President of Nicaragua
| President of the Republic of Nicaragua | |
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| Presidente de la República de Nicaragua | |
 Presidential Seal | |
| Residence | Managua, Nicaragua |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Fruto Chamorro |
| Formation | 30 April 1854 |
| Deputy | Vice President of Nicaragua |
| Website | President of Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua portal |
The President of Nicaragua (Spanish: Presidente de Nicaragua) officially known as the President of the Republic of Nicaragua (Spanish: Presidente de la República de Nicaragua) is the head of state of Nicaragua. The office was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until the Constitution of 1838, the head of state of Nicaragua was styled simply as Head of State (Jefe de Estado), and from 1838 to 1854 as Supreme Director (Supremo Director).
Heads of State of Nicaragua within the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1838)
- Manuel Antonio de la Cerda y Aguilar : 22 April 1825 – 22 April 1826
- Juan Argüello del Castillo y Guzmán : 22 April 1826 – 14 September 1827
- Pedro Benito Pineda de León (acting; in rebellion at Granada) : 17 September 1826 – 26 February 1827
- Manuel Antonio de la Cerda y Aguilar (in rebellion at León and Granada) : 27 February 1827 – 7 November 1828
- Pedro Oviedo de Chinandega (provisional) : 14 September 1827 – December 1827
- Juan Argüello del Castillo y Guzmán : 5 August 1828 – April 1829
- Juan Espinosa (acting) : April 1829 – 12 May 1830
- Dionisio de Herrera : 12 May 1830 – November 1833
- Benito Rosales (acting) : December 1833 – 10 March 1834
- José Núñez (acting) : 10 March 1834 – 23 April 1835
- José Zepeda : 23 April 1835 – 25 January 1837
- José Núñez (acting) : 25 January 1837 – 12 January 1838
- Francisco Jiménez Rubio (acting) : 12 January 1838 – 13 March 1838
- José Núñez : 13 March 1838 – 17 November 1838
Heads of State of the Independent Republic of Nicaragua (1838–present)
Supreme Directors (1838–1854)
- José Núñez : 17 November 1838 – 23 April 1839
- Evaristo Rocha (acting) : 23 April 1839 – 30 June 1839
- Patricio Rivas (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 (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 (acting) : 1 April 1851 – 5 May 1851
- José Laureano Pineda Ugarte : 5 May 1851 – 4 August 1851
- Justo Abaunza y Muñoz de Avilés (acting) : 4 August 1851 – 11 November 1851
- José Laureano Pineda Ugarte (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 (in rebellion from 2 November 1851) : 11 November 1851 – 1 April 1853
- Fruto Chamorro Pérez : 1 April 1853 – 30 April 1854
Presidents (1854–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Fruto Chamorro (1804–1855) |
30 April 1854 | 12 March 1855 | Conservative |
| — |
|
José María Estrada Acting President (1802–1856) |
12 March 1855 | 22 October 1855 | Conservative |
| — |
|
Patricio Rivas Provisional President |
30 October 1855 | 24 June 1857 | Conservative |
|
William Walker Usurper (1824–1860) |
12 July 1856 | 1 May 1857 | Democratic | |
| — |
|
Government Junta | 24 June 1857 | 15 November 1857 | Conservative / Democratic |
| 2 | 
|
Tomás Martínez (1820–1873) |
15 November 1857 | 1 March 1867 | Conservative |
| 3 |
|
Fernando Guzmán Solórzano (1812–1891) |
1 March 1867 | 1 March 1871 | Conservative |
| 4 | 
|
José Vicente Cuadra (1812–1894) |
1 March 1871 | 1 March 1875 | Conservative |
| 5 |
|
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro (1818–1890) |
1 March 1875 | 1 March 1879 | Conservative |
| 6 |
|
Joaquín Zavala (1835–1906) |
1 March 1879 | 1 March 1883 | Conservative |
| 7 |
|
Adán Cárdenas (1836–1916) |
1 March 1883 | 1 March 1887 | Conservative |
| 8 |
|
Evaristo Carazo (1821–1889) |
1 March 1887 | 1 August 1889 | Conservative |
| — |
|
Nicolás Osorno Acting President |
1 August 1889 | 5 August 1889 | Conservative |
| — |
|
Roberto Sacasa Acting President (1840–1896) |
5 August 1889 | 1 January 1891 | Conservative |
| 9 |
|
Ignacio Chaves López | 1 January 1891 | 1 March 1891 | Conservative |
| 10 |
|
Roberto Sacasa (1840–1896) |
1 March 1891 | 11 July 1893 | Conservative |
| — |
|
Salvador Machado Acting President |
11 July 1893 | 15 July 1893 | Conservative |
| — |
|
Joaquín Zavala Acting President (1835–1906) |
16 July 1893 | 25 July 1893 | Conservative |
| 11 | 
|
José Santos Zelaya (1853–1919) |
25 July 1893 | 21 December 1909 | Democratic |
| — |
|
José Madriz Acting President (1867–1911) |
21 December 1909 | 20 August 1910 | Democratic |
| — |
|
José Dolores Estrada Acting President (1869–1939) |
20 August 1910 | 27 August 1910 | Conservative |
| — | 
|
Luis Mena Acting President |
27 August 1910 | 30 August 1910 | Conservative |
| — | 
|
Juan José Estrada Provisional President (1872–1967) |
30 August 1910 | 9 May 1911 | Conservative |
| 12 | 
|
Adolfo Díaz (1875–1964) |
9 May 1911 | 1 January 1917 | Conservative |
| 13 | 
|
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (1871–1966) |
