President of Nicaragua

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The position of President of Nicaragua was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until the Constitution of 1838 the title of the position was known as Head of State (Jefe de Estado) and from 1838 to 1854 as Supreme Director (Supremo Director).

[edit] List of Presidents of the Republic of Nicaragua (1854-Present)

From To President Notes
30 April 1854 12 March 1855 Fruto Chamorro Conservative party
11 June 1854 2 September 1855 Francisco Castellón (in opposition) Liberal party
8 September 1855 13 September 1855 Nazario Escoto (in opposition, provisional) Liberal party
10 April 1855 25 October 1855 José María Estrada (acting) Conservative party
25 October 1855 24 June 1857 Patricio Rivas (provisional) Liberal party
12 July 1856 1 May 1857 William Walker (in opposition)
24 June 1857 19 October 1857 Government Junta
composed of:
Máximo Jerez
Tomás Martínez		 Conservative and Liberal party
19 October 1857 15 November 1857 Government Junta
composed of:
Gregorio Juárez
Rosalio Cortés		 Conservative and Liberal party
15 November 1857 1 March 1867 Tomás Martínez Conservative party
1 March 1867 1 March 1871 Fernando Guzmán Conservative party
1 March 1871 1 March 1875 José Vicente Cuadra Conservative party
1 March 1875 1 March 1879 Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro Conservative party
1 March 1879 1 March 1883 Joaquín Zavala (1st term) Conservative party
1 March 1883 1 March 1887 Adán Cárdenas Conservative party
1 March 1887 1 August 1889 Evaristo Carazo Conservative party
1 August 1889 5 August 1889 David Osorno (acting) Conservative party
5 August 1889 1 January 1891 Roberto Sacasa (1st term, acting) Conservative party
1 January 1891 1 March 1891 Ignacio Chávez
1 March 1891 1 June 1893 Roberto Sacasa (2nd term) Conservative party
20 May 1893 1 June 1893 Revolutionary Government Junta
composed of:
Eduardo Montiel
José Santos Zelaya
1 June 1893 15 July 1893 Salvador Machado (acting)
16 July 1893 31 July 1893 Joaquín Zavala (2nd term, provisional) Conservative party
31 July 1893 21 December 1909 José Santos Zelaya Liberal party
21 December 1909 20 August 1910 José Madriz (acting) Liberal party
20 August 1910 27 August 1910 José Dolores Estrada (acting)
27 August 1910 30 August 1910 Luis Mena (acting) Conservative party
30 August 1910 9 May 1911 Juan José Estrada Liberal party
9 May 1911 1 January 1917 Adolfo Díaz (1st term) Conservative party
1 January 1917 1 January 1921 Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (1st term) Conservative party
1 January 1921 12 October 1923 Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños Conservative party
12 October 1923 October 1923 Rosendo Chamorro (acting)
October 1923 1 January 1925 Bartolomé Martínez (acting)
1 January 1925 14 March 1926 Carlos José Solórzano
14 March 1926 11 November 1926 Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (2nd term, acting) Conservative party
11 November 1926 14 November 1926 Sebastián Uriza (acting)
14 November 1926 1 January 1929 Adolfo Díaz (2nd term) Conservative party
1 January 1929 1 January 1933 José María Moncada Liberal party
1 January 1933 9 June 1936 Juan Bautista Sacasa Liberal party
9 June 1936 1 January 1937 Carlos Alberto Brenes Jarquín (acting) Liberal party
1 January 1937 1 May 1947 Anastasio Somoza García (1st term) PLN
1 May 1947 26 May 1947 Leonardo Argüello Barreto PLN
26 May 1947 15 August 1947 Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa (acting) PLN
15 August 1947 6 May 1950 Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes PLN
6 May 1950 7 May 1950 Manuel Fernando Zurita (acting) PLN
7 May 1950 29 September 1956 Anastasio Somoza García (2nd term) PLN
29 September 1956 1 May 1963 Luis Somoza Debayle PLN
1 May 1963 3 August 1966 René Schick Gutiérrez PLN
3 August 1966 4 August 1966 Orlando Montenegro Medrano (acting) PLN
4 August 1966 1 May 1967 Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez PLN
1 May 1967 1 May 1972 Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1st term) PLN
1 May 1972 1 December 1974 National Government Junta
composed of:
Roberto Martínez Lacayo
Fernando Agüero (to 1 March 1973)
Edmundo Paguaga Irías (from 1 March 1973)
Alfonso Lovo Cordero
1 December 1974 17 July 1979 Anastasio Somoza Debayle (2nd term) PLN
17 July 1979 18 July 1979 Francisco Urcuyo (acting) PLN
18 July 1979 10 January 1985 Government Junta of National Reconstruction
composed of:
Daniel Ortega (coordinator from 4 March 1981)
Sergio Ramírez
Violeta Chamorro (to 19 April 1980)
Adolfo Robelo (to 22 April 1980)
Moisés Hassan Morales (to 4 March 1981)
Rafael Ángel Córdova Rivas (from 18 May 1980)
Arturo Cruz (18 May 1980 - 4 March 1981)		 FSLN
10 January 1985 25 April 1990 Daniel Ortega (1st term) FSLN
25 April 1990 10 January 1997 Violeta Chamorro UNO
10 January 1997 10 January 2002 Arnoldo Alemán PLC
10 January 2002 10 January 2007 Enrique Bolaños PLC
10 January 2007 Incumbent Daniel Ortega (2nd term) FSLN

[edit] Latest election

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Summary of the 5 November 2006 Nicaragua presidential election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
José Daniel Ortega Saavedra - Sandinista National Liberation Front 854,316 38.07
Eduardo Montealegre - Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance 650,879 29.00
José Rizo Castellón - Constitutionalist Liberal Party 588,304 26.51
Edmundo Jarquín Calderón - Sandinista Renovation Movement 144,596 6.44
Edén Atanacio Pastora Gómez - Alternative for Change 6,120 0.27
Total 2,244,215 100.0
Source: Consejo Supremo Electoral

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