President of Nicaragua

President of Nicaragua
Presidential Seal
Incumbent Daniel Ortega since January 10, 2007
Residence	Managua, Nicaragua
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	Fruto Chamorro
Formation	30 April 1854
Website	http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/ President of Nicaragua

The position of President of Nicaragua was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until the Constitution of 1838 the title of the position was known as Head of State (Jefe de Estado) and from 1838 to 1854 as Supreme Director (Supremo Director).

Heads of State of Nicaragua within the Federal Republic of Central America (1821–1838)

• Manuel Antonio de la Cerda y Aguilar  : 22 April 1825 – 22 April 1826
• Juan Argüello del Castillo y Guzmán  : 22 April 1826 – 14 September 1827
• Pedro Benito Pineda de León (acting; in rebellion at Granada) : 17 September 1826 – 26 February 1827
• Manuel Antonio de la Cerda y Aguilar (in rebellion at León and Granada) : 27 February 1827 – 7 November 1828
• Pedro Oviedo de Chinandega (provisional) : 14 September 1827 – December 1827
• Juan Argüello del Castillo y Guzmán  : 5 August 1828 – April 1829
• Juan Espinosa (acting) : April 1829 – 12 May 1830
• Dionisio de Herrera : 12 May 1830 – November 1833
• Benito Rosales (acting) : December 1833 – 10 March 1834
• José Núñez (acting) : 10 March 1834 – 23 April 1835
• José Zepeda  : 23 April 1835 – 25 January 1837
• José Núñez (acting) : 25 January 1837 – 12 January 1838
• Francisco Jiménez Rubio (acting) : 12 January 1838 – 13 March 1838
• José Núñez : 13 March 1838 – 17 November 1838

Heads of State of the Independent Republic of Nicaragua (1838–present)

Supreme Directors (1838–1854)

• José Núñez : 17 November 1838 – 23 April 1839
• Evaristo Rocha (acting) : 23 April 1839 – 30 June 1839
• Patricio Rivas (acting) : 30 June 1839 – 27 July 1839
• Joaquín del Cosío (acting) : 27 July 1839 – 20 October 1839
• Hilario Ulloa (acting) : 20 October 1839 – 7 November 1839
• Tomás Valladares (acting) : 7 November 1839 – 21 September 1840
• Patricio Rivas (acting) : 21 September 1840 – 4 March 1841
• Pablo Buitrago : 4 March 1841 – 1 April 1843
• Juan de Dios Orozco (acting) : 1 April 1843 – 31 May 1843
• Manuel Pérez : 31 May 1843 – 4 November 1844
• Emiliano Madriz (acting) : 4 November 1844 – 24 January 1845
• Silvestre Selva (acting, in dissidence) : 16 December 1844 – 20 January 1845
• Blas Antonio Sáenz (acting, in dissidence from 24 January 1845) : 20 January 1845 – 4 April 1845
• José León Sandoval : 4 April 1845 – 12 March 1847
• Miguel Ramón Morales (acting) : 12 March 1847 – 6 April 1847
• José María Guerrero de Arcos y Molina : 6 April 1847 – 1 January 1849
• Toribio Terán (acting) : 1 January 1849 – 8 March 1849
• Benito Rosales (acting) : 8 March 1849 – 1 April 1849
• Norberto Ramírez Áreas : 1 April 1849 – 1 April 1851)
• Justo Abaunza y Muñoz de Avilés (acting) : 1 April 1851 – 5 May 1851
• José Laureano Pineda Ugarte : 5 May 1851 – 4 August 1851
• Justo Abaunza y Muñoz de Avilés (acting) : 4 August 1851 – 11 November 1851
• José Laureano Pineda Ugarte (in dissidence) : 5 August 1851 – 11 August 1851
• José Francisco del Montenegro (acting, in rebellion) : 5 August 1851 – 11 August 1851
• José de Jesús Alfaro (in rebellion) : 11 August 1851 – 2 November 1851
• José Laureano Pineda Ugarte (in rebellion from 2 November 1851) : 11 November 1851 – 1 April 1853
• Fruto Chamorro Pérez : 1 April 1853 – 30 April 1854

Presidents (1854–present)