1 January 1917 | 1 January 1921 | Conservative |
| 14 | 
|
Diego Manuel Chamorro (1861–1923) |
1 January 1921 | 12 October 1923 | Conservative |
| — |
|
Rosendo Chamorro Acting President |
12 October 1923 | 27 October 1923 | Conservative |
| 15 |
|
Bartolomé Martínez (1873–1936) |
27 October 1923 | 1 January 1925 | Conservative |
| 16 | 
|
Carlos José Solórzano (1860–1936) |
1 January 1925 | 14 March 1926 | Conservative |
| 17 |
|
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas De facto (1871–1966) |
14 March 1926 | 11 November 1926 | Conservative |
| — |
|
Sebastián Uriza Acting President (1861–1926) |
11 November 1926 | 14 November 1926 | Conservative |
| 18 |
|
Adolfo Díaz (1875–1964) |
14 November 1926 | 1 January 1929 | Conservative |
| 19 | 
|
José María Moncada (1870–1945) |
1 January 1929 | 1 January 1933 | Democratic |
| 20 | 
|
Juan Bautista Sacasa (1874–1946) |
1 January 1933 | 9 June 1936 | Democratic |
| — |
|
Carlos Alberto Brenes Acting President (1884–1942) |
9 June 1936 | 1 January 1937 | Democratic |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|21 | .jpg)
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Anastasio Somoza García (1896–1956) |
1 January 1937 | 1 May 1947 | Military / Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|22 |
|
Leonardo Argüello Barreto (1875–1947) |
1 May 1947 | 26 May 1947 | Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|— |
|
Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa Acting President (1893–1959) |
26 May 1947 | 15 August 1947 | Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|23 |
|
Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes (1872–1950) |
15 August 1947 | 6 May 1950 | Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|24 |
|
Manuel Fernando Zurita Acting President |
6 May 1950 | 7 May 1950 | Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|25 |
|
Anastasio Somoza García (1896–1956) |
7 May 1950 | 29 September 1956 | Military / Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|26 |
|
Luis Somoza Debayle (1922–1967) |
29 September 1956 | 1 May 1963 | Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|27 |
|
René Schick (1909–1966) |
1 May 1963 | 3 August 1966 | Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|— |
|
Orlando Montenegro Medrano Acting President (1920–1988) |
3 August 1966 | 4 August 1966 | Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|28 |
|
Lorenzo Guerrero (1900–1981) |
4 August 1966 | 1 May 1967 | Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|29 | .jpg)
|
Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925–1980) |
1 May 1967 | 1 May 1972 | Military / Nationalist Liberal Party |
| — |
|
Liberal-Conservative Junta | 1 May 1972 | 1 December 1974 | Nationalist Liberal Party / Social Conservative Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|30 |
|
Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925–1980) |
1 December 1974 | 17 July 1979 | Military / Nationalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|— |
|
Francisco Urcuyo Acting President (1915–2001) |
17 July 1979 | 18 July 1979 | Nationalist Liberal Party |
| — |
|
Junta of National Reconstruction (Coordinator: Daniel Ortega) |
18 July 1979 | 10 January 1985 | Multipartisan / Sandinista National Liberation Front |
| style="background:Template:Sandinista National Liberation Front/meta/color; color:white"|31 | .jpg)
|
Daniel Ortega (1945–) |
10 January 1985 | 25 April 1990 | Sandinista National Liberation Front |
| style="background:Template:National Opposition Union/meta/color; color:white"|32 | 
|
Violeta Chamorro (1929–) |
25 April 1990 | 10 January 1997 | National Opposition Union |
| style="background:Template:Constitutionalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|33 | 
|
Arnoldo Alemán (1947–) |
10 January 1997 | 10 January 2002 | Constitutionalist Liberal Party |
| style="background:Template:Constitutionalist Liberal Party/meta/color; color:white"|34 | 
|
Enrique Bolaños (1928–) |
10 January 2002 | 10 January 2007 | Constitutionalist Liberal Party (until October 2004.) |
| style="background:Template:Alliance for the Republic (Nicaragua)/meta/color; color:white"| (34) | Alliance for the Republic | ||||
| style="background:Template:Sandinista National Liberation Front/meta/color; color:white"|35 |
|
Daniel Ortega (1945–) |
10 January 2007 | Incumbent | Sandinista National Liberation Front |
See also
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ortega | Sandinista National Liberation Front | 1,806,651 | 72.44 |
| Maximino Rodríguez | Constitutionalist Liberal Party | 374,898 | 15.03 |
| José Alvarado | Independent Liberal Party | 112,562 | 4.51 |
| Saturnino Cerrato | Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance | 107,392 | 4.31 |
| Erick Cabezas | Conservative Party | 57,437 | 2.30 |
| Carlos Canales | Alliance for the Republic | 35,002 | 1.40 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 2,493,942 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | – | – | |
| Source: CSE | |||
