Historical country records
Colombia historical timeline
Colombia
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1564 | New Granada (present Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador) part of Viceroyalty of Peru | Spanish rule |
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| 1718 | Viceroyalty of New Granada | Spanish rule |
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| 1724 - 1740 | reincorporated into Viceroyalty of Peru | Spanish rule |
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| 1694 - 1703 | Gil de Cabrera y Dávalos | Presidents |
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| 1703 - 1710 | Diego Córdoba Lasso de la Vega | Presidents |
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| 1710 - 1711 | Francisco Cossío y Otero | Presidents |
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| 1711 - 1712 | Diego Córdoba Lasso de la Vega | Presidents |
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| 1712 - 1715 | Francisco Meneses Bravo de Saravia | Presidents |
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| 1717 - 1718 | Francisco del Rincón | Presidents |
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| 1718 - 1719 | Antonio de la Pedrosa y Guerrero | Viceroys |
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| 1719 - 1723 | Jorge de Villalonga, conde de la Cueva (b. c.1665 - d. 17...) | Viceroys |
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| May 1724 - 1731 | Antonio Manso Maldonado | Presidents |
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| 1731 - 1733 | vacant | Presidents |
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| 1733 - 20 Apr 1737 | Rafael de Eslava y Lazaga | Presidents |
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| 1737 - 1 Sep 1738 | Antonio González Manrique | Presidents |
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| 1739 - 1740 | Francisco González Manrique | Presidents |
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| 1740 - 1749 | Sebastián de Eslava y Lazaga | Viceroys |
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| 1749 - 1753 | José Alfonso Pizarro, marqués del Villar (b. 16... - d. 1755) | Viceroys |
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| 1753 - 1761 | José Solís Folch de Cardona | Viceroys |
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| 1761 - 1773 | Pedro Messía de la Cerda, marqués de la Vega de Armíjo (b. 1700 - d. 1783) | Viceroys |
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| 1773 - 1776 | Manuel de Guirior y Portal de Huarte y Edozain (b. 1708 - d. 1788) | Viceroys |
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| 1776 - 1782 | Manuel Antonio Flores | Viceroys |
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| 1782 | Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta | Viceroys |
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| 1782 | Juan Francisco Gutiérrez de Pineres | Viceroys |
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| 1782 - 1788 | Antonio Caballero y Góngora | Viceroys |
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| 1788 - 1789 | Francisco Gil de Taboada y Lemos | Viceroys |
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| 1789 - 1797 | José de Ezpeleta | Viceroys |
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| 1797 - 1803 | Pedro Mendinueta y Múzquiz | Viceroys |
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| 1803 - 20 Jul 1810 | Antonio Amar y Borbón | Viceroys |
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| 1810 - 1811 | Manuel Bernardo de Álvarez | Viceroys |
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| 1811 - 1812 | vacant | Viceroys |
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| 21 Mar 1812 - Nov 1812 | Benito Pérez Brito de los Ríos Fernández Valdelomar (b. ... - d. 1813) | Viceroys |
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| Nov 1812 - 1816 | vacant | Viceroys |
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| 16 Apr 1816 - 1818 | Francisco Montalvo y Ambulodi Arriola y Casabant Valdespino (b. 1754 - d. 1822) | Viceroys |
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| Feb 1818 - Aug 1819 | Juan de Sámano | Viceroys |
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| 1819 - 1821 | Juan de la Cruz Mourgeon y Achet | Viceroys |
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Cundinamarca
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 4 Apr 1811 | independence (State of Cundinamarca) | Leaders |
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| 19 Jul 1813 | monarchy abolished | Leaders |
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| 12 Dec 1814 | incorporation into United Provinces of New Granada | Leaders |
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Cundinamarca
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 4 Aug 1811 - 21 Sep 1811 | José Tadeo Lozano | Leaders |
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| 21 Sep 1811 - 19 Aug 1812 | Antonio Nariño (1st time) | Leaders |
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| 19 Aug 1812 - 12 Sep 1812 | Manuel Benito de Castro (acting) | Leaders |
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| 12 Sep 1812 - 14 May 1814 | Antonio Nariño (2nd time) | Leaders |
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| 14 May 1814 - 12 Dec 1814 | Manuel de Bernardo | Leaders |
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Cartagena
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 11 Nov 1811 | independence (Province of Cartagena de Indias) | Leaders |
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| 21 Jan 1812 | State of Cartagena de Indias | Leaders |
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| 4 Oct 1812 | incorporation into United Provinces of New Granada | Leaders |
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| 11 Nov 1811 - 20 Jan 1812 | Ignacio Cavero | President of the Supreme Junta of Government |
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| 21 Jan 1812 - 1 Apr 1812 | José María del Real | Governor President of the State |
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| 1 Apr 1812 - 4 Oct 1812 | Manuel Rodríguez Torices | Governor President of the State |
