Nicaragua: Heads of State: 1911-1979 Presidente de la República 31 Dec 1910 - 9 May 1911 Juan José Estrada Morales (x) 9 May 1911 - 1 Jan 1917 Adolfo Díaz Recinos [1] 1 Jan 1917 - 1 Jan 1921 Emiliano Chamorro Vargas [2] 1 Jan 1921 - 12 Oct 1923 Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños Ministro de la Gobernación, encargado del Poder Ejecutivo 12 Oct 1923 - 15 Oct 1923 Rosendo Chamorro Oreamuno [3] Presidente de la República 12 Oct 1923 - 1 Jan 1925 Bartolomé Martínez González [4] 1 Jan 1925 - 13 Mar 1926 Carlos José Solórzano Gutiérrez 13 Mar 1926 - 11 Nov 1926 Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (x) [5] 11 Nov 1926 - 14 Nov 1926 Sebastián Uriza Vega [6] 14 Nov 1926 - 1 Jan 1929 Adolfo Díaz Recinos (x) [7] 1 Jan 1929 - 1 Jan 1933 José María Moncada Tapia 1 Jan 1933 - 9 Jun 1936 Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa (x) Presidente Provisional [8] 9 Jun 1936 - 9 Jun 1936 Julián Irías Sandre [9] Presidente de la República 9 Jun 1936 - 1 Jan 1937 Carlos Alberto Brenes Jarquín 1 Jan 1937 - 1 May 1947 Anastasio Somoza García 1 May 1947 - 26 May 1947 Leonardo Argüello Barreto 26 May 1947 - 15 Aug 1947 Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa 15 Aug 1947 - 6 May 1950 Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes 6 May 1950 - 7 May 1950 office vacant 7 May 1950 - 29 Sep 1956 Anastasio Somoza García (x) Encargado del Ejercicio de la Presidencia de la República 29 Sep 1956 - 29 Sep 1956 Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle [10] Presidente de la República 29 Sep 1956 - 1 May 1963 Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle (x) 1 May 1963 - 3 Aug 1966 René Schick Gutiérrez Presidente del Congreso Nacional (ex officio) 3 Aug 1966 - 3 Aug 1966 Orlando Montenegro Medrano Presidente de la República 3 Aug 1966 - 1 May 1967 Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez 1 May 1967 - 1 May 1972 Anastasio de Jesús Somoza Debayle Junta Nacional de Gobierno 1 May 1972 - 1 Dec 1974 Roberto Martínez Lacayo 1 May 1972 - 1 Mar 1973 Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha 1 May 1972 - 1 Dec 1974 Alfonso Lovo Cordero 1 Mar 1973 - 1 Dec 1974 Edmundo Paguaga Irías Presidente de la República 1 Dec 1974 - 16 Jul 1979 Anastasio de Jesús Somoza Debayle (x) 16 Jul 1979 - 18 Jul 1979 Francisco Urcuyo Maliaño [1] Presidente Provisional de la República (in dissidence) 3 Aug 1912 - ? Oct 1912 Marcos Mairena Jefe Supremo del Gobierno (in dissidence) 23 Sep 1912 - 4 Oct 1912 Benjamín Francisco Zeledón Rodríguez [2] Original name: Emiliano Vargas. [3] Pending the taking office of Presidente de la República. [4] Original name: Bartolomé Martínez. [5] Continues in office as Presidente de la República from 16 Jan 1926, acting for the absent incumbent. [6] Continues in office as Presidente de la República from 30 Oct 1926, acting for the absent incumbent. [7] Presidente de la República (in dissidence in Puerto Cabezas) 1 Dec 1926 - 20 May 1927 Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa [8] Also in official use: Ministro de la Gobernación, Encargado del Poder Ejecutivo. [9] Continues in office from 6 Jun 1936 acting for the absent Presidente de la República, pending the approval of his resignation by the Congreso National and installation of a constitutional successor, Vice Presidente de la República Rodolfo Espinosa. The resignation of Espinosa followed 8 Jun 1936 and the Congreso accepted both resignations 9 Jun 1936. Irías retained the office until the election and installation of Carlos Brenes Jarquín on the same day. [10] Continues from 28 Sep 1956 acting for the absent Presidente de la República. Last updated on: 07 Jun 2023 07:32:43
