list of presidents of colombia

List of Heads of State (Presidents etc.) of the Republic of Colombia and its precursor states Unless otherwise stated, the incumbent is President

The Republic of Greater Colombia

Term			Incumbent
17 December 1819	to	1823	Simn Bolvar de facto
September 1823	to	January 1830	Simn Bolvar de jure
January 1830	to	4 June 1830	Marshal Andrs de Santa Cruz: (nominal President in absentia)

The Republic of New Granada

Term			Incumbent	Notes
June 1830	to	October 1832	Joaqun Mosquera (head of provisional government)
October 1832	to	March 1837	Francisco de Paula Santander
March 1837	to	May 1841	Jos Ignacio de Mrquez
May 1841	to	March 1844	Pedro Alcntara Herrn
March 1844	to	April 1845	General Toms Cipriano de Mosquera (acting president)
April 1845	to	March 1849	General Toms Cipriano de Mosquera	deposed in a coup d'etat
March 1849	to	April 1853	Jos Hilario Lpez
April 1853	to	April 1855	General Jos Mara Obando	deposed in a coup d'etat
April 1855	to	April 1857	Manuel Maria Mallarino
April 1857	to	May 1858	Mariano Ospina Rodrguez

The Granadine Confederation

Term			Incumbent
May 1858	to	March 1861	Mariano Ospina Rodrguez
March 1861	to	November 1862	Julio Arboleda
November 1862	to	February 1863	General Toms Cipriano de Mosquera

The United States of Colombia

Term			Incumbent	Notes
February 1863	to	June 1863	Froiln Largarcha (acting president)
June 1863	to	April 1864	General Toms Cipriano de Mosquera
April 1864	to	April 1864	Juan Agustn Uricoechea (acting president)
April 1864	to	March 1866	Manuel Murillo Toro
March 1866	to	March 1866	Jos Mara Rojas Garrido (acting president)
March 1866	to	May 1867	General Toms Cipriano de Mosquera	deposed in a coup d'etat
May 1867	to	April 1868	General Santos Acosta
April 1868	to	April 1870	General Santiago Gutirrez
April 1870	to	April 1872	General Eustorgio Salgar
April 1872	to	April 1874	Manuel Murillo Toro
April 1874	to	April 1876	Santiago Prez
April 1876	to	April 1878	Aquileo Parra
April 1878	to	April 1880	Julin Trujillo
April 1880	to	April 1882	General Rafael Nez
April 1882	to	December 1882	Francisco Javier Zalda	died in office
December 1882	to	April 1883	Climacho Caldern (acting president)
April 1883	to	April 1884	Jos Eusebio Otlora
April 1884	to	August 1884	Ezequiel Hurtado (acting president)

Republic of Colombia

Term			Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
August 1884	to	1886	General Rafael Nez		deposed in a coup d'etat (name of state changed 1885)
1886	to	1887	Jos Mara Campo Serrano (acting president)
1887	to	1887	Eliseo Payn
1887	to	1888	General Rafael Nez
1888	to	August 1892	Carlos Holgun
August 1892	to	14 September 1894	General Rafael Nez (acting president)
September 1894	to	1896	Miguel Antonio Caro
1896	to	1896	Guillermo Quintero Caldern
1896	to	August 1898	Miguel Antonio Caro
August 1898	to	August 1898	Jos Manuel Marroqun (acting president)
August 1898	to	July 1900	Manuel Antonio Sanclemente
July 1900	to	August 1904	Jos Manuel Marroqun
August 1904	to	July 1908	Prieto Rafael Reyes
July 1908	to	August 1908	Eucldes de Angulo
August 1908	to	August 1909	Prieto Rafael Reyes		forced to withdraw
August 1909	to	July 1909	General Jorge Holgun (acting president)
August 1909	to	August 1910	Ramn Gonzlez Valencia
August 1910	to	August 1914	Carlos Eduardo Restrepo
August 1914	to	August 1918	Jos Vicente Concha
August 1918	to	November 1921	Marco Fidel Surez
11 November 1921	to	August 1922	General Jorge Holgun (acting president)
7 August 1922	to	August 1926	General Pedro Nel Ospina
7 August 1926	to	August 1930	Miguel Abada Mndez
7 August 1930	to	August 1934	Enrique Olaya Herrera
7 August 1934	to	August 1938	Alfonso Lpez Pumarejo
7 August 1938	to	August 1942	Eduardo Santos
7 August 1942	to	July 1945	Alfonso Lpez Pumarejo
July 1945	to	7 August 1945	Alberto Lleras Camargo (acting president)	Liberal Party
7 August 1945	to	7 August 1946	Alberto Lleras Camargo	Liberal Party
7 August 1946	to	7 August 1950	Luis Mariano Ospina Prez	Conservative Party
7 August 1950	to	13 June 1951	Laureano Eleuterio Gmez Castro	Conservative Party	deposed in a coup d'tat
13 June 1951	to	13 June 1953	Roberto Udarneta Arbelez	Conservative Party
13 June 1953	to	13 June 1953	Laureano Eleuterio Gmez Castro	Conservative Party	deposed in a coup d'tat
13 June 1953	to	10 May 1957	General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla	military	deposed in a coup d'tat
10 May 1957	to	13 February 1958	General Gabriel Pars Gordillo President and Head of Military Junta
13 February 1958	to	7 August 1958	General Gabriel Pars Gordillo	Junta members: co-equal heads of state
			Brigadier Rafael Navas Pardo
			Major-General Deogarcias Fonseca Espinosa
			Rear-Admiral Rubn Piedrahta Arango
			Brigadier Luis Ernesto Ordez Castillo
7 August 1958	to	August 1962	Alberto Lleras Camargo	Liberal Party
7 August 1962	to	August 1966	Guillermo Len Valencia	Conservative Party
7 August 1966	to	7 August 1970	Carlos Lleras Restrepo	Liberal Party
7 August 1970	to	7 August 1974	Misael Pastrana Borrero	Conservative Party
7 August 1974	to	7 August 1978	Alfonso Lpez Michelsen	Liberal Party
7 August 1978	to	7 August 1982	Julio Csar Turbay Ayala	Liberal Party
7 August 1982	to	7 August 1986	Belisario Betancur Cuartas	Conservative Party
7 August 1986	to	7 August 1990	Virgilo Barco Vargas	Liberal Party
7 August 1990	to	7 August 1994	Csar Gaviria Trujillo	Liberal Party
7 August 1994	to	7 August 1998	Ernesto Samper Pizano	Liberal Party
7 August 1998	to	7 August 2002	Andrs Pastrana Arango	Conservative Party
7 August 2002	to	present	lvaro Uribe Vlez	Liberal Party (independent)

List Of Presidents Of Colombia

The Republic of Greater Colombia

The Republic of New Granada

The Granadine Confederation

The United States of Colombia

Republic of Colombia

See also