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Mexico: Heads of State: 1914-1917

Revolutionary authorities of the Constitutionalist Army:
Primer Jefe del Ejército Constitucionalista, encargado del Poder Ejecutivo de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos [1]
20 Aug 1914 - 1 May 1917 José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza [2]
 
Revolutionary authorities of the Convention of Aguascalientes:
Presidente de la Soberana Convención Revolucionaria
31 Oct 1914 - 6 Nov 1914 Antonio Irineo Villarreal González
Presidente Provisional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
6 Nov 1914 - 16 Jan 1915 Eulalio Martín Gutiérrez Ortiz [3]
Presidente de la Soberana Convención Revolucionaria, Encargado del Poder Ejecutivo de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
16 Jan 1915 - 10 Jun 1915 Roque Victoriano González Garza
Encargado del Poder Ejecutivo de la Nación
10 Jun 1915 - 10 Oct 1915 Francisco Lagos Cházaro [4]
  baptized: Francisco Jerónimo de Jesús Lagos Cházaro Mortero

[1] Also in official use: ... encargado del Poder Ejecutivo de la Unión, or sometimes ... de la Nación.
[2] Declared to have ceased to hold the office by a resolution voted by the Soberana Convención Revolucionaria 31 Oct 1914, but refuses to comply, ultimately surviving the governments appointed by the Convención.
[3] Elected by the Soberana Convención Revolucionaria 1 Nov 1914 and takes oath of allegiance 6 Nov 1914; continues in dissidence to 2 Jun 1915, defying the authority of the Convención.
[4] Lagos Cházaro was elected by Soberana Convención Revolucionaria 9 Jun 1915 and immediately sworn in at the session of the Convención. However, the ceremony of the transfer of power from González Garza to Lagos Cházaro took place 10 Jun 1915 and the last official act of González Garzawas the signing of a proclamation (dated 10 Jun 1915) addressed to governors and other state officials confirming the change in the executive.