Historical country records
Bolivia historical timeline
Bolivia
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1825 | Bolivian Republic (initially styled República Bolívar) | Leaders |
| 28 Oct 1836 - 20 Feb 1839 | component of Peru-Bolivian Confederation | Leaders |
| 1 Oct 1868 | Republic of Bolivia (the old style lingers until 1908) | Leaders |
| 11 Aug 1825 - 28 May 1826 | Simón Bolívar | Liberator, invested with the Supreme Executive Power |
| 28 May 1826 - 19 Jun 1826 | Antonio José de Sucre | Liberator, invested with the Supreme Executive Power |
| 19 Jun 1826 - 2 Aug 1828 | Antonio José de Sucre | Presidents |
| 18 Apr 1828 - 2 Aug 1828 | José María Pérez de Urdininea | Presidents |
| 2 Aug 1828 - 18 Dec 1828 | José Miguel de Velasco (1st time) | Presidents |
| 18 Dec 1828 - 31 Dec 1828 | Pedro Blanco (provisional) | Presidents |
| 1 Jan 1829 - 24 May 1829 | José Miguel de Velasco (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 24 May 1829 - 20 Feb 1839 | Andrés de Santa Cruz Peru-Bolivian Confederation 28 Oct 1836 - 20 Feb 1839) | Presidents |
| 20 Feb 1839 - 10 Jun 1841 | José Miguel de Velasco (3rd time) provisional to 15 Aug 1840) | Presidents |
| 10 Jun 1841 - 9 Jul 1841 | Sebastián de Ágreda | Presidents |
| 9 Jul 1841 - 22 Sep 1841 | Mariano Enrique Calvo (acting) | Presidents |
| 22 Sep 1841 - 23 Dec 1847 | José Ballivián | Presidents |
| 23 Dec 1847 - 2 Jan 1848 | Eusebio Guilarte (interim) | Presidents |
| 6 Jan 1848 - 18 Jan 1848 | Manuel Isidoro Belzu (1st time) | Presidents |
| 18 Jan 1848 - 6 Dec 1848 | José Miguel de Velasco (4th time) | Presidents |
| 6 Dec 1848 - 15 Aug 1855 | Manuel Isidoro Belzu (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 15 Aug 1855 - 21 Oct 1857 | Jorge Córdova | Presidents |
| 21 Oct 1857 - 14 Jan 1861 | José María Linares | Presidents |
| 14 Jan 1861 - 4 May 1861 | Governing Junta - Ruperto Fernández (b. ... - d. 1877) - José María de Achá (b. 1810 - d. 1868) - Manuel Antonio Sánchez (b. 1810 - d. 1861) | Presidents |
| 4 May 1861 - 28 Dec 1864 | José María de Achá | Presidents |
| 28 Dec 1864 - 15 Jan 1871 | Mariano Melgarejo | Presidents |
| 15 Jan 1871 - 27 Nov 1872 | Agustín Morales 1870] to 21 Jan 1871; provisional to 25 Aug 1872) | Presidents |
| 27 Nov 1872 - 28 Nov 1872 | Juan de Dios Bosque (acting) | Presidents |
| 28 Nov 1872 - 9 May 1873 | Tomás Frías (1st time) | Presidents |
| 9 May 1873 - 14 Feb 1874 | Adolfo Ballivián | Presidents |
| 14 Feb 1874 - 4 May 1876 | Tomás Frías (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 4 May 1876 - 28 Dec 1879 | Hilarión Daza (provisional) | Presidents |
| 28 Dec 1879 - 17 Jan 1880 | Uladislao Silva | Presidents |
| 19 Jan 1880 - 31 May 1880 | Narciso Campero (1st time) | Presidents |
| 31 May 1880 - 19 Jun 1880 | Aniceto Arce (1st time) (acting) | Presidents |
| 19 Jun 1880 - 3 Sep 1884 | Narciso Campero (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 3 Sep 1884 - 15 Aug 1888 | Gregorio Pacheco | Presidents |
