Historical country records
Argentina historical timeline
Argentina
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1776 | (Spanish) Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata separated from Viceroyalty of Peru | Leaders |
| 25 May 1810 | first autonomous government, claiming initially to rule on behalf of deposed King Fernando VII of Spain | Leaders |
| 9 Jul 1816 | independence proclaimed (United Provinces in South America) | Leaders |
| 16 Feb 1820 | collapse of the national government | Leaders |
| 23 Jan 1825 | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Leaders |
| 4 Jan 1831 | Argentine Confederation | Leaders |
| 1 Oct 1860 | Argentine Nation (also styled Argentine Republic) | Leaders |
| 12 Dec 1861 | collapse of the national government | Leaders |
| 12 Apr 1862 | national government restored | Leaders |
| Oct 1777 - 12 Jun 1778 | Pedro Antonio de Ceballos Cortés y Calderón (b. 1715 - d. 1778) | Viceroys |
| 12 Jun 1778 - 7 Mar 1784 | Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo | Viceroys |
| 7 Mar 1784 - 4 Dec 1789 | Nicolás Francisco Cristóbal del Campo, marqués de Loreto | Viceroys |
| 4 Dec 1789 - 16 Mar 1795 | Nicolás Antonio de Arredondo | Viceroys |
| 16 Mar 1795 - 15 Apr 1797 | Pedro de Melo y Portugal y Vilhena | Viceroys |
| 2 May 1797 - 14 Mar 1799 | Antonio Olaguer y Feliú Heredia López y Donec (b. 1740 - d. 1807) | Viceroys |
| 14 Mar 1799 - 20 May 1801 | Gabriel de Avilés y del Fierro, marqués de Avilés (b. 1730 - d. 1810) | Viceroys |
| 20 May 1801 - 11 Apr 1804 | Joaquín del Pino y Rozas, Romero y Negrete (b. 1729 - d. 1804) | Viceroys |
| 23 Apr 1804 - 10 Feb 1807 | Rafael de Sobremonte Núñez Castillo Angulo y Bullón Ramírez de Arellano, marqués de Sobremonte (b. 1746 - d. 1827) | Viceroys |
| 10 Feb 1807 - 30 Jun 1809 | Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremont (acting) (b. 1753 - d. 1810) | Viceroys |
| 30 Jun 1809 - 25 May 1810 | Baltazar Hidalgo de Cisneros y la Torre (b. 1775 - d. 1829) | Viceroys |
| 25 May 1810 - 18 Dec 1810 | Cornelio Saavedra | President of the First Junta |
| 18 Dec 1810 - 26 Aug 1811 | Cornelio Saavedra | Presidents of the Big Junta |
| 26 Aug 1811 - 23 Sep 1811 | Domingo Matheu | Presidents of the Big Junta |
| 23 Sep 1811 - 8 Oct 1812 | First Triumvirate - Feliciano Antonio Chiclana (b. 1761 - d. 1826) - Manuel de Sarratea (b. 1774 - d. 1849) - Juan José Paso (to 23 Mar 1812) (b. 1758 - d. 1833) - Juan Martín de Pueyrredón (b. 1777 - d. 1850) | Presidents of the Big Junta |
| 8 Oct 1812 - 31 Jan 1814 | Second Triumvirate - Juan José Paso (s.a.) - Nicolás Rodríguez Peña (b. 1775 - d. 1853) - Antonio Álvarez Jonte (b. 1784 - d. 1820) - Gervasio Antonio de Posadas (b. 1757 - d. 1833) | Presidents of the Big Junta |
| 31 Jan 1814 - 9 Jan 1815 | Gervasio Antonio de Posadas | Supreme Directors |
| 9 Jan 1815 - 15 Apr 1815 | Carlos María de Alvear | Supreme Directors |
| 18 Apr 1815 - 20 Apr 1815 | Juan José Viamonte | Supreme Directors |
| 20 Apr 1815 | José Rondeau (1st time) | Supreme Directors |
| 20 Apr 1815 - 17 Apr 1816 | Ignacio Álvarez Thomas | Supreme Directors |
| 17 Apr 1816 - 12 Jul 1816 | Antonio González Balcarce | Supreme Directors |
