Nicaragua: Heads of State: 1979-2025

Junta de Gobierno de Reconstrucción Nacional de la República de Nicaragua
members: miembros
20 Jul 1979 - 19 May 1980	Violeta Barrios Torres viuda de Chamorro
20 Jul 1979 - 10 Jan 1985	Sergio Ramírez Mercado
20 Jul 1979 - 4 Mar 1981	Moisés Hassán Morales
20 Jul 1979 - 19 May 1980	Luis Alfonso Robelo Callejas
20 Jul 1979 - 10 Jan 1985	José Daniel Ortega Saaveda
19 May 1980 - 10 Jan 1985	Rafael Ángel Córdova Rivas
19 May 1980 - 4 Mar 1981	Arturo José Cruz Porras
co-ordinator: coordinador
4 Mar 1981 - 10 Jan 1985	José Daniel Ortega Saaveda
Presidente de la República
10 Jan 1985 - 25 Apr 1990	José Daniel Ortega Saavedra
25 Apr 1990 - 10 Jan 1997	Violeta Barrios Torres viuda de Chamorro
10 Jan 1997 - 10 Jan 2002	José Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo
10 Jan 2002 - 10 Jan 2007	Enrique José Bolaños Geyer
10 Jan 2007 - 18 Feb 2025	José Daniel Ortega Saavedra
Co-Presidente de la República de Nicaragua [1]
18 Feb 2025 -	José Daniel Ortega Saavedra
Co-Presidenta de la República de Nicaragua [1]
18 Feb 2025 -	Rosario María Murillo Zambrana

In accordance with the reformed Political Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (Constitución Política de la República de Nicaragua), the Presidency of the Republic consists of a (male) Co-President and a (female) Co-President. The reformed Constitution was adopted by the National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) on 30 Jan 2025 and took effect upon publication on 18 Feb 2025, as stipulated by Art. 182.