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Gran Colombia: Heads of State: 1819-1831

Presidente de la República de Colombia
17 Dec 1819 - 14 Jan 1820 Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios [1]
Libertador Presidente de la República de Colombia
14 Jan 1820 - 4 May 1830 Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios 
Vicepresidente de la República, encargado del Poder Ejecutivo
4 May 1830 - 13 Jun 1830 Domingo Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría [2][3]
Presidente de la República
4 May 1830 - 4 Sep 1830 Joaquín Mariano Mosquera Figueroa y Arboleda Salazar
Encargado del Poder Ejecutivo [4]
5 Sep 1830 - 30 Apr 1831 Rafael José Urdaneta Faría [5]
Vicepresidente de la República, encargado del Poder Ejecutivo [6]
14 Apr 1831 - 21 Nov 1831 Domingo Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría 

[1] Also in Bolivia, Guayaquil, Peru, Venezuela.
[2] Also in Colombia.
[3] Pending the taking office by Presidente de la República.
[4] Also in official use: Encargado provisionalmente del Poder Ejecutivo
[5] Nominally pending the arrival of Simón Bolívar who was called to head the government, but abstained from assuming any office and died 17 Dec 1831.
[6] Proclaimed that he resumes executive functions in absence of Presidente de la República (Mosquera) on 14 Apr 1831 at Purificación, Tolima, in opposition to the government of Urdaneta in Bogotá. After the resignation of Urdaneta (30 Apr 1831), he entered Bogotá 2 May 1831.