| 3 May 1816 - 9 Jun 1819 | Juan Martín de Pueyrredón | Supreme Directors |
| 12 Jul 1816 - 29 Jul 1816 | Governmental Commission - Francisco Antonio de Escalada - Miguel de Irigoyen (b. 1764 - d. 1822) | Supreme Directors |
| 9 Jun 1819 - 11 Feb 1820 | José Rondeau (2nd time) | Supreme Directors |
| 11 Feb 1820 - 16 Feb 1820 | Juan Aguirre López (acting) | Supreme Directors |
| 23 Jan 1825 - 8 Feb 1826 | Juan Gregorio de Las Heras | Governor of Buenos Aires, exercising the National Executive Power |
| 8 Feb 1826 - 9 Aug 1827 | Bernardino Rivadavia | Presidents |
| 9 Aug 1827 - 17 Aug 1827 | Vicente López y Planes | Presidents |
| 17 Aug 1827 - 1829 | see under Buenos Aires | Governors of Buenos Aires, entrusted with the Foreign Relations |
| 1829 | Estanislao López | Governor of Santa Fe, entrusted with the Foreign Relations |
| 1829 - 20 Sep 1851 | see under Buenos Aires | Governors of Buenos Aires, entrusted with the Foreign Relations |
| 20 Sep 1851 - 3 Feb 1852 | Juan Manuel de Rosas | Supreme Chief of the Confederation |
| 3 Feb 1852 - 31 May 1852 | Justo José de Urquiza | Governor of Entre Ríos, entrusted with the Foreign Relations |
| 31 May 1852 - 5 Mar 1860 | Justo José de Urquiza | Presidents |
| 5 Mar 1860 - 5 Nov 1861 | Santiago Derqui | Presidents |
| 5 Nov 1861 - 12 Dec 1861 | Juan Esteban Pedernera (acting) | Presidents |
| 12 Apr 1862 - 12 Oct 1868 | Bartolomé Mitre Executive Power, to 12 Oct 1862) | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1868 - 12 Oct 1874 | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1874 - 12 Oct 1880 | Nicolás Avellaneda | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1880 - 12 Oct 1886 | Julio A. Roca (1st time) | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1886 - 6 Aug 1890 | Miguel Juárez Celman | Presidents |
| 6 Aug 1890 - 12 Oct 1892 | Carlos Pellegrini | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1892 - 23 Jan 1895 | Luis Sáenz Peña | Presidents |
| 23 Jan 1895 - 12 Oct 1898 | José Evaristo Uriburu | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1898 - 12 Oct 1904 | Julio A. Roca (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1904 - 12 Mar 1906 | Manuel Quintana | Presidents |
| 12 Mar 1906 - 12 Oct 1910 | José Figueroa Alcorta | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1910 - 9 Aug 1914 | Roque Sáenz Peña | Presidents |
| Apr 1914 - 12 Oct 1916 | Victorino de la Plaza | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1916 - 12 Oct 1922 | Hipólito Irigoyen (1st time) | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1922 - 12 Oct 1928 | Marcelo T. de Alvear | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1928 - 6 Sep 1930 | Hipólito Irigoyen (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 6 Sep 1930 - 20 Feb 1932 | José Félix Uriburu | Presidents |
| 20 Feb 1932 - 20 Feb 1938 | Agustín P. Justo | Presidents |
| 20 Feb 1938 - 27 Jun 1942 | Roberto M. Ortiz | Presidents |
| 12 Aug 1940 - 4 Jun 1943 | Ramón S. Castillo | Presidents |
| 4 Jun 1943 - 7 Jun 1943 | Arturo Rawson Corvalán | Presidents |
| 7 Jun 1943 - 9 Mar 1944 | Pedro Pablo Ramírez Machuca | Presidents |
| 25 Feb 1944 - 4 Jun 1946 | Edelmiro J. Farrell | Presidents |