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Antioquia
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 29 Dec 1811 | independence (State of Antioquia) | Leaders |
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| 7 Feb 1813 | incorporation into United Provinces of New Granada | Leaders |
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| 29 Dec 1811 - 10 Oct 1812 | José Antonio Gómez Londoño | Presidents of the State |
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| 10 Oct 1812 - 7 Feb 1813 | José Miguel de Restrepo | Presidents of the State |
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Tunja
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1812 | independence (State of Tunja) | Leaders |
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| 4 Oct 1812 | incorporation into United Provinces of New Granada | Leaders |
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| 1812 - 4 Oct 1812 | Juan Nepomuceno Niño | Governor President of the State |
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Tunja
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 4 Oct 1812 | United Provinces of New Granada | Leaders |
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| 1816 | reconquest by Spain | Leaders |
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| 4 Oct 1812 - 5 Oct 1814 | Camilo Torres Tenorio | President of the Congress, entrusted with the Federal Executive Power |
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| 5 Oct 1814 - 28 Nov 1814 | José María del Castillo y Rada | Presidents (presiding members of three-member Executive Power) |
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| 28 Nov 1814 - 28 Mar 1815 | Custodio García Rovira (1st time) | Presidents (presiding members of three-member Executive Power) |
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| 28 Mar 1815 - 28 Jul 1815 | José Miguel Pey | Presidents (presiding members of three-member Executive Power) |
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| 28 Jul 1815 - 15 Nov 1815 | Manuel Rodríguez Torices | Presidents (presiding members of three-member Executive Power) |
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| 15 Nov 1815 - 14 Mar 1816 | Camilo Torres Tenorio | Presidents (presiding members of three-member Executive Power) |
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| 14 Mar 1816 - 22 Jun 1816 | José Fernández Madrid | Presidents (presiding members of three-member Executive Power) |
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| 22 Jun 1816 - 30 Jun 1816 | Liborio Mejía (acting) | Presidents (presiding members of three-member Executive Power) |
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| 30 Jun 1816 - 10 Jul 1816 | Custodio García Rovira (2nd time) | Presidents (presiding members of three-member Executive Power) |
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| 16 Jul 1816 - 1816 | Manuel Fernando Serrano | Presidents (presiding members of three-member Executive Power) |
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Tunja
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 17 Dec 1819 | Republic of Colombia (independence from Spain, again) | Leaders |
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| 21 Nov 1831 | dissolution into New Granada, Venezuela, and Ecuador | Leaders |
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| 17 Dec 1819 - 4 May 1830 | Simón Bolívar | Presidents |
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| 4 May 1830 - 13 Jun 1830 | Domingo Caycedo (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 13 Jun 1830 - 5 Sep 1830 | Joaquín de Mosquera | Presidents |
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| 5 Sep 1830 - 3 May 1831 | Rafael Urdaneta (acting) | Presidents |
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| 3 May 1831 - 21 Nov 1831 | Domingo Caycedo (2nd time) | Presidents |
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Tunja
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 21 Nov 1831 | State of New Granada | Leaders |
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| 20 Apr 1843 | Republic of New Granada | Leaders |
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| 22 May 1858 | Granadine Confederation | Leaders |
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| 18 Jul 1861 | United States of New Granada | Leaders |
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| 20 Sep 1861 | United States of Colombia | Leaders |
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| 5 Aug 1886 | Republic of Colombia | Leaders |
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| 21 Nov 1831 - 23 Nov 1831 | Domingo Caycedo (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 23 Nov 1831 - 10 Mar 1832 | José María Obando (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 10 Mar 1832 - 7 Oct 1832 | José Ignacio de Márquez (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 7 Oct 1832 - 1 Apr 1837 | Francisco de Paula Santander | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1837 - 1 Apr 1841 | José Ignacio de Márquez (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1841 - 2 May 1841 | Domingo Caycedo (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 2 May 1841 - 1 Apr 1845 | Pedro Alcántara Herrán Zaldúa | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1845 - 1 Apr 1849 | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1849 - 1 Apr 1853 | José Hilario López | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1853 - 17 Apr 1854 | José María Obando (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 17 Apr 1854 - 4 Dec 1854 | José María Melo | Presidents |
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| 21 Apr 1854 - 5 Aug 1854 | Tomás de Herrera | Presidents |
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| 4 Dec 1854 - 1 Apr 1855 | José de Obaldía | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1855 - 1 Apr 1857 | Manuel María Mallarino (acting) | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1857 - 1 Apr 1861 | Mariano Ospina Rodríguez | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1861 - 18 Jul 1861 | Bartolomé Calvo (acting) | Presidents |
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| 18 Jul 1861 - 4 Feb 1863 | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera | Presidents |
