Costa Rica: Heads of State: 1848-1948The style prescribed by the Constitution is Presidente de la República. The style Presidente Constitucional de la República is in sporadic official use and becomes constant from 1902. The analogous observation applies to the office of Vice-Presidente de la República while it is in existence. The words de Costa Rica are often added, in official use, to both Constitutional and other heads of state. |
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| Presidente de la República | |
| 31 Aug 1848 - 16 Nov 1849 | José María Castro y Madriz (x) |
| Vice-Presidente de la República encargado del Poder Ejecutivo [1] | |
| 16 Nov 1849 - 26 Nov 1849 | José Miguel Mora Porras |
| Vice-Presidente de la República en ejercicio del Poder Ejecutivo | |
| 16 Nov 1849 - 30 Dec 1849 | Juan Rafael Mora Porras |
| Presidente de la República | |
| 30 Dec 1849 - 14 Aug 1859 | Juan Rafael Mora Porras (x) |
| Presidente Provisorio de la República | |
| 14 Aug 1859 - 29 Apr 1860 | José María Montealegre Fernández |
| Presidente de la República | |
| 29 Apr 1860 - 8 May 1863 | José María Montealegre Fernández (x) |
| 8 May 1863 - 8 May 1866 | Jesús María Ciriaco Jiménez Zamora |
| 8 May 1866 - 1 Nov 1868 | José María Castro y Madriz (x) |
| Presidente Provisorio de la República | |
| 1 Nov 1868 - 8 May 1869 | Jesús María Ciriaco Jiménez Zamora (x) |
| Presidente de la República | |
| 8 May 1869 - 27 Apr 1870 | Jesús María Ciriaco Jiménez Zamora (x) |
| Jefe Provisorio de la República | |
| 27 Apr 1870 - 9 Aug 1870 | José Bruno Carranza Ramírez |
| Presidente Provisorio de la República | |
| 10 Aug 1870 - 8 May 1872 | Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez [2] |
| Presidente de la República | |
| 8 May 1872 - 8 May 1876 | Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez (x) |
| 8 May 1876 - 30 Jul 1876 | Aniceto del Carmen Esquivel Sáenz |
| Presidente Provisorio de la República | |
| 30 Jul 1876 - 23 Sep 1877 | Vicente de las Mercedes Herrera Zeledón [3] |
| Presidente de la República | |
| 23 Sep 1877 - 7 Jul 1882 | Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez [3] (x) |
| 7 Jul 1882 - 20 Jul 1882 | Francisco Cipriano Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez |
| 20 Jul 1882 - 12 Mar 1885 | Juan Primitivo Próspero Fernández Oreamuno [4] |
| 12 Mar 1885 - 8 May 1890 | Ramón Bernardo Soto Alfaro [5] |
| 8 May 1890 - 8 May 1894 | José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón |
| 8 May 1894 - 8 May 1902 | Rafael Anselmo José Iglesias Castro [6] |
| 8 May 1902 - 8 May 1906 | Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra |
| 8 May 1906 - 8 May 1910 | Cleto de Jesús González Víquez |
| 8 May 1910 - 8 May 1914 | Romualdo Ricardo de Jesús Jiménez Oreamuno |
| 8 May 1914 - 27 Jan 1917 | Alfredo González Flores |
| Jefe Provisorio del Gobierno de la República | |
| 27 Jan 1917 - 11 Apr 1917 | José Federico Alberto de Jesús Tinoco Granados |
| Presidente de la República | |
| 11 Apr 1917 - 20 Aug 1919 | José Federico Alberto de Jesús Tinoco Granados (x) |
| Primer Designado en ejercicio del Poder Ejecutivo | |
| 20 Aug 1919 - 2 Sep 1919 | Juan Bautista Quirós Segura |
| Presidente Provisorio de la República | |
| 2 Sep 1919 - 8 May 1920 | Francisco Ramón de Jesús Aguilar Barquero |
| Presidente de la República | |
| 8 May 1920 - 8 May 1924 | Rafael Julio del Rosario Acosta García |
| 8 May 1924 - 8 May 1928 | Romualdo Ricardo de Jesús Jiménez Oreamuno (x) |
| 8 May 1928 - 8 May 1932 | Cleto de Jesús González Víquez (x) |
| 8 May 1932 - 8 May 1936 | Romualdo Ricardo de Jesús Jiménez Oreamuno (x) |
| 8 May 1936 - 8 May 1940 | León Luis Cortés Castro |
| 8 May 1940 - 8 May 1944 | Rafael Ángel del Socorro Calderón Guardia |
| 8 May 1944 - 8 May 1948 | Teodoro Picado Michalski [7] |
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| [1] | From late on 16 Nov 1849, pending taking office by Juan Rafael Mora Porras. |
| [2] | Initially styled Jefe Provisorio de la República. |
| [3] | The word Provisorio is deleted. |
| [4] | 20 Jul 1882 - 10 Aug 1882: technically Presidente electo de la Republica. |
| [5] | 12 Mar 1885 - 8 May 1886: technically Primer Designado encargado del Poder Ejecutivo. After the latter date, the style prescribed by the Constitution is Presidente de la República. The style Presidente Constitucional de la República is in sporadic official use. |
| [6] | Iglesias changed to Yglesias before 1914; the latter spelling is often erroneously retrojected to his tenure of office. |
| [7] | Took terminal leave 20 Apr 1948, but did not vacate the office. |
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