Historical country records

Costa Rica historical timeline

Costa Rica

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
12 Nov 1821independence (Province of Costa Rica)Leaders
4 Mar 1824 - 15 Nov 1838constituent state of Central American FederationLeaders
8 Sep 1824State of Costa RicaLeaders
14 Apr 1825Free State of Costa RicaLeaders
10 Feb 1847State of Costa RicaLeaders
31 Aug 1848Republic of Costa RicaLeaders
11 Oct 1821 - 12 Nov 1821Juan Manuel de Cañas-TrujilloPolitical Chief
12 Nov 1821 - 1 Dec 1821Nicolás CarrilloChairman of the Board of Peoples' Delegates
1 Dec 1821 - 12 Jan 1822Pedro José de AlvaradoPresident of the Interim Junta
12 Jan 1822 - 13 Apr 1822Rafael BarroetaPresidents of the Superior Governing Junta
13 Apr 1822 - 14 Jul 1822Santiago BonillaPresidents of the Superior Governing Junta
15 Jul 1822 - 17 Oct 1822José María de PeraltaPresidents of the Superior Governing Junta
17 Oct 1822 - 31 Dec 1822Rafael José de GallegosPresidents of the Superior Governing Junta
1 Jan 1823 - 20 Mar 1823José Santos LombardoPresidents of the Superior Governing Junta
20 Mar 1823 - 29 Mar 1823Rafael Francisco OsejoPresident of the Standing Commission
29 Mar 1823 - 5 Apr 1823Joaquín de Oreamuno (in Cartago)General Commandants
2 Apr 1823 - 16 Apr 1823Gregorio José RamírezGeneral Commandants
16 Apr 1823 - 10 May 1823José María de PeraltaPresident of the Constituent Congress
10 May 1823 - 8 Jan 1824Manuel Alvarado (1st time)Presidents of the Superior Governing Junta
8 Jan 1824 - 12 Feb 1824Eusebio RodríguezPresidents of the Superior Governing Junta
12 Feb 1824 - 8 Sep 1824Manuel Alvarado (2nd time)Presidents of the Superior Governing Junta
8 Sep 1824 - 8 Mar 1833Juan MoraSupreme Chiefs¹
9 Mar 1833 - 4 Mar 1835Rafael José de GallegosSupreme Chiefs¹
4 Mar 1835 - 18 Mar 1835Juan José Lara (acting)Supreme Chiefs¹
18 Mar 1835 - 5 May 1835Manuel Fernández (acting)Supreme Chiefs¹
5 May 1835 - 28 Feb 1837Braulio Carrillo (1st time)Supreme Chiefs¹
1 Mar 1837 - 17 Apr 1837Joaquín Mora (provisional)Supreme Chiefs¹
17 Apr 1837 - 27 May 1838Manuel AguilarSupreme Chiefs¹
27 May 1838 - 12 Apr 1842Braulio Carrillo (2nd time)Supreme Chiefs¹
12 Apr 1842 - 11 Sep 1842Francisco MorazánSupreme Chiefs¹
11 Sep 1842 - 27 Sep 1842Antonio Pinto (Supreme Commander)Supreme Chiefs¹
27 Sep 1842 - 29 Nov 1844José María Alfaro (1st time)Supreme Chiefs¹
29 Nov 1844 - 7 Jun 1846Francisco María OreamunoSupreme Chiefs¹
7 Jun 1846 - 10 Feb 1847José María Alfaro (2nd time)Supreme Chiefs¹
10 Feb 1847 - 8 May 1847José María Alfaro (provisional)Presidents
8 May 1847 - 16 Nov 1849José María Castro (1st time)Presidents
16 Nov 1849 - 26 Nov 1849Miguel Mora (acting)Presidents
26 Nov 1849 - 14 Aug 1859Juan Rafael MoraPresidents
14 Aug 1859 - 8 May 1863José María MontealegrePresidents
8 May 1863 - 8 May 1866Jesús Jiménez Zamora (1st time)Presidents
8 May 1866 - 1 Nov 1868José María Castro (2nd time)Presidents
1 Nov 1868 - 27 Apr 1870Jesús Jiménez Zamora (2nd time)Presidents
27 Apr 1870 - 9 Aug 1870Bruno CarranzaPresidents
10 Aug 1870 - 8 May 1876Tomás Guardia (1st time)Presidents
8 May 1876 - 30 Jul 1876Aniceto EsquivelPresidents
30 Jul 1876 - 11 Sep 1877Vicente Herrera (acting)Presidents
11 Sep 1877 - 6 Jul 1882Tomás Guardia (2nd time)Presidents
6 Jul 1882 - 20 Jul 1882Saturnino Lizano (acting)Presidents
20 Jul 1882 - 12 Mar 1885Próspero Fernández OreamunoPresidents
12 Mar 1885 - 8 May 1890Bernardo Soto AlfaroPresidents
8 May 1890 - 8 May 1894José Joaquín RodríguezPresidents
8 May 1894 - 8 May 1902Rafael Iglesias CastroPresidents
8 May 1902 - 8 May 1906Ascensión Esquivel IbarraPresidents
8 May 1906 - 8 May 1910Cleto González Víquez (1st time)Presidents
8 May 1910 - 8 May 1914Ricardo Jiménez OreamunoPresidents
8 May 1914 - 27 Jan 1917Alfredo González FloresPresidents
27 Jan 1917 - 20 Aug 1919Federico Tinoco GranadosPresidents
20 Aug 1919 - 2 Sep 1919Juan Bautista Quirós SeguraPresidents
2 Sep 1919 - 8 May 1920Francisco Aguilar BarqueroPresidents
8 May 1920 - 8 May 1924Julio Acosta GarcíaPresidents
8 May 1924 - 8 May 1928Ricardo Jiménez OreamunoPresidents
8 May 1928 - 8 May 1932Cleto González Víquez (2nd time)Presidents
8 May 1932 - 8 May 1936Ricardo Jiménez OreamunoPresidents
8 May 1936 - 8 May 1940León Cortés CastroPresidents
8 May 1940 - 8 May 1944Rafael Ángel Calderón GuardiaPresidents
8 May 1944 - 8 May 1948Teodoro Picado MichalskiPresidents
8 May 1948 - 8 Nov 1949José Figueres Ferrer (1st time)Presidents
8 Nov 1949 - 8 Nov 1953Otilio Ulate BlancoPresidents
8 Nov 1953 - 8 May 1958José Figueres Ferrer (2nd time)Presidents
8 May 1958 - 8 May 1962Mario Echandi JiménezPresidents
8 May 1962 - 8 May 1966Francisco José Orlich BolmarcichPresidents
8 May 1966 - 8 May 1970José Joaquín Trejos FernándezPresidents
8 May 1970 - 8 May 1974José Figueres Ferrer (3rd time)Presidents
8 May 1974 - 8 May 1978Daniel Oduber QuirósPresidents
8 May 1978 - 8 May 1982Rodrigo Carazo OdioPresidents
8 May 1982 - 8 May 1986Luis Alberto Monge ÁlvarezPresidents
8 May 1986 - 8 May 1990Óscar Arias Sánchez (1st time)Presidents
8 May 1990 - 8 May 1994Rafael Ángel Calderón FournierPresidents
8 May 1994 - 8 May 1998José María Figueres OlsenPresidents
8 May 1998 - 8 May 2002Miguel Ángel Rodríguez EcheverríaPresidents
8 May 2002 - 8 May 2006Abel Pacheco de la EspriellaPresidents
8 May 2006 -Óscar Arias Sánchez (2nd time)Presidents