El Salvador: Heads of State: 1898-1962In accordance with the provisions of Art. 80 of the Constitution of 1886 (effective 1886-1939, 1944-1948), and Art. 91 of the Constitution of 1939 (effective 1939-1944), the exercise of executive power is vested in a citizen bearing the title Presidente de la República ("El Poder Ejecutivo será ejercido por un ciudadano que recibirá el título de Presidente de la República..."). The Constitution of 1950 routinely refers to the office as Presidente de la República. The actual use of the styles is as recorded below. |
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| Presidente Provisional de la República de El Salvador | |
| 14 Nov 1898 - 1 Mar 1899 | Tomás Herculano de Jesús Regalado Romero |
| Presidente Constitucional de la República de El Salvador | |
| 1 Mar 1899 - 1 Mar 1903 | Tomás Herculano de Jesús Regalado Romero |
| 1 Mar 1903 - 1 Mar 1907 | Pedro José Escalón |
| 1 Mar 1907 - 1 Mar 1911 | Fernando Figueroa |
| 1 Mar 1911 - 9 Feb 1913 | Manuel Enrique Araujo Rodríguez |
| 9 Feb 1913 - 1 Mar 1919 | Carlos Meléndez Ramírez [1][2] |
| 1 Mar 1919 - 1 Oct 1921 | Jorge Meléndez Ramírez |
| Jefe del Estado de El Salvador en la República de Centro América | |
| 1 Oct 1921 - 4 Feb 1922 | Jorge Meléndez Ramírez |
| Presidente Constitucional de la República de El Salvador | |
| 4 Feb 1922 - 1 Mar 1923 | Jorge Meléndez Ramírez |
| 1 Mar 1923 - 1 Mar 1927 | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina |
| 1 Mar 1927 - 1 Mar 1931 | Pío Romero Bosque |
| 1 Mar 1931 - 4 Dec 1931 | Arturo Araujo Fajardo |
| 4 Dec 1931 - 9 May 1944 | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez [3] |
| Presidente Constitucional Provisorio de la República de El Salvador | |
| 9 May 1944 - 21 Oct 1944 | Andrés Ignacio Menéndez |
| 21 Oct 1944 - 1 Mar 1945 | Osmín Aguirre y Salinas [4] |
| Presidente Constitucional de la República de El Salvador | |
| 1 Mar 1945 - 14 Dec 1948 | Salvador Castaneda Castro |
| Consejo de Gobierno Revolucionario de la República de El Salvador [5] | |
| 15 Dec 1948 - 5 Jan 1949 | Manuel de Jesús Córdova Rodríguez |
| 15 Dec 1948 - 22 Oct 1949 | Óscar Osorio Hernández |
| 15 Dec 1948 - 14 Sep 1950 | José Óscar Adán Bolaños Estrada |
| 15 Dec 1948 - 14 Sep 1950 | Humberto Costa |
| 15 Dec 1948 - 22 Oct 1949 | Reynaldo Galindo Pohl |
| Presidente Constitucional de la República de El Salvador | |
| 14 Sep 1950 - 14 Sep 1956 | Óscar Osorio Hernández |
| 14 Sep 1956 - 26 Oct 1960 | José María Lemus López |
| Junta de Gobierno de El Salvador | |
| 26 Oct 1960 - 25 Jan 1961 | Fabio Castillo Figueroa |
| 26 Oct 1960 - 25 Jan 1961 | Miguel Ángel Castillo |
| 26 Oct 1960 - 25 Jan 1961 | Ricardo Falla Cáceres |
| 26 Oct 1960 - 25 Jan 1961 | René Fortín Magaña |
| 26 Oct 1960 - 25 Jan 1961 | Rubén Alonso Rosales Soriano |
| 26 Oct 1960 - 25 Jan 1961 | César Yanes Urías |
| Directorio Cívico Militar de El Salvador | |
| 25 Jan 1961 - 6 Apr 1961 | José Antonio Rodríguez Porth |
| 25 Jan 1961 - 6 Apr 1961 | José Francisco Valiente |
| 25 Jan 1961 - 25 Jan 1962 | Feliciano Avelar |
| 25 Jan 1961 - 25 Jan 1962 | Aníbal Portillo González |
| 25 Jan 1961 - 11 Sep 1961 | Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo |
| 11 Sep 1961 - 25 Jan 1962 | Mariano Castro Morán |
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| [1] | Assumes the office of Presidente Constitucional de la República de El Salvador in his capacity as Primer Designado and is occasionally referred to as Primer Designado en el ejercicio (al ejercicio) del Poder in the beginning of his term (his successor in the office of Primer Designado is elected 22 Feb 1913) |
| [2] | Took two leaves of absence (29 Aug 1914 - 1 Mar 1915, 21 Dec 1918 - 1 Mar 1919) but did not vacate the office until 1 Mar 1919; during his absences Alfonso Quiñónez Molina in his capacity as Primer Designado (4 Mar 1914 - 1 Mar 1915) and Vicepresidente Constitucional de la República de El Salvador (1 Mar 1915 - 1 Mar 1923) exercised the functions of Head of State as Presidente Constitucional de la República de El Salvador. |
| [3] | Took the leave of absence (29 Aug 1934 - 1 Mar 1935) but did not vacate the office until 9 May 1944; during his absence Primer Designado Andrés Ignacio Menéndez exercised the functions of Head of State as Presidente Constitucional de la República de El Salvador. |
| [4] | Presidente Constitucional Provisorio de la República de El Salvador (in dissidence) |
| 4 Nov 1944 - 7 Nov 1944 Miguel Tomás Molina | |
| [5] | Constituted as a civic-military junta 15 Dec 1948 and formally organised as Consejo de Gobierno Revolucionario 16 Dec 1948. |
Last update: 29 Nov 2023