President		Took office	Left office	Party
Fruto Chamorro	50px	30 April 1854	12 March 1855	Conservative
José María Estrada (acting)		12 March 1855	22 October 1855	Conservative
Patricio Rivas (provisional)		30 October 1855	24 June 1857	Conservative
William Walker (usurper)	50px	12 July 1856	1 May 1857	Filibuster
Government Junta		24 June 1857	15 November 1857	Conservative/Liberal
Tomás Martínez	50px	15 November 1857	1 March 1867	Conservative
Fernando Guzmán Solórzano		1 March 1867	1 March 1871	Conservative
José Vicente Cuadra	50px	1 March 1871	1 March 1875	Conservative
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro		1 March 1875	1 March 1879	Conservative
Joaquín Zavala		1 March 1879	1 March 1883	Conservative
Adán Cárdenas		1 March 1883	1 March 1887	Conservative
Evaristo Carazo		1 March 1887	1 August 1889	Conservative
Nicolás Osorno (acting)		1 August 1889	5 August 1889	Conservative
Roberto Sacasa (acting)		5 August 1889	1 January 1891	Conservative
Ignacio Chaves López		1 January 1891	1 March 1891	Conservative
Roberto Sacasa		1 March 1891	11 July 1893	Conservative
Salvador Machado (acting)		11 July 1893	15 July 1893	Conservative
Joaquín Zavala (acting)		16 July 1893	25 July 1893	Conservative
José Santos Zelaya	50px	25 July 1893	21 December 1909	Liberal
José Madriz (acting)		21 December 1909	20 August 1910	Liberal
José Dolores Estrada (acting)		20 August 1910	27 August 1910	Conservative
Luis Mena (acting)		27 August 1910	30 August 1910	Conservative
Juan José Estrada (provisional)		30 August 1910	9 May 1911	Conservative
Adolfo Díaz	50px	9 May 1911	1 January 1917	Conservative
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas		1 January 1917	1 January 1921	Conservative
Diego Manuel Chamorro		1 January 1921	12 October 1923	Conservative
Rosendo Chamorro (acting)		12 October 1923	27 October 1923	Conservative
Bartolomé Martínez		27 October 1923	1 January 1925	Conservative
Carlos José Solórzano	50px	1 January 1925	14 March 1926	Conservative
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (de facto, military)		14 March 1926	11 November 1926	Conservative
Sebastián Uriza (acting)		11 November 1926	14 November 1926	Conservative
Adolfo Díaz	50px	14 November 1926	1 January 1929	Conservative
José María Moncada Tapia		1 January 1929	1 January 1933	Liberal
Juan Bautista Sacasa		1 January 1933	9 June 1936	Liberal
Carlos Alberto Brenes (acting)		9 June 1936	1 January 1937	Liberal
Anastasio Somoza García	50px	1 January 1937	1 May 1947	Military/Nationalist Liberal Party
Leonardo Argüello Barreto		1 May 1947	26 May 1947	Nationalist Liberal Party
Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa (acting)		26 May 1947	15 August 1947	Nationalist Liberal Party
Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes		15 August 1947	6 May 1950	Nationalist Liberal Party
Manuel Fernando Zurita (acting)		6 May 1950	7 May 1950	Nationalist Liberal Party
Anastasio Somoza García	50px	7 May 1950	29 September 1956	Military/Nationalist Liberal Party
Luis Somoza Debayle		29 September 1956	1 May 1963	Nationalist Liberal Party
René Schick		1 May 1963	3 August 1966	Nationalist Liberal Party
Orlando Montenegro Medrano (acting)		3 August 1966	4 August 1966	Nationalist Liberal Party
Lorenzo Guerrero		4 August 1966	1 May 1967	Nationalist Liberal Party
Anastasio Somoza Debayle		1 May 1967	1 May 1972	Military/Nationalist Liberal Party
Liberal-Conservative Junta		1 May 1972	1 December 1974	Nationalist Liberal Party/Social Conservative Party
Anastasio Somoza Debayle		1 December 1974	17 July 1979	Military/Nationalist Liberal Party
Francisco Urcuyo (acting)		17 July 1979	18 July 1979	Nationalist Liberal Party
Junta of National Reconstruction (Coordinator: Daniel Ortega)		18 July 1979	10 January 1985	Multipartisan / Sandinista National Liberation Front
Daniel Ortega		10 January 1985	25 April 1990	Sandinista National Liberation Front
Violeta Chamorro		25 April 1990	10 January 1997	National Opposition Union
Arnoldo Alemán	50px	10 January 1997	10 January 2002	Constitutionalist Liberal Party
Enrique Bolaños		10 January 2002	10 January 2007	Constitutionalist Liberal Party
Daniel Ortega		10 January 2007	Incumbent	Sandinista National Liberation Front

See also

• History of Nicaragua

Latest election

Main article: Nicaraguan general election, 2011

  Summary of the 6 November 2011 Nicaraguan presidential election results

Candidates – Parties	Votes	%
Daniel Ortega – Sandinista National Liberation Front	1,569,287	62.46
Fabio Gadea Mantilla – Independent Liberal Party	778,889	31.00
Arnoldo Alemán – Constitutionalist Liberal Party	148,507	5.91
Enrique Quiñonez – Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance	10,003	0.40
Miguel Angel García – Alliance for the Republic	5,898	0.23
Total votes	2,512,584	100.00
Source: CSE

External links

• Presidentes de Nicaragua