List of presidents of Honduras

This page contains a list of Presidents of Honduras.

Colonial Honduras declared its independence from Spain on 15 September 1821.

Presidents of Honduras within the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1839)

On 1 July 1823 Honduras, along with Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, declared its independence from Mexico to form the short lived Federal Republic of Central America, also known as United Provinces of Central America. Honduras remained as a member state until it decided to separate in 1838. The entire union dissolved in civil war between 5 November 1838, when Nicaragua separated from the federation, and about 1840.

Dionisio de Herrera: 16 September 1824 – 10 May 1827
José Justo Milla: 10 May 1827 – 13 September 1827
Cleto Bendaña: 13 September 1827 – 24 October 1827
José Jeronimo Zelaya: 27 October 1827 – 11 November 1827
Miguel Eusebio Bustamante: 11 November 1827 – 26 November 1827
Francisco Morazán: 26 November 1827 – 30 June 1828
Diego Vigil Cocaña: 30 June 1828 – 2 December 1829
Francisco Morazán: 2 December 1829 – 24 December 1829
Juan Angel Arias: 24 December 1829 – 22 April 1830
Francisco Morazán: 22 April 1830 – 28 July 1830
José Santos del Valle: 28 July 1830 – 12 March 1831
José Antonio Marquez: 12 March 1831 – 22 March 1832
José Francisco Milla Guevara: 22 March 1832 – 7 January 1833
Joaquin Rivera: 7 January 1833 – 31 December 1836
José María Martinez Salinas (acting): 1 January 1837 – 28 May 1837
Justo José Herrera: 28 May 1837 – 3 September 1838
José María Martinez Salinas: 3 September 1838 – 12 November 1838
José Lino Matute: 12 November 1838 – 9 January 1839

Presidents of the Independent Republic of Honduras (1839–present)

Honduras declared itself independent on 15 November 1838, and a constitution was formally adopted in January 1839. After a period of instability, conservative General Francisco Ferrera became the first elected president of the country for a two-year term, but then extended his de facto control of the nation for the next five years.

Most presidents after 1900 represent one of the two dominant political parties, the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) and the National Party of Honduras (PNH).

The most recent election was held 24 November 2013, with Juan Orlando Hernández elected president, taking office on 27 January 2014.

