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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 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)   [edit] 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   [edit] 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   [edit] 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)   [edit] 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 Social Conservative Party   7 August 1950 to 13 June 1951 Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro Social Conservative Party deposed in a coup d'état 13 June 1951 to 13 June 1953 Roberto Udarneta Arbeláez Social Conservative Party   13 June 1953 to 13 June 1953 Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro Social 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 Social Conservative Party   7 August 1966 to 7 August 1970 Carlos Lleras Restrepo Liberal Party   7 August 1970 to 7 August 1974 Misael Pastrana Borrero Social 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 Social 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 Social Conservative Party   7 August 2002 to present Álvaro Uribe Vélez Liberal Party (independent)   [edit] See also Politics of Colombia president lists of incumbents

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