República de Colombia / Republic of Colombia Cronología de Presidentes Chronology of Presidents


Última actualización / Last updated: August 9, 2010

Años / Years Presidente / President Partido / Party Aclaraciones / Notes
2010 - present Juan Manuel Santos Partido Social de Unidad Nacional (Partido de la U)  
2006 - 2010 Álvaro Uribe Vélez Partido Social de Unidad Nacional (Partido de la U) Gabinete/Cabinet
2002-2006 Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Liberal (independiente) Gabinete/Cabinet
1998 - 2002 Andrés Pastrana Arango New Democratic Force (NFD)  
1994 - 1998 Ernesto Samper Pizano Liberal  
1990 - 1994 César Gaviria Trujillo Liberal  
1986 - 1990 Virgilio Barco Vargas Liberal  
1982 - 1986 Belisario Betancur Cuartas Conservative  
1978 - 1982 Julio César Turbay Ayala Liberal  
1974 - 1978 Alfonso López Michelsen Liberal  
1970 - 1974 Misael Pastrana Borrero Liberal  
1966 - 1970 Carlos Lleras Restrepo Liberal  
1962 - 1966 Guillermo León Valencia Conservative  
1958 - 1962 Alberto Lleras Camargo Liberal (Frente Nacional)  
1957 - 1958 Military junta: Gabriel París Military  
1953 - 1957 Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Military president by military coup
1951 - 1953 Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez Conservative  
1950 - 1951 Laureano Gómez Castro Conservative  
1946 - 1950 Mariano Ospina Pérez Conservative  
1945 - 1946 Alberto Lleras Camargo Liberal  
1944 Darío Echandía Olaya    
1942 - 1945 Alfonso López Pumarejo Liberal 2nd term
1938 - 1942 Eduardo Santos Liberal  
1934 - 1938 Alfonso López Pumarejo Liberal  
1930 - 1934 Enrique Olaya Herrera Liberal  
1926 - 1930 Miguel Abadia Méndez Conservative  
1922 - 1926 Pedro Nel Ospina Vásquez Conservative  
1921 - 1922 Jorge Holguin Conservative 2nd term took over after Suárez
1918 - 1921 Marco Fidel Suárez Conservative resigns office of Presidency
1914 - 1918 José Vincente Concha Conservative  
1910 - 1914 Carlos E. Restrepo Restrepo Republican elected by National Assembly
1909 - 1910 Ramón González Valencia Conservative elected by Congress after resignation of Reyes
1909 Jorge Holguín Jaramillo    
1904 - 1909 Rafael Reyes Prieto Conservative  
1900 - 1904 José Manuel Marroquin Conservative takes power by coup
1898 - 1900 Manuel Antonio Sanclemente National  
1894 - 1898 Miguel Antonio Caro Tovar National vice-president, completes term interrupted by death of Nuñez
1892 - 1894 Rafael Nuñez Moledo National 3rd term; died in office
1888 - 1892 Carlos Holguín National acting chief executive
1884 - 1888 Rafael Nuñez Liberal 2nd term
1882 - 1884 José Eusebio Otálora Liberal presidential designate, takes office at death of Zaldúa
1882 - 1882 Francisco Javier Zaldúa Liberal died in office
1880 - 1882 Rafael Nuñez Moledo Liberal  
1878 - 1880 Julián Trujillo Liberal  
1876 - 1878 Aquileo Parra Liberal  
1874 - 1876 Santiago Pérez Liberal  
1872 - 1874 Manuel Murillo Toro Liberal 2nd term
1870 - 1872 Eustorgio Salgar Liberal  
1868 - 1870 Santos Gutiérrez Liberal  
1867 - 1868 Santos Acosta Liberal presidential designate, takes office at deposition of Mosquera
1866 - 1867 Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera Liberal 3rd term; died in office
1864 - 1866 Manuel Murillo Toro Liberal  
1862 - 1864 Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera Liberal 2nd term: president by civil war
1861 - 1862 Julio Arboleda Conservative  
1857 - 1861 Mariano Ospina Conservative  
1854 - 1857 Manuel María Mallarino Conservative vice-president, acting executive
1853 José María Obando Liberal  
1849 - 1853 José Hilario López Liberal named president by Congress
1845 - 1849 Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera Conservative named president by Congress
1841 - 1845 Pedro Alcántara Herran Conservative named president by Congress
1837 - 1841 José Ignacio de Márquez   named president by Congress
1832 - 1837 Francisco de Paula Santander    
1830 - 1831 Rafael Urdaneta President dictator by military coup
1830 Joaquín Mosquera   Elected by Congress
1821 - 1830 Simon Bolivar    

Fuente / Source: Presidencia de la República de Colombia