# List of heads of state of the Federal Republic of Central America

This is a list of heads of state of the Federal Republic of Central America from its founding in 1821/1823 until its dissolution in 1840.

## Heads of state
### Superior Political Chiefs

| No | Portrait | Head of State | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party |
| No | Portrait | Head of State | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| 1 | | Gabino Gaínza | 15 September 1821 | 5 January 1822 | 112 days | Independent |
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| 2 | | José Matías Delgado | 1 July 1823 | 10 July 1823 | 9 days | Independent |

### First Triumvirate

| No | Portrait | Head of State | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party |
| No | Portrait | Head of State | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| 1 | | Pedro Molina Mazariegos | 10 July 1823 | 4 October 1823 | 86 days | Liberal |
| 2 | | Antonio Rivera Cabezas | 10 July 1823 | 4 October 1823 | 86 days | Liberal |
| 3 | | Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz | 10 July 1823 | 4 October 1823 | 86 days | Liberal |

### Second Triumvirate

| No | Portrait | Head of State | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party |
| No | Portrait | Head of State | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| 1 | | Tomas O'Horan | 4 October 1823 | 29 April 1825 | 1 year and 207 days | Independent |
| 2 | | José Santiago Milla Pineda Arriaga | 4 October 1823 | 5 February 1824 | 124 days | Independent |
| 3 | | Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz | 6 October 1823 | 15 March 1824 | 161 days | Liberal |
| 4 | | José Cecilio del Valle | 5 February 1824 | 29 April 1825 | 1 year and 83 days | Conservative |
| 5 | | Manuel José Arce | 15 March 1824 | 20 October 1824 | 219 days | Liberal |
| 6 | | José Manuel de la Cerda y Aguilar | 20 October 1824 | 29 April 1825 | 191 days | Independent |

### Presidents
#### Political parties

Conservative  Liberal
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political affiliation | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political affiliation | Ref. |
| — | José Cecilio del Valle | José Cecilio del Valle (1780–1834) | 1825 | Election nullified by the Federal Congress | Election nullified by the Federal Congress | Election nullified by the Federal Congress | Conservative | |
| 1 | Manuel José Arce | Manuel José Arce (1787–1847) | 1825 | 29 April 1825 | 14 February 1828 | 2 years and 291 days | Liberal | |
| – | Mariano Beltranena y Llano | Mariano Beltranena y Llano (1781–1866) Interim President | – | 14 February 1828 | 13 April 1829 | 1 year and 58 days | Conservative | |
| – | Francisco Morazán | Francisco Morazán (1792–1842) De Facto President | – | 13 April 1829 | 25 June 1829 | 73 days | Liberal | |
| – | José Francisco Barrundia | José Francisco Barrundia (1787–1854) Interim President | – | 25 June 1829 | 16 September 1830 | 1 year and 81 days | Liberal | |
| 2 | Francisco Morazán | Francisco Morazán (1792–1842) | 1830 | 16 September 1830 | 16 September 1834 | 4 years and 0 days | Liberal | |
| – | José Cecilio del Valle | José Cecilio del Valle (1780–1834) | 1833 | Died in 1834 before assuming office | Died in 1834 before assuming office | Died in 1834 before assuming office | Conservative | |
| – | José Gregorio Salazar | José Gregorio Salazar (1773–1838) Interim President | – | 16 September 1834 | 14 February 1835 | 151 days | Liberal | |
| 2 | Francisco Morazán | Francisco Morazán (1792–1842) | 1835 | 14 February 1835 | 1 February 1839 | 3 years and 352 days | Liberal | |
| – | Diego Vigil y Cocaña | Diego Vigil y Cocaña (1799–1845) Interim President | – | 1 February 1839 | 31 March 1840 | 1 year and 59 days | Liberal | |