| 15 Aug 1888 - 11 Aug 1892 | Aniceto Arce (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 11 Aug 1892 - 19 Aug 1896 | Mariano Baptista | Presidents |
| 19 Aug 1896 - 12 Apr 1899 | Severo Fernández Alonso | Presidents |
| 12 Apr 1899 - 25 Oct 1899 | Serapio Reyes Ortiz from 12 Dec 1898]) | Presidents |
| 25 Oct 1899 - 14 Aug 1904 | Manuel Pando | Presidents |
| 14 Aug 1904 - 12 Aug 1909 | Ismael Montes (1st time) | Presidents |
| 12 Aug 1909 - 14 Aug 1913 | Eliodoro Villazón | Presidents |
| 14 Aug 1913 - 15 Aug 1917 | Ismael Montes (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 15 Aug 1917 - 12 Jul 1920 | José Gutiérrez Guerra | Presidents |
| 12 Jul 1920 - 13 Jul 1920 | Bautista Saavedra (1st time) | Presidents |
| 13 Jul 1920 - 28 Jan 1921 | Government Junta - José María Escalier (b. 1863 - d. 1934) - Bautista Saavedra (s.a.) - José Manuel Ramírez (b. 1868 - d. 19...) | Presidents |
| 28 Jan 1921 - 3 Sep 1925 | Bautista Saavedra (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 3 Sep 1925 - 10 Jan 1926 | Felipe S. Guzmán (provisional) | Presidents |
| 10 Jan 1926 - 28 May 1930 | Hernando Siles Reyes | Presidents |
| 28 May 1930 - 25 Jun 1930 | Council of Ministers (acting) - Alberto Diez de Medina - Germán Antelo Arauz - Franklin Mercado (b. 1891 - d. 19...) - José David Toro (b. 1898 - d. 1977) - José Aguirre Achá (b. 1877 - d. 19...) - Fidel Vega - Carlos Banzer - Ezequiel Romecín Calderón | Presidents |
| 28 Jun 1930 - 5 Mar 1931 | Carlos Blanco Galindo | Presidents |
| 5 Mar 1931 - 27 Nov 1934 | Daniel Domingo Salamanca | Presidents |
| 28 Nov 1934 - 17 May 1936 | José Luis Tejada Sorzano | Presidents |
| 17 May 1936 - 20 May 1936 | Germán Busch (1st time) | Presidents |
| 20 May 1936 - 13 Jul 1937 | José David Toro | Presidents |
| 13 Jul 1937 - 23 Aug 1939 | Germán Busch (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 23 Aug 1939 - 15 Apr 1940 | Carlos Quintanilla (provisional) | Presidents |
| 15 Apr 1940 - 20 Dec 1943 | Enrique Peñaranda | Presidents |
| 20 Dec 1943 - 21 Jul 1946 | Gualberto Villarroel president 5 Apr - 6 Aug 1944) | Presidents |
| 21 Jul 1946 - 15 Aug 1946 | Néstor Guillén Government Junta) | Presidents |
| 15 Aug 1946 - 10 Mar 1947 | Tomás Monje Gutiérrez | Presidents |
| 10 Mar 1947 - 22 Oct 1949 | Enrique Hertzog | Presidents |
| 22 Oct 1949 - 16 May 1951 | Mamerto Urriolagoitia | Presidents |
| 16 May 1951 - 11 Apr 1952 | Hugo Ballivián Rojas | Presidents |
| 11 Apr 1952 - 16 Apr 1952 | Hernán Siles Zuazo (1st time) | Presidents |
| 16 Apr 1952 - 6 Aug 1956 | Víctor Paz Estenssoro (1st time) | Presidents |
| 6 Aug 1956 - 6 Aug 1960 | Hernán Siles Zuazo (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 6 Aug 1960 - 4 Nov 1964 | Víctor Paz Estenssoro (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 4 Nov 1964 - 5 Nov 1964 | Alfredo Ovando Candía (1st time) | Chairmen of the military junta |
| 5 Nov 1964 (hours) | Alfredo Ovando Candía (2nd time) + René Barrientos Ortuño (1st time) (co-chairmen) (b. 1919 - d. 1969) | Chairmen of the military junta |
