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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).

Contents 1 List of Heads of State of Nicaragua (1838-Present) 1.1 Supreme Directors of Nicaragua (1838-1854) 1.2 Presidents of the Republic of Nicaragua (1854-Present) 2 Latest election 3 See also

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 y Benavent (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 Sacasa (acting, in dissidence) (16 December 1844 - 20 January 1845)
• Manuel Antonio Blas 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 Prado (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 Abaúnza 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 Abaúnza 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 Rosalio 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)	Liberal party
27 August 1910	30 August 1910	Luis Mena (1st time, acting)	Liberal 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	14 March 1926	Carlos José Solórzano	Conservative party
14 March 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

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Summary of the 5 November 2006 Nicaragua presidential election results

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

See also

• History of Nicaragua
• Presidentes de Nicaragua

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