List of Presidents of Colombia
Republic of Colombia (1886–present)
This list includes those persons who were sworn into, succeeded to, or forcibly took office as President of the present-day Republic of Colombia following the passing of the Colombian Constitution of 1886, which took effect on 6 August 1886.

List of Presidents of Colombia

Section Title: Republic of Colombia (1886–present)
Table Section Text: This list includes those persons who were sworn into, succeeded to, or forcibly took office as President of the present-day Republic of Colombia following the passing of the Colombian Constitution of 1886, which took effect on 6 August 1886.

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No.	President	Took office	Left office	Party	Term	Vice President	Acting Presidents

1	-	Rafael Núñez Moledo (1825–1894)	1 April 1886	18 September 1894	National	(1885)	Eliseo Payán Hurtado (7 August 1886–7 August 1892)	José María Campo Serrano (7 August 1886–5 January 1887) Eliseo Payán Hurtado (5 January 1887–4 June 1887) (12 December 1887–8 February 1888) Carlos Holguín Mallarino (7 August 1888–7 August 1892) Antonio Basilio Cuervo Urisarri (16 January 1893–17 January 1893) Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar (7 August 1892–18 September 1894)

1 (1892)	Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar (7 August 1892–18 September 1894)

2	-	Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar (1845–1909)	18 September 1894	7 August 1898	National	vacant (18 September 1894–1 August 1898)	Guillermo Quintero Calderón (12 March 1896– 17 March 1896)

3	-	Manuel Antonio Sanclemente Sanclemente (1814–1902)	7 August 1898	31 July 1900	National	2 (1898)	José Manuel Marroquín Ricaurte (7 August 1898–31 July 1900)

4	-	José Manuel Marroquín Ricaurte (1827–1908)	31 July 1900	7 August 1904	Conservative	vacant (31 July 1900–7 August 1904)

5	-	Rafael Reyes Prieto (1849–1921)	7 August 1904	27 July 1909	Conservative	3 (1904)	Ramón González Valencia (7 August 1904–10 March 1905)	Diego Euclides de Angulo Lemos (16 March 1908– 16 April 1908) Jorge Holguín Mallarino (27 July 1909–4 August 1909)

6	-	Ramón González Valencia (1851–1928)	7 August 1909	7 August 1910	Conservative

7	-	Carlos Eugenio Restrepo Restrepo (1867–1937)	7 August 1910	7 August 1914	Republican Union	4 (1910)

8	-	José Vicente Concha Ferreira (1867–1929)	7 August 1914	7 August 1918	Conservative	5 (1914)

9	-	Marco Fidel Suárez (1855–1927)	7 August 1918	11 November 1921	Conservative	6 (1918)

10	-	Jorge Holguín Mallarino (1848–1928)	11 November 1921	7 August 1922	Conservative

11	-	Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez (1858–1927)	7 August 1922	7 August 1926	Conservative	7 (1922)

12	-	Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867–1947)	7 August 1926	7 August 1930	Conservative	8 (1926)

13	-	Enrique Olaya Herrera (1880–1937)	7 August 1930	7 August 1934	Liberal	9 (1930)

14	-	Alfonso López Pumarejo (1886–1959)	7 August 1934	7 August 1938	Liberal	10 (1934)

15	-	Eduardo Santos Montejo (1888–1974)	7 August 1938	7 August 1942	Liberal	11 (1938)

16	-	Alfonso López Pumarejo (1886–1959)	7 August 1942	7 August 1946	Liberal	12 (1942)	Carlos Lozano y Lozano (9 October 1942–19 October 1942) Darío Echandía Olaya (16 May 1944–10 July 1944) Alberto Lleras Camargo (7 August 1945–7 August 1946)

17	-	Mariano Ospina Pérez (1891–1976)	7 August 1946	7 August 1950	Conservative	13 (1946)

18	-	Laureano Gómez Castro (1889–1965)	7 August 1950	13 June 1953	Conservative	14 (1949)	Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez (5 November 1951–13 June 1953)

19	-	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900–1975)	13 June 1953	10 May 1957	no party (Military)	Gabriel París Gordillo (30 July 1955–3 August 1955)

(1954)

Military Junta	10 May 1957	7 August 1958	no party (Military)	Gabriel París Gordillo Rafael Navas Pardo Deogracias Fonseca Espinosa Rubén Piedrahíta Arango Luis Ernesto Ordóñez Castillo

20	-	Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906–1990)	7 August 1958	7 August 1962	Liberal	15 (1958)

21	-	Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz (1909–1971)	7 August 1962	7 August 1966	Conservative	16 (1962)	José Antonio Montalvo Berbeo (6 August 1963–8 August 1963)

22	-	Carlos Lleras Restrepo (1908–1994)	7 August 1966	7 August 1970	Liberal	17 (1966)

23	Misael Pastrana.JPG	Misael Pastrana Borrero (1923–1997)	7 August 1970	7 August 1974	Conservative	18 (1970)	Rafael Azuero Manchola (21 July 1973–24 July 1973)

24	-	Alfonso López Michelsen (1913–2007)	7 August 1974	7 August 1978	Liberal	19 (1974)	Indalecio Liévano Aguirre (20 September 1975–24 September 1975)

25	-	Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916–2005)	7 August 1978	7 August 1982	Liberal	20 (1978)	Víctor Mosquera Chaux (3 February 1981–11 February 1981)

26	-	Belisario Betancur Cuartas (1923–2018)	7 August 1982	7 August 1986	Conservative	21 (1982)

27	-	Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921–1997)	7 August 1986	7 August 1990	Liberal	22 (1986)

28	-	César Gaviria Trujillo (1947–)	7 August 1990	7 August 1994	Liberal	23 (1990)

29	-	Ernesto Samper Pizano (1950–)	7 August 1994	7 August 1998	Liberal	24 (1994)	Humberto de la Calle Lombana (7 August 1994–19 September 1997)	Carlos Lemos Simmonds (11 January 1998–21 January 1998)

Carlos Lemos Simmonds (19 September 1997–7 August 1998)

30	-	Andrés Pastrana Arango (1954–)	7 August 1998	7 August 2002	Conservative	25 (1998)	Gustavo Adolfo Bell Lemus (7 August 1998–7 August 2002)

31	-	Álvaro Uribe Vélez (1952–)	7 August 2002	7 August 2010	Colombia First	26 (2002)	Francisco Santos Calderón (7 August 2002–7 August 2010)

27 (2006)

32	-	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (1951–)	7 August 2010	7 August 2018	National Unity	28 (2010)	Angelino Garzón (7 August 2010–7 August 2014)

29 (2014)	German Vargas Lleras (7 August 2014–21 March 2017)

Óscar Naranjo (29 March 2017–7 August 2018)

33	-	Iván Duque Márquez (1976–)	7 August 2018	Incumbent	Democratic Center	30 (2018)	Marta Lucía Ramírez (7 August 2018–)

Sentence(s)

Virgilio Barco Vargas was a Colombian politician who served as the 27th President of Colombia, serving from 7 August 1986 to 7 August 1990.

final_sentence: Virgilio Barco Vargas was a Colombian politician who served as the 27th President of Colombia, serving from 7 August 1986 to 7 August 1990.