List of Presidents of Central America

# 	President 	Took office 	Left office 	Party
1 	José Cecilio del Valle 	February 5, 1824 	April 29, 1825 	Conservative Party
2 	Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga 	April 29, 1825 	April 13, 1829 	Liberal Party
3 	Francisco Morazán Quesada (1st time) 	April 13, 1829 	June 14, 1829 	Liberal Party
4 	José Francisco Barrundia y Cepeda 	June 26, 1829 	June 16, 1830 	Liberal Party
5 	Francisco Morazán Quesada (2nd time) 	September 16, 1830	September 16, 1834	Liberal Party
6 	José Gregorio Salazar Lara 	September 16, 1834	February 14, 1835 	Liberal Party
7 	Francisco Morazán Quesada (3rd time) 	February 14, 1835 	February 1, 1839 	Liberal Party
8 	Diego Vigil Cocaña 	February 1, 1839 	March 31, 1840 	Liberal Party
9 	Francisco Ferrera 	March 31, 1840 	December 31, 1844 	Conservative Party
10	Coronado Chávez 	January 8, 1845 	January 1, 1847 	Conservative Party
11	Tomás Medina (provisional) 	January 1, 1847 	January 3, 1847 	Liberal Party
12	José Félix Quirós (provisional) 	January 3, 1847 	February 7, 1847 	Liberal Party
13	Doroteo Vasconcelos 	February 7, 1847 	February 1, 1850 	Liberal Party
14	Ramón Rodríguez (provisional) 	February 1, 1850 	February 4, 1850 	Liberal Party
15	José Trinidad Cabañas 	February 4, 1850 	October 18, 1855 	Liberal Party
16	Juan Rafael Mora Porras 	October 18, 1855 	August 14, 1859 	Liberal Party
17	José María Montealegre Fernández 	August 14, 1859 	May 8, 1863 	Liberal Party
18	Fernando Guzmán Solórzano 	May 8, 1863 	March 1, 1871 	Conservative Party
19	Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez (1st time) 	March 1, 1871 	March 1, 1876 	Liberal Party
20	Justo Rufino Barrios 	March 1, 1876 	September 11, 1877	Liberal Party
21	Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez (2nd time) 	September 11, 1877	July 6, 1882 	Liberal Party
22	Alejandro M. Sinibaldi 	July 6, 1882 	March 1, 1885 	Liberal Party
23	Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián 	March 1, 1885 	May 20, 1893 	Conservative Party
24	Revolutionary Government Junta (provisional)Composed of José Santos Zelaya (1st time) and Eduardo Montiel	May 20, 1893 	June 1, 1893 	Liberal Party
25	Salvador Machado (provisional) 	June 1, 1893 	July 15, 1893 	Liberal Party
26	Joaquín Zavala Solís (provisional) 	July 16, 1893 	July 31, 1893 	Conservative Party
27	Rafael Yglesias Castro 	July 31, 1893 	May 8, 1902 	Liberal Party
28	Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra 	May 8, 1902 	May 8, 1906 	Liberal Party
29	José Santos Zelaya (2nd time) 	May 8, 1906 	December 21, 1909 	Liberal Party
30	Manuel Estrada Cabrera 	December 21, 1909 	September 24, 1923	none
31	Alfonso Quiñónez Molina 	September 25, 1923	January 1, 1925 	Conservative Party
32	Carlos José Solórzano Gutiérrez 	January 1, 1925 	March 14, 1926 	Conservative Party
33	Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (provisional) 	March 14, 1926 	November 11, 1926 	Conservative Party
34	Sebastián Uriza (provisional) 	November 11, 1926 	November 14, 1926 	Conservative Party
35	Adolfo Díaz Recinos 	November 14, 1926 	January 1, 1929 	Conservative Party
36	José María Moncada 	January 1, 1929 	January 1, 1933 	Conservative Party
37	Juan Bautista Sacasa 	January 1, 1933 	June 9, 1936 	Conservative Party
38	Carlos Alberto Brenes 	June 9, 1936 	January 1, 1937 	Liberal Party
39	Anastasio Somoza García 	January 1, 1937 	May 8, 1948 	Liberal Party
40	José Figueres Ferrer (1st time) 	May 8, 1948 	November 8, 1949 	National Liberation Party
41	Otilio Ulate Blanco 	November 8, 1949 	November 8, 1953 	National Liberation Party
42	José Figueres Ferrer (2nd time) 	November 8, 1953 	May 8, 1958 	National Liberation Party
43	Luis Somoza Debayle 	May 8, 1958 	May 8, 1962 	Liberal Party
44	René Schick 	May 8, 1962 	May 8, 1966 	Liberal Party
45	Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1st time) 	May 8, 1966 	May 8, 1970 	Liberal Party
46	José Figueres Ferrer (3rd time) 	May 8, 1970 	May 8, 1974 	National Liberation Party
47	Anastasio Somoza Debayle (2nd time) 	May 8, 1974 	July 17, 1979 	Liberal Party
48	Francisco Urcuyo Maliaños 	July 17, 1979 	May 1, 1980 	Liberal Party
49	José Napoleón Duarte 	May 1, 1980 	May 1, 1986 	Christian Democratic Party
50	Óscar Arias (1st time) 	May 1, 1986 	May 1, 1992 	National Liberation Party
51	Alfredo Cristiani 	May 1, 1992 	May 1, 1998 	Conservative Party
52	Francisco Flores Pérez 	May 1, 1998 	May 1, 2004 	Conservative Party
53	Óscar Arias (2nd time) 	May 1, 2004 	Incumbent 	National Liberation Party