Costa Rica: Heads of State: 1848-1948 |
| Presidente de la República de Costa Rica [1][2] |
| 31 Aug 1848 - 16 Nov 1849 |
José María Castro y Madriz |
| Representante encargado del Supremo Poder Ejecutivo de la República [3] |
| 16 Nov 1849 - 26 Nov 1849 |
José Miguel Mora Porras |
| Vice-Presidente de la República de Costa Rica en ejercicio del Supremo Poder Ejecutivo |
| 16 Nov 1849 - 30 Dec 1849 |
Juan Rafael Mora Porras |
| Presidente de la República de Costa Rica |
| 30 Dec 1849 - 14 Aug 1859 |
Juan Rafael Mora Porras |
| Presidente Provisorio de la República de Costa Rica |
| 14 Aug 1859 - 29 Apr 1860 |
José María Montealegre Fernández |
| Presidente de la República de Costa Rica [4] |
| 29 Apr 1860 - 8 May 1863 |
José María Montealegre Fernández |
| 8 May 1863 - 8 May 1866 |
Jesús María Ciriaco Jiménez Zamora |
| 8 May 1866 - 1 Nov 1868 |
José María Castro y Madriz |
| Presidente Provisorio de la República de Costa Rica |
| 1 Nov 1868 - 8 May 1869 |
Jesús María Ciriaco Jiménez Zamora |
| Presidente de la República de Costa Rica [5] |
| 8 May 1869 - 27 Apr 1870 |
Jesús María Ciriaco Jiménez Zamora |
| Jefe del Gobierno Provisorio |
| 27 Apr 1870 - 28 Apr 1870 |
José Bruno Carranza Ramírez |
| Jefe Provisorio de la República de Costa Rica [6] |
| 28 Apr 1870 - 9 Aug 1870 |
José Bruno Carranza Ramírez |
| Presidente Provisorio de la República de Costa Rica [7] |
| 10 Aug 1870 - 8 May 1872 |
Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez |
| Presidente de la República de Costa Rica [8] |
| 8 May 1872 - 8 May 1876 |
Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez |
| 8 May 1876 - 30 Jul 1876 |
Aniceto del Carmen Esquivel Sáenz |
| Presidente Provisorio de la República de Costa Rica [7] |
| 30 Jul 1876 - 23 Sep 1877 |
Vicente de las Mercedes Herrera Zeledón |
| Presidente de la República de Costa Rica [9] |
| 23 Sep 1877 - 6 Jul 1882 |
Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez |
| 6 Jul 1882 - 20 Jul 1882 |
Francisco Cipriano Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez |
| 20 Jul 1882 - 10 Aug 1882 |
Juan Primitivo Próspero Fernández Oreamuno |
| Presidente Constitucional de la República de Costa Rica [8] |
| 10 Aug 1882 - 12 Mar 1885 |
Juan Primitivo Próspero Fernández Oreamuno |
| 12 Mar 1885 - 8 May 1890 |
Ramón Bernardo Soto Alfaro |
| 8 May 1890 - 8 May 1894 |
José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón |
| 8 May 1894 - 8 May 1902 |
Rafael Anselmo José Iglesias Castro [10] |
| 8 May 1902 - 8 May 1906 |
Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra |
| 8 May 1906 - 8 May 1910 |
Cleto de Jesús González Víquez |
| 8 May 1910 - 8 May 1914 |
Romualdo Ricardo de Jesús Jiménez Oreamuno |
| 8 May 1914 - 27 Jan 1917 |
Alfredo González Flores |
| Jefe Provisorio del Gobierno de la República [11] |
| 27 Jan 1917 - 11 Apr 1917 |
José Federico Alberto de Jesús Tinoco Granados |
| Presidente Constitucional de la República de Costa Rica [12] |
| 11 Apr 1917 - 20 Aug 1919 |
José Federico Alberto de Jesús Tinoco Granados |
| Primer Designado en ejercicio del Poder Ejecutivo |
| 20 Aug 1919 - 2 Sep 1919 |
Juan Bautista Quirós Segura [13] |
| Presidente Provisional de la República de Costa Rica [14] |
| 2 Sep 1919 - 8 May 1920 |
Francisco Ramón de Jesús Aguilar Barquero |
| Presidente Constitucional de la República de Costa Rica [8] |
| 8 May 1920 - 8 May 1924 |
Rafael Julio del Rosario Acosta García |
| 8 May 1924 - 8 May 1928 |
Romualdo Ricardo de Jesús Jiménez Oreamuno |
| 8 May 1928 - 8 May 1932 |
Cleto de Jesús González Víquez |
| Presidente de la República |
| 8 May 1932 - 8 May 1936 |
Romualdo Ricardo de Jesús Jiménez Oreamuno |
| 8 May 1936 - 8 May 1940 |
León Luis Cortés Castro |
| 8 May 1940 - 8 May 1944 |
Rafael Ángel del Socorro Calderón Guardia |
| 8 May 1944 - 8 May 1948 |
Teodoro Picado Michalski [15] |
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| [1] |
Normally contracted in official use to Presidente de Costa Rica, etc. |
| [2] |
The Constitution of 1847 (amended in 1848) routinely refers to the office as Presidente de la República. |
| [3] |
From late on 16 Nov 1849, pending taking office by Juan Rafael Mora Porras. |
| [4] |
The Constitution of 1859 routinely refers to the office as Presidente de la República. |
| [5] |
The Constitution of 1869 routinely refers to the office as Presidente de la República. |
| [6] |
Normally contracted to Jefe Provisorio de la República. |
| [7] |
Provisorio is frequently omitted in official use. |
| [8] |
The Constitution of 1871 (in force 1871-1876, 1882-1917, 1919-1948) routinely refers to the office as Presidente de la República. |
| [9] |
Originally Presidente Provisorio de la República de Costa Rica; starting from 1878 the word "provisorio" was completely omitted. |
| [10] |
Iglesias changed to Yglesias before 1914; the latter spelling is often erroneously retrojected to his tenure of office. |
| [11] |
Also in official use: Jefe del Gobierno Provisorio de la República, Jefe Provisorio del Gobierno, and Jefe Provisorio de la República. |
| [12] |
In accordance with the provisions of Art. 89 of the Constitution of 1917 (effective 9 Jun 1917 - 3 Sep 1919), the exercise of executive power is vested into a citizen bearing the title Presidente de la República ("El Poder Ejecutivo se ejercerá por un ciudadano que se denominará Presidente de la República...") |
| [13] |
Continues from 12 Aug 1919 when he assumed the functions of head of state in absence of the incumbent. |
| [14] |
Originally Presidente Provisorio de la República de Costa Rica. |
| [15] |
Took terminal leave 20 Apr 1948, but did not vacate the office. |