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| 4 Feb 1863 - 9 Feb 1863 | Francisco Javier Zaldúa | Presidents |
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| 9 Feb 1863 - 14 May 1863 | Eustorgio Salgar (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 14 May 1863 - 8 Apr 1864 | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera | Presidents |
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| 8 Apr 1864 - 1 Apr 1866 | Manuel Murillo Toro (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1866 - 22 May 1866 | José María Rojas Garrido (acting) | Presidents |
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| 22 May 1866 - 1 Nov 1867 | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera | Presidents |
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| 12 May 1867 - 28 Jun 1867 | Joaquín Riascos | Presidents |
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| 23 May 1867 - 1 Apr 1868 | Santos Acosta | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1868 - 1 Apr 1870 | Santos Gutiérrez | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1870 - 1 Apr 1872 | Eustorgio Salgar (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1872 - 1 Apr 1874 | Manuel Murillo Toro (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1874 - 1 Apr 1876 | Santiago Pérez | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1876 - 1 Apr 1878 | Aquileo Parra | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1878 - 8 Apr 1880 | Julián Trujillo Largacha | Presidents |
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| 8 Apr 1880 - 1 Apr 1882 | Rafael Núñez (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1882 - 21 Dec 1882 | Francisco Javier Zaldúa | Presidents |
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| 21 Dec 1882 - 22 Dec 1882 | Clímaco Calderón (acting) | Presidents |
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| 22 Dec 1882 - 1 Apr 1884 | José Eusebio Otálora | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1884 - 11 Aug 1884 | Ezequiel Hurtado (acting) | Presidents |
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| 11 Aug 1884 - 1 Apr 1886 | Rafael Núñez (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 1 Apr 1886 - 7 Aug 1886 | José María Campo Serrano (acting) | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1886 - 4 Jun 1887 | Eliseo Payán (acting) | Presidents |
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| 4 Jun 1887 - 7 Aug 1892 | Rafael Núñez (3rd time) | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1892 - 29 Sep 1892 | Miguel Antonio Caro (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 29 Sep 1892 - 18 Sep 1894 | Rafael Núñez (4th time) | Presidents |
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| 18 Sep 1894 - 7 Aug 1898 | Miguel Antonio Caro (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1898 - 19 Mar 1902 | Manuel Antonio Sanclemente | Presidents |
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| 31 Jul 1900 - 7 Aug 1904 | José Manuel Marroquín | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1904 - 27 Jul 1909 | Rafael Reyes | Presidents |
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| 27 Jul 1909 - 4 Aug 1909 | Jorge Holguín (1st time) (acting) | Presidents |
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| 4 Aug 1909 - 7 Aug 1910 | Ramón González Valencia | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1910 - 7 Aug 1914 | Carlos E. Restrepo | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1914 - 7 Aug 1918 | José Vicente Concha | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1918 - 7 Aug 1922 | Marco Fidel Suárez | Presidents |
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| 11 Nov 1921 - 7 Aug 1922 | Jorge Holguín (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1922 - 7 Aug 1926 | Pedro Nel Ospina | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1926 - 7 Aug 1930 | Miguel Abadía Méndez | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1930 - 7 Aug 1934 | Enrique Olaya Herrera | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1934 - 7 Aug 1938 | Alfonso López Pumarejo (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1938 - 7 Aug 1942 | Eduardo Santos Montejo | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1942 - 7 Aug 1945 | Alfonso López Pumarejo (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1945 - 7 Aug 1946 | Alberto Lleras Camargo (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1946 - 7 Aug 1950 | Mariano Ospina Pérez | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1950 - 13 Jun 1953 | Laureano Gómez Castro | Presidents |
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| 5 Nov 1951 - 13 Jun 1953 | Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez | Presidents |
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| 13 Jun 1953 - 10 May 1957 | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla | Presidents |
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| 10 May 1957 - 7 Aug 1958 | Gabriel París Gordillo | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1958 - 7 Aug 1962 | Alberto Lleras Camargo (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1962 - 7 Aug 1966 | Guillermo León Valencia | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1966 - 7 Aug 1970 | Carlos Lleras Restrepo | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1970 - 7 Aug 1974 | Misael Pastrana Borrero | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1974 - 7 Aug 1978 | Alfonso López Michelsen | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1978 - 7 Aug 1982 | Julio César Turbay Ayala | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1982 - 7 Aug 1986 | Belisario Betancur Cuartas | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1986 - 7 Aug 1990 | Virgilio Barco Vargas | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1990 - 7 Aug 1994 | César Gaviria Trujillo | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1994 - 7 Aug 1998 | Ernesto Samper Pizano | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 1998 - 7 Aug 2002 | Andrés Pastrana Arango | Presidents |
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| 7 Aug 2002 - | Álvaro Uribe Vélez | Presidents |
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