joaquín Zavala Eduardo Montiel |
Conservative and Liberal party |
| 1 June 1893 | 15 July 1893 | Salvador Machado (acting) | Conservative party |
| 16 July 1893 | 31 July 1893 | Joaquín Zavala (2nd term, acting) | Conservative party |
| 31 July 1893 | 21 December 1909 | José Santos Zelaya | Liberal party |
| 24 February 1896 | May 1896 | Francisco Baca hijo (acting, in dissidence) | Liberal party |
| 3 February 1899 | 26 February 1899 | Juan Pablo Reyes (provisional, in dissidence) | Liberal party |
| 21 December 1909 | 20 August 1910 | José Madriz (acting) | Liberal party |
| 20 August 1910 | 27 August 1910 | José Dolores Estrada (acting) | Conservative party |
| 27 August 1910 | 30 August 1910 | Luis Mena (1st time, acting) | Conservative party |
| 30 August 1910 | 9 May 1911 | Juan José Estrada (provisional (in dissidence from 10 October 1909) to 1 January 1911, then president pro témpore) | Liberal party |
| 9 May 1911 | 1 January 1917 | Adolfo Díaz (1st term, acting to 1 January 1913) | Conservative party |
| 29 July 1912 | 23 September 1912 | Luis Mena (2nd time, acting; in rebellion) | Liberal party |
| 23 September 1912 | 4 October 1912 | Benjamín Francisco Zeledón Rodríguez (supreme chief of government; in rebellion) | Military/Liberal party |
| 1 January 1917 | 1 January 1921 | Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (1st term) | Conservative party |
| 1 January 1921 | 12 October 1923 | Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños | National party |
| 12 October 1923 | 27 October 1923 | Rosendo Chamorro (acting) | National party |
| 27 October 1923 | 1 January 1925 | Bartolomé Martínez (acting) | Conservative party |
| 1 January 1925 | 16 January 1926 | Carlos José Solórzano | Conservative party |
| 16 January 1926 | 11 November 1926 | Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (2nd term, acting) | Conservative party |
| 11 November 1926 | 14 November 1926 | Sebastián Uriza (acting) | Conservative party |
| 14 November 1926 | 1 January 1929 | Adolfo Díaz (2nd term) | Conservative party |
| 14 November 1926 | 1 January 1929 | Juan Bautista Sacasa (1st time, acting in dissidence) | Liberal party |
| 1 January 1929 | 1 January 1933 | José María Moncada | Liberal party |
| 1 January 1933 | 9 June 1936 | Juan Bautista Sacasa (2nd time) | Liberal party |
| 9 June 1936 | 9 June 1936 | Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa (acting, not installed) | Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 9 June 1936 | 1 January 1937 | Carlos Alberto Brenes Jarquín (acting) | Liberal party |
| 1 January 1937 | 1 May 1947 | Anastasio Somoza García (1st term) | Military/Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 1 May 1947 | 26 May 1947 | Leonardo Argüello Barreto | Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 26 May 1947 | 15 August 1947 | Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa (acting) | Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 15 August 1947 | 6 May 1950 | Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes | Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 6 May 1950 | 7 May 1950 | Manuel Fernando Zurita (acting) | Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 7 May 1950 | 29 September 1956 | Anastasio Somoza García (2nd term) | Military/Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 29 September 1956 | 1 May 1963 | Luis Somoza Debayle | Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 1 May 1963 | 3 August 1966 | René Schick Gutiérrez | Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 3 August 1966 | 4 August 1966 | Orlando Montenegro Medrano (acting) | Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 4 August 1966 | 1 May 1967 | Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez | Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 1 May 1967 | 1 May 1972 | Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1st term) | Military/Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 1 May 1972 | 1 December 1974 | National Government Junta composed of: Roberto Martínez Lacayo Fernando Agüero (to 1 March 1973) Edmundo Paguaga Irías (from 1 March 1973) Alfonso Lovo Cordero |
Military/Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 1 December 1974 | 17 July 1979 | Anastasio Somoza Debayle (2nd term) | Military/Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 17 July 1979 | 18 July 1979 | Francisco Urcuyo (acting) | Liberal Nationalist Party |
| 18 July 1979 | 10 January 1985 | Government Junta of National Reconstruction composed of: Daniel Ortega (coordinator from 4 March 1981) Sergio Ramírez Violeta Chamorro (to 19 April 1980) Adolfo Robelo (to 22 April 1980) Moisés Hassan Morales (to 4 March 1981) Rafael Ángel Córdova Rivas (from 18 May 1980) Arturo Cruz (18 May 1980 - 4 March 1981) |
Sandinista National Liberation Front |
| 10 January 1985 | 25 April 1990 | Daniel Ortega (1st term) | Sandinista National Liberation Front |
| 25 April 1990 | 10 January 1997 | Violeta Chamorro | National Opposition Union |
| 10 January 1997 | 10 January 2002 | Arnoldo Alemán | Constitutionalist Liberal Party |
| 10 January 2002 | 10 January 2007 | Enrique Bolaños | Constitutionalist Liberal Party |
| 10 January 2007 | Incumbent | Daniel Ortega (2nd term) | Sandinista National Liberation Front |
Latest election
| Candidates - Parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| José Daniel Ortega Saavedra - Sandinista National Liberation Front | 854,316 | 38.07 |
| Eduardo Montealegre - Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance | 650,879 | 29.00 |
| José Rizo Castellón - Constitutionalist Liberal Party | 588,304 | 26.51 |
| Edmundo Jarquín Calderón - Sandinista Renovation Movement | 144,596 | 6.44 |
| Edén Atanacio Pastora Gómez - Alternative for Change | 6,120 | 0.27 |
| Total | 2,244,215 | 100.0 |
| The source is Consejo Supremo Electoral | ||
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