President			Term of Office		Political Affiliation
	Juan Francisco de Molina		11 January 1839	13 April 1839	Liberal
	Felipe Neri Medina Acting President		13 April 1839	15 April 1839	Liberal
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"\|	Juan José Alvarado Acting President		15 April 1839	27 April 1839	Independent
	José María Guerrero Acting President		27 April 1839	10 August 1839	Conservative
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"\|	Mariano Garrigó Acting President		10 August 1839	20 August 1839	Independent
	José María Bustillo Acting President		20 August 1839	27 August 1839	Conservative
	Council of Ministers		27 August 1839	21 September 1839	Council of Ministers
	Francisco Zelaya y Ayes Acting President		21 September 1839	1 January 1841	Conservative
	Francisco Ferrera		1 January 1841	31 December 1842	Conservative
	Council of Ministers		1 January 1843	23 February 1843	Council of Ministers
	Francisco Ferrera		23 February 1843	31 December 1844	Conservative
	Council of Ministers		1 January 1845	8 January 1845	Council of Ministers
	Coronado Chávez		8 January 1845	1 January 1847	Conservative
	Council of Ministers		1 January 1847	12 February 1847	Council of Ministers
	Juan Lindo		12 February 1847	1 February 1852	Conservative
	Francisco Gómez Acting President		1 February 1852	1 March 1852	Liberal
	José Trinidad Cabañas		1 March 1852	18 October 1855	Liberal
	José Santiago Bueso Acting President	File:José Santiago Bueso Soto.JPG	18 October 1855	8 November 1855	Liberal
	Francisco de Aguilar Acting President		8 November 1855	17 February 1856	Liberal
	José Santos Guardiola		17 February 1856	11 January 1862	Conservative
	José Francisco Montes Acting President		11 January 1862	4 February 1862	Liberal
	Victoriano Castellanos Acting President		4 February 1862	11 December 1862	Liberal
	José Francisco Montes Acting President		11 December 1862	7 September 1863	Liberal
	José María Medina Acting President		7 September 1863	31 December 1863	Conservative
	Francisco Inestroza Acting President		31 December 1863	15 March 1864	Conservative
	Francisco Cruz Castro Provisional President		5 September 1869	14 January 1870	Conservative
	José María Medina		15 March 1864	26 July 1872	Conservative
	Céleo Arias Provisional President		26 July 1872	13 January 1874	Liberal
	Ponciano Leiva		13 January 1874	8 June 1876	Conservative
	Marcelino Mejía Provisional President		8 June 1876	13 June 1876	Conservative
	Crescencio Gómez Provisional President		13 June 1876	12 August 1876	Conservative
	José María Medina Provisional President		12 August 1876	27 August 1876	Conservative
	Marco Aurelio Soto		27 August 1876	19 October 1883	Liberal
	Council of Ministers		19 October 1883	30 November 1883	Council of Ministers
	Luis Bográn		30 November 1883	30 November 1891	Conservative
	Ponciano Leiva		30 November 1891	7 August 1893	Conservative
	Domingo Vásquez		7 August 1893	22 February 1894	Conservative
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Policarpo Bonilla		22 February 1894	1 February 1899	Liberal
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Terencio Sierra		1 February 1899	1 February 1903	Liberal
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Juan Ángel Arias Boquín		1 February 1903	13 April 1903	Liberal
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Manuel Bonilla		13 April 1903	25 February 1907	National
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Miguel Oquelí Bustillo Chairman of the Provisional Government Junta		25 February 1907	18 April 1907	Liberal
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Miguel R. Dávila		18 April 1907	28 March 1911	National
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Francisco Bertrand Acting President		28 March 1911	1 February 1912	National
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Manuel Bonilla		1 February 1912	21 March 1913	National
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Francisco Bertrand		21 March 1913	9 September 1919	National
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Salvador Aguirre Acting President		9 September 1919	16 September 1919	National
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Vicente Mejía Colindres Acting President		16 September 1919	5 October 1919	Liberal
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Francisco Bográn Acting President		5 October 1919	1 February 1920	Liberal
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Rafael López Gutiérrez		1 February 1920	10 March 1924	Liberal
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Francisco Bueso Acting President		10 March 1924	27 April 1924	Liberal
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Tiburcio Carías Andino First Chief of the Liberating Revolution		27 April 1924	30 April 1924	National
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Vicente Tosta Provisional President		30 April 1924	1 February 1925	Liberal
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Miguel Paz Barahona		1 February 1925	1 February 1929	National
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Vicente Mejía Colindres		1 February 1929	1 February 1933	Liberal
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Tiburcio Carías Andino		1 February 1933	1 January 1949	National
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Juan Manuel Gálvez		1 January 1949	5 December 1954	National
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Julio Lozano Díaz Supreme Head of State		5 December 1954	21 October 1956	National
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color;"\|	Military Government Council		21 October 1956	21 December 1957	Military
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Ramón Villeda Morales		21 December 1957	3 October 1963 (Deposed)	Liberal
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color;"\|	Oswaldo López Arellano		3 October 1963	7 June 1971	Military
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés		7 June 1971	4 December 1972	National
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color;"\|	Oswaldo López Arellano Head of State		4 December 1972	22 April 1975 (Deposed)	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color;"\|	Juan Alberto Melgar Castro Head of State		22 April 1975	7 August 1978	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color;"\|	Policarpo Paz García Provisional President		7 August 1978	27 January 1982	Military
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Roberto Suazo Córdova		27 January 1982	27 January 1986	Liberal
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	José Azcona del Hoyo		27 January 1986	27 January 1990	Liberal
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero		27 January 1990	27 January 1994	National
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Carlos Roberto Reina		27 January 1994	27 January 1998	Liberal
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Carlos Roberto Flores		27 January 1998	27 January 2002	Liberal
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Ricardo Maduro	File:Honduras.RicardoMaduro.01.jpg	27 January 2002	27 January 2006	National
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Manuel Zelaya		27 January 2006	28 June 2009 (Deposed)	Liberal
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Roberto Micheletti (Acting President)		28 June 2009	27 January 2010	Liberal
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Porfirio Lobo Sosa		27 January 2010	27 January 2014	National
style="background:Template:National Party of Honduras/meta/color;"\|	Juan Orlando Hernández		27 January 2014	Incumbent	National

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v t e Presidents and heads of state of Honduras
1821–1839	Herrera Milla Bendaña Jeronimo Zelaya Bustamante Morazán Vigil Cocaña Morazán Ángel Arias Morazán Valle Marquez Milla Guevara Rivera Martinez Salinas Herrera Martinez Salinas Lino
1839–1982	Zelaya y Ayes Ferrera Council of Ministers Ferrera Council of Ministers Chávez Council of Ministers Lindo Gómez Cabañas Bueso Aguilar Guardiola Montes Castellanos Montes Medina Inestroza Cruz Medina Arias Leiva Mejía Gómez Medina Soto Council of Ministers Bográn Leiva Vásquez P. Bonilla Sierra Arias Boquín M. Bonilla Oquelí Dávila Bertrand M. Bonilla Bertrand Aguirre Mejía Colindres Bográn López Gutiérrez Bueso Carías Andino Tosta Paz Barahona Mejía Colindres Carías Andino Gálvez Lozano Díaz Military junta Villeda Morales López Arellano Cruz Uclés López Arellano Melgar Paz García
Democratic era (since 1982)	Suazo Córdova Azcona Callejas Reina Flores Maduro Zelaya Micheletti (Disputed) Lobo Hernández Castro

v t e Years in Honduras (1821–present)
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21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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Presidents of Honduras within the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1839)

Presidents of the Independent Republic of Honduras (1839–present)

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