| 5 Nov 1964 - 26 May 1965 | René Barrientos Ortuño (2nd time) | Chairmen of the military junta |
| 26 May 1965 - 4 Jan 1966 | René Barrientos Ortuño (3rd time) + Alfredo Ovando Candía (3rd time) (co-chairmen) (s.a.) | Chairmen of the military junta |
| 4 Jan 1966 - 6 Aug 1966 | Alfredo Ovando Candía (4th time) | Chairmen of the military junta |
| 6 Aug 1966 - 27 Apr 1969 | René Barrientos Ortuño | Presidents |
| 27 Apr 1969 - 26 Sep 1969 | Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas | Presidents |
| 26 Sep 1969 - 6 Oct 1970 | Alfredo Ovando Candía | Presidents |
| 6 Oct 1970 - 7 Oct 1970 | Military junta - Efraín Guachalla Ibáñez - Fernando Sattori Ribera (b. ... - d. 2005) - Alberto Albarracín Crespo (b. 1922) | Presidents |
| 7 Oct 1970 - 21 Aug 1971 | Juan José Torres Gonzales | Presidents |
| 21 Aug 1971 - 22 Aug 1971 | Jaime Florentino Mendieta Vargas + Hugo Banzer Suárez (b. 1926 - d. 2002) + Andrés Selich Chop (b. 1927? - d. 1973) | Presidents |
| 22 Aug 1971 - 21 Jul 1978 | Hugo Banzer Suárez (1st time) | Presidents |
| 21 Jul 1978 (hours) | Víctor González Fuentes | Presidents |
| 21 Jul 1978 - 24 Nov 1978 | Juan Pereda Asbún | Presidents |
| 24 Nov 1978 - 8 Aug 1979 | David Padilla Arancibia | Presidents |
| 8 Aug 1979 - 1 Nov 1979 | Wálter Guevara Arze (acting) | Presidents |
| 1 Nov 1979 - 16 Nov 1979 | Alberto Natusch Busch | Presidents |
| 17 Nov 1979 - 18 Jul 1980 | Lydia Gueiler Tejada (f) (acting) | Presidents |
| 18 Jul 1980 (hours) | Junta of Commanders - Luis García Meza Tejada (b. 1929) - Waldo Bernal Pereira (1st time) (b. 1934) - Ramiro Terrazas Rodríguez | Presidents |
| 18 Jul 1980 - 4 Aug 1981 | Luis García Meza Tejada | Presidents |
| 4 Aug 1981 - 4 Sep 1981 | Junta of Commanders - Waldo Bernal Pereira (2nd time) (s.a.) - Celso Torrelio Villa (b. 1933 - d. 1999) - Óscar Pammo Rodríguez (1st time) (b. 1934) | Presidents |
| 4 Sep 1981 - 19 Jul 1982 | Celso Torrelio Villa | Presidents |
| 19 Jul 1982 - 21 Jul 1982 | Junta of Commanders - Natalio Morales Mosquera - Óscar Pammo Rodríguez (2nd time) (s.a.) - Ángel Mariscal Gómez | Presidents |
| 21 Jul 1982 - 10 Oct 1982 | Guido Vildoso Calderón | Presidents |
| 10 Oct 1982 - 6 Aug 1985 | Hernán Siles Zuazo (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 6 Aug 1985 - 6 Aug 1989 | Víctor Paz Estenssoro (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 6 Aug 1989 - 6 Aug 1993 | Jaime Paz Zamora | Presidents |
| 6 Aug 1993 - 6 Aug 1997 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Presidents |
| 6 Aug 1997 - 7 Aug 2001 | Hugo Banzer Suárez (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 7 Aug 2001 - 6 Aug 2002 | Jorge Quiroga Ramírez | Presidents |
| 6 Aug 2002 - 17 Oct 2003 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Presidents |
| 17 Oct 2003 - 9 Jun 2005 | Carlos Mesa | Presidents |
| 9 Jun 2005 - 22 Jan 2006 | Eduardo Rodríguez | Presidents |
| 22 Jan 2006 - | Evo Morales | Presidents |