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List of Presidents of Colombia

List of Heads of State (Presidents etc.) of the Republic of Colombia and its precursor states

Unless otherwise stated, the incumbent is President

Contents
1 The Republic of Greater Colombia
2 The Republic of New Granada
3 The Granadine Confederation
4 The United States of Colombia
5 Republic of Colombia
6 See also

The Republic of Greater Colombia
Term Incumbent Notes
17 December 1819 to 1823 Simón Bolívar de facto
September 1823 to January 1830 Simón Bolívar de jure  
January 1830 to 4 June 1830 Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz: (nominal President in absentia)  

The Republic of New Granada

Term Incumbent Notes
June 1830 to October 1832 Joaquín Mosquera (head of provisional government)  
October 1832 to March 1837 Francisco de Paula Santander  
March 1837 to May 1841 José Ignacio de Márquez  
May 1841 to March 1844 Pedro Alcántara Herrán  
March 1844 to April 1845 General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera (acting president)  
April 1845 to March 1849 General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera deposed in a coup d'etat
March 1849 to April 1853 José Hilario López  
April 1853 to April 1855 General José María Obando deposed in a coup d'etat
April 1855 to April 1857 Manuel Maria Mallarino  
April 1857 to May 1858 Mariano Ospina Rodríguez  

The Granadine Confederation

Term Incumbent Notes
May 1858 to March 1861 Mariano Ospina Rodríguez  
March 1861 to November 1862 Julio Arboleda  
November 1862 to February 1863 General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera  

The United States of Colombia

Term Incumbent Notes
February 1863 to June 1863 Froilán Largarcha (acting president)  
June 1863 to April 1864 General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera  
April 1864 to April 1864 Juan Agustín Uricoechea (acting president)  
April 1864 to March 1866 Manuel Murillo Toro  
March 1866 to March 1866 José María Rojas Garrido (acting president)  
March 1866 to May 1867 General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera deposed in a coup d'etat
May 1867 to April 1868 General Santos Acosta  
April 1868 to April 1870 General Santiago Gutiérrez  
April 1870 to April 1872 General Eustorgio Salgar  
April 1872 to April 1874 Manuel Murillo Toro  
April 1874 to April 1876 Santiago Pérez  
April 1876 to April 1878 Aquileo Parra  
April 1878 to April 1880 Julián Trujillo  
April 1880 to April 1882 General Rafael Núñez  
April 1882 to December 1882 Francisco Javier Zaldúa died in office
December 1882 to April 1883 Climacho Calderón (acting president)  
April 1883 to April 1884 José Eusebio Otálora  
April 1884 to August 1884 Ezequiel Hurtado (acting president)  

Republic of Colombia

Term Incumbent Affiliation Notes
August 1884 to 1886 General Rafael Núñez   deposed in a coup d'etat

(name of state changed 1885)

1886 to 1887 José María Campo Serrano (acting president)    
1887 to 1887 Eliseo Payán    
1887 to 1888 General Rafael Núñez    
1888 to August 1892 Carlos Holguín    
August 1892 to 14 September 1894 General Rafael Núñez (acting president)    
September 1894 to 1896 Miguel Antonio Caro    
1896 to 1896 Guillermo Quintero Calderón    
1896 to August 1898 Miguel Antonio Caro    
August 1898 to August 1898 José Manuel Marroquín (acting president)    
August 1898 to July 1900 Manuel Antonio Sanclemente    
July 1900 to August 1904 José Manuel Marroquín    
August 1904 to July 1908 Prieto Rafael Reyes    
July 1908 to August 1908 Euclídes de Angulo    
August 1908 to August 1909 Prieto Rafael Reyes   forced to withdraw
August 1909 to July 1909 General Jorge Holguín (acting president)    
August 1909 to August 1910 Ramón González Valencia    
August 1910 to August 1914 Carlos Eduardo Restrepo    
August 1914 to August 1918 José Vicente Concha    
August 1918 to November 1921 Marco Fidel Suárez    
11 November 1921 to August 1922 General Jorge Holguín (acting president)    
7 August 1922 to August 1926 General Pedro Nel Ospina    
7 August 1926 to August 1930 Miguel Abadía Méndez    
7 August 1930 to August 1934 Enrique Olaya Herrera    
7 August 1934 to August 1938 Alfonso López Pumarejo    
7 August 1938 to August 1942 Eduardo Santos    
7 August 1942 to July 1945 Alfonso López Pumarejo    
July 1945 to 7 August 1945 Alberto Lleras Camargo (acting president) Liberal Party  
7 August 1945 to 7 August 1946 Alberto Lleras Camargo Liberal Party  
7 August 1946 to 7 August 1950 Luis Mariano Ospina Pérez Conservative Party  
7 August 1950 to 13 June 1951 Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro Conservative Party deposed in a coup d'état
13 June 1951 to 13 June 1953 Roberto Udarneta Arbeláez Conservative Party  
13 June 1953 to 13 June 1953 Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro Conservative Party deposed in a coup d'état
13 June 1953 to 10 May 1957 General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla military deposed in a coup d'état
10 May 1957 to 13 February 1958 General Gabriel París Gordillo President and Head of Military Junta  
13 February 1958 to 7 August 1958 General Gabriel París Gordillo Junta members: co-equal heads of state
    Brigadier Rafael Navas Pardo
    Major-General Deogarcias Fonseca Espinosa
    Rear-Admiral Rubén Piedrahíta Arango
    Brigadier Luis Ernesto Ordóñez Castillo
7 August 1958 to August 1962 Alberto Lleras Camargo Liberal Party  
7 August 1962 to August 1966 Guillermo León Valencia Conservative Party  
7 August 1966 to 7 August 1970 Carlos Lleras Restrepo Liberal Party  
7 August 1970 to 7 August 1974 Misael Pastrana Borrero Conservative Party  
7 August 1974 to 7 August 1978 Alfonso López Michelsen Liberal Party  
7 August 1978 to 7 August 1982 Julio César Turbay Ayala Liberal Party  
7 August 1982 to 7 August 1986 Belisario Betancur Cuartas Conservative Party  
7 August 1986 to 7 August 1990 Virgilo Barco Vargas Liberal Party  
7 August 1990 to 7 August 1994 César Gaviria Trujillo Liberal Party  
7 August 1994 to 7 August 1998 Ernesto Samper Pizano Liberal Party  
7 August 1998 to 7 August 2002 Andrés Pastrana Arango Conservative Party  
7 August 2002 to present Álvaro Uribe Vélez Liberal Party (independent)  

See also

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