Spain: Heads of State: 1931-1939 Presidente del Gobierno Provisional de la República 14 Apr 1931 - 30 Jul 1931 Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Presidente del Gobierno de la República Española 30 Jul 1931 - 14 Oct 1931 Niceto Alcalá-Zamora 14 Oct 1931 - 11 Dec 1931 Manuel Azaña [1] Presidente de la República [2] 11 Dec 1931 - 7 Apr 1936 Niceto Alcalá-Zamora 8 Apr 1936 - 11 May 1936 Diego Martínez Barrio [3] 11 May 1936 - 3 Mar 1939 Manuel Azaña [4] Presidente del Consejo Nacional de Defensa 5 Mar 1939 - 27 Mar 1939 José Miaja Menant [1] From 9 Dec 1931 pending the election and installation of a Presidente de la República; continues in office until 16 Dec 1931. [2] Also in official use: Presidente de la República Española (not prescribed by the Constitution). [3] Usually, though informally, styled Presidente interino de la República. [4] In the course of the Civil War in Spain, the country was divided into a number of zones controlled, respectively, by the Republican and the Nationalist governments; a rival polity, Estado Español, set up by the Nationalists on 24 Jul 1936 outlived República Española. Last updated on: 26 Nov 2023 14:20:24; URL: www.archontology.org/nations/spain/spain_1931_39s/index.php
