Nicaragua: Heads of State: 1911-1979 |
| Presidente de la República |
| 31 Dec 1910 - 9 May 1911 |
Juan José Estrada Morales |
| 9 May 1911 - 1 Jan 1917 |
Adolfo Díaz Recinos [1] |
| 1 Jan 1917 - 1 Jan 1921 |
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas [2] |
| 1 Jan 1921 - 12 Oct 1923 |
Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños |
| Ministro de la Gobernación, encargado del Poder Ejecutivo |
| 12 Oct 1923 - 15 Oct 1923 |
Rosendo Chamorro Oreamuno [3] |
| Presidente de la República |
| 12 Oct 1923 - 1 Jan 1925 |
Bartolomé Martínez González [4] |
| 1 Jan 1925 - 13 Mar 1926 |
Carlos José Solórzano Gutiérrez |
| 13 Mar 1926 - 11 Nov 1926 |
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas [5] |
| 11 Nov 1926 - 14 Nov 1926 |
Sebastián Uriza Vega [6] |
| 14 Nov 1926 - 1 Jan 1929 |
Adolfo Díaz Recinos [7] |
| 1 Jan 1929 - 1 Jan 1933 |
José María Moncada Tapia |
| 1 Jan 1933 - 9 Jun 1936 |
Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa |
| Presidente Provisional [8] |
| 9 Jun 1936 - 9 Jun 1936 |
Julián Irías Sandre [9] |
| Presidente de la República |
| 9 Jun 1936 - 1 Jan 1937 |
Carlos Alberto Brenes Jarquín |
| 1 Jan 1937 - 1 May 1947 |
Anastasio Somoza García |
| 1 May 1947 - 26 May 1947 |
Leonardo Argüello Barreto |
| 26 May 1947 - 15 Aug 1947 |
Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa |
| 15 Aug 1947 - 6 May 1950 |
Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes |
| 6 May 1950 - 7 May 1950 |
office vacant |
| 7 May 1950 - 29 Sep 1956 |
Anastasio Somoza García |
| Encargado del Ejercicio de la Presidencia de la República |
| 29 Sep 1956 - 29 Sep 1956 |
Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle [10] |
| Presidente de la República |
| 29 Sep 1956 - 1 May 1963 |
Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle |
| 1 May 1963 - 3 Aug 1966 |
René Schick Gutiérrez |
| Presidente del Congreso Nacional (ex officio) |
| 3 Aug 1966 - 3 Aug 1966 |
Orlando Montenegro Medrano |
| Presidente de la República |
| 3 Aug 1966 - 1 May 1967 |
Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez |
| 1 May 1967 - 1 May 1972 |
Anastasio de Jesús Somoza Debayle |
| Junta Nacional de Gobierno |
| 1 May 1972 - 1 Dec 1974 |
Roberto Martínez Lacayo |
| 1 May 1972 - 1 Mar 1973 |
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha |
| 1 May 1972 - 1 Dec 1974 |
Alfonso Lovo Cordero |
| 1 Mar 1973 - 1 Dec 1974 |
Edmundo Paguaga Irías |
| Presidente de la República |
| 1 Dec 1974 - 16 Jul 1979 |
Anastasio de Jesús Somoza Debayle |
| 16 Jul 1979 - 18 Jul 1979 |
Francisco Urcuyo Maliaño |
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| [1] |
Presidente Provisional de la República (in dissidence) |
|
3 Aug 1912 - ? Oct 1912 Marcos Mairena |
|
Jefe Supremo del Gobierno (in dissidence) |
|
23 Sep 1912 - 4 Oct 1912 Benjamín Francisco Zeledón Rodríguez |
| [2] |
Original name: Emiliano Vargas. |
| [3] |
Pending the taking office of Presidente de la República. |
| [4] |
Original name: Bartolomé Martínez. |
| [5] |
Continues in office as Presidente de la República from 16 Jan 1926, acting for the absent incumbent. |
| [6] |
Continues in office as Presidente de la República from 30 Oct 1926, acting for the absent incumbent. |
| [7] |
Presidente de la República (in dissidence in Puerto Cabezas) |
|
1 Dec 1926 - 20 May 1927 Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa |
| [8] |
Also in official use: Ministro de la Gobernación, Encargado del Poder Ejecutivo. |
| [9] |
Continues in office from 6 Jun 1936 acting for the absent Presidente de la República, pending the approval of his resignation by the Congreso National and installation of a constitutional successor, Vice Presidente de la República Rodolfo Espinosa. The resignation of Espinosa followed 8 Jun 1936 and the Congreso accepted both resignations 9 Jun 1936. Irías retained the office until the election and installation of Carlos Brenes Jarquín on the same day. |
| [10] |
Continues from 28 Sep 1956 acting for the absent Presidente de la República. |