| 4 Jun 1946 - 21 Sep 1955 | Juan Perón (1st time) | Presidents |
| 21 Sep 1955 - 23 Sep 1955 | José Domingo Molina Gómez | Presidents |
| 23 Sep 1955 - 13 Nov 1955 | Eduardo A. Lonardi (provisional) | Presidents |
| 13 Nov 1955 - 1 May 1958 | Pedro Eugenio Aramburu | Presidents |
| 1 May 1958 - 29 Mar 1962 | Arturo Frondizi | Presidents |
| 29 Mar 1962 - 12 Oct 1963 | José María Guido (acting) | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1963 - 28 Jun 1966 | Arturo Umberto Illia | Presidents |
| 28 Jun 1966 - 29 Jun 1966 | Revolutionary Junta - Pascual Pistarini (b. 1915 - d. 1999) - Benigno Ignacio Varela (b. 1917 - d. 1996) - Adolfo Teodoro Álvarez (b. 1919) | Presidents |
| 29 Jun 1966 - 8 Jun 1970 | Juan Carlos Onganía | Presidents |
| 8 Jun 1970 - 18 Jun 1970 | Pedro Alberto José Gnavi | Presidents |
| 18 Jun 1970 - 22 Mar 1971 | Roberto Marcelo Levingston | Presidents |
| 22 Mar 1971 - 25 May 1973 | Alejandro Agustín Lanusse | Presidents |
| 25 May 1973 - 13 Jul 1973 | Héctor José Cámpora | Presidents |
| 13 Jul 1973 - 12 Oct 1973 | Raúl Alberto Lastiri (acting) | Presidents |
| 12 Oct 1973 - 1 Jul 1974 | Juan Perón (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 1 Jul 1974 - 24 Mar 1976 | Isabel Perón (f) | Presidents |
| 13 Sep 1975 - 16 Oct 1975 | Italo Luder (acting for Perón) | Presidents |
| 24 Mar 1976 - 29 Mar 1976 | Military junta - Jorge Rafael Videla (b. 1925) - Emilio Eduardo Massera (b. 1925) - Orlando Ramón Agosti (b. 1924 - d. 1997) | Presidents |
| 29 Mar 1976 - 29 Mar 1981 | Jorge Rafael Videla | Presidents |
| 29 Mar 1981 - 11 Dec 1981 | Roberto Eduardo Viola | Presidents |
| 11 Dec 1981 - 22 Dec 1981 | Carlos Alberto Lacoste (acting) | Presidents |
| 22 Dec 1981 - 18 Jun 1982 | Leopoldo Galtieri | Presidents |
| 18 Jun 1982 - 1 Jul 1982 | Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean (acting) | Presidents |
| 1 Jul 1982 - 10 Dec 1983 | Reynaldo Bignone | Presidents |
| 10 Dec 1983 - 8 Jul 1989 | Raúl Alfonsín | Presidents |
| 8 Jul 1989 - 10 Dec 1999 | Carlos Saúl Menem | Presidents |
| 10 Dec 1999 - 21 Dec 2001 | Fernando de la Rúa | Presidents |
| 21 Dec 2001 - 23 Dec 2001 | Ramón Puerta (acting) | Presidents |
| 23 Dec 2001 - 1 Jan 2002 | Adolfo Rodríguez Saá (interim) | Presidents |
| 31 Dec 2001 - 2 Jan 2002 | Eduardo Camaño | Presidents |
| 2 Jan 2002 - 25 May 2003 | Eduardo Duhalde | Presidents |
| 25 May 2003 - 10 Dec 2007 | Néstor Kirchner | Presidents |
| 10 Dec 2007 - | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (f) | Presidents |
| 8 Jul 1995 - 28 Mar 1996 | Eduardo Bauzá | Cabinet chiefs |
| 28 Mar 1996 - 10 Dec 1999 | Jorge Rodríguez | Cabinet chiefs |
| 10 Dec 1999 - 5 Oct 2000 | Rodolfo Terragno | Cabinet chiefs |
| 5 Oct 2000 - 21 Dec 2001 | Chrystian Colombo | Cabinet chiefs |
| 21 Dec 2001 - 23 Dec 2001 | Humberto Schiavoni | Cabinet chiefs |
| 23 Dec 2001 - 31 Dec 2001 | Luis Lusquiños (acting) | Cabinet chiefs |
| 31 Dec 2001 - 3 Jan 2002 | Antonio Cafiero | Cabinet chiefs |
| 3 Jan 2002 - 3 May 2002 | Jorge Capitanich | Cabinet chiefs |
| 3 May 2002 - 25 May 2003 | Alfredo Atanasof | Cabinet chiefs |
| 25 May 2003 - | Alberto Fernández | Cabinet chiefs |