Historical country records
Dominican Republic historical timeline
Dominican Republic
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1492 | Spanish colony (Hispaniola) | Leaders |
| 20 Sep 1697 | Spain recognizes French claim to western Hispaniola; island divided into French Saint-Domingue (see Haiti) and Spanish Santo Domingo | Leaders |
| 22 Jul 1795 | Spain cedes Santo Domingo to France | Leaders |
| 13 Dec 1808 | Santo Domingo reverts to Spain | Leaders |
| 1 Dec 1821 | independence (Independent State of the Spanish Part of Haiti in Colombia) | Leaders |
| 9 Feb 1822 | incorporated into Haiti | Leaders |
| 27 Feb 1844 | independence (Dominican Republic) | Leaders |
| 18 Mar 1861 | reincorporated into Spain | Leaders |
| 14 Sep 1863 | independence (Dominican Republic) (recognized 11 Jul 1865) | Leaders |
| 29 Nov 1916 - 12 Jul 1924 | U.S. military occupation | Leaders |
| 16 Aug 1930 - 30 May 1961 | Rafael Trujillo | De facto ruler |
| 1699 - 1702 | Severino de Manzaneda Salinas y Rozas | Governors |
| 1702 - 1706 | Ignacio Pérez Caro (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1706 - 1707 | Sebastián de Cerezada y Girón | Governors |
| 1707 - 1713 | Guillermo Morfi | Governors |
| 1713 - 1714 | Pedro de Niela y Torres | Governors |
| 1714 - 1715 | Antonio Landeche | Governors |
| 1715 - 1723 | Fernando Constanzo y Ramírez, caballero de Santiago | Governors |
| 1723 - 1732 | Francisco de la Rocha y Ferrer | Governors |
| 1732 - 1739 | Alfonso de Castro y Mazo | Governors |
| 1739 - 1750 | Pedro Zorilla de San Martín, marqués de la Gándara Real | Governors |
| 1750 | Juan José Colomo | Governors |
| 1750 - 1751 | José de Zunnier de Basteros | Governors |
| 1751 - 1759 | Francisco Rubio y Peñaranda | Governors |
| 1759 - 1771 | Manuel de Azlor y Urriez | Governors |
| 1771 - 1779 | José Solano y Bote | Governors |
| 1779 - 1785 | Isidoro de Peralta y Rojas | Governors |
| 1785 - 1786 | Joaquín García y Moreno (1st time) | Governors |
| 1786 - 1788 | Manuel González de Torres | Governors |
| 1788 - 1801 | Joaquín García y Moreno (2nd time) | Governors |
| 13 Dec 1808 - 1811 | Juan Sánchez Ramírez | Governors |
| 1811 - 1813 | Manuel Caballero y Masot | Governors |
| 1813 - 1818 | Carlos de Urrutia y Montoya | Governors |
| 1818 - 1821 | Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón | Governors |
| 1821 | Pascual Leal | Governors |
| 1 Dec 1821 - 9 Feb 1822 | José Núñez de Cáceres | Governor and State President |
| 27 Feb 1844 - 1 Mar 1844 | Francisco del Rosario Sánchez | President of the Provisional Governing Junta |
| 1 Mar 1844 - 5 Jun 1844 | Tomás Bobadilla | Presidents of the Central Governing Junta |
| 5 Jun 1844 - 9 Jun 1844 | José María Caminero | Presidents of the Central Governing Junta |
| 9 Jun 1844 - 16 Jul 1844 | Francisco del Rosario Sánchez | Presidents of the Central Governing Junta |
| 16 Jul 1844 - 13 Nov 1844 | Pedro Santana | Presidents of the Central Governing Junta |
| 13 Nov 1844 - 4 Aug 1848 | Pedro Santana (1st time) | Presidents |
| 4 Aug 1848 - 8 Sep 1848 | Council of Secretaries of State - Félix Mercenario (b. 1789 - d. 1861) - Domingo de la Rocha (b. 1797 - d. 1883) - José María Caminero (s.a.) - Manuel Jimenes (b. 1808 - d. 1854) | Presidents |
| 8 Sep 1848 - 29 May 1849 | Manuel Jimenes | Presidents |
| 30 May 1849 - 23 Sep 1849 | Pedro Santana (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 24 Sep 1849 - 15 Feb 1853 | Buenaventura Báez (1st time) | Presidents |
| 15 Feb 1853 - 26 May 1856 | Pedro Santana (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 26 May 1856 - 8 Oct 1856 | Manuel de Regla Mota | Presidents |
| 8 Oct 1856 - 13 Jun 1858 | Buenaventura Báez (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 13 Jun 1858 - 28 Jul 1858 | José Desiderio Valverde Provisional Government to 1 Mar 1858] and then to 28 Aug 1858) | Presidents |
| 28 Jul 1858 - 18 Mar 1861 | Pedro Santana (4th time) | Presidents |
| 18 Mar 1861 - 20 Jul 1862 | Pedro Santana | Governors-general |
| 20 Jul 1862 - 22 Oct 1863 | Felipe Ribero y Lemoine | Governors-general |
| 23 Oct 1863 - 30 Mar 1864 | Carlos de Vargas y Cerveto | Governors-general |
| 31 Mar 1864 - 11 Jul 1865 | José de la Gándara y Navarro | Governors-general |
| 14 Sep 1863 - 10 Oct 1864 | José Antonio Salcedo | Presidents |
| 10 Oct 1864 - 23 Jan 1865 | Gaspar Polanco | Presidents |
| 23 Jan 1865 - 24 Jan 1865 | Generals-in-Chief - Pedro Antonio Pimentel (b. 1830 - d. 1874) - Benito Monción (b. 1826 - d. 1898) - Federico de Jesús García (b. c.1835 - d. 1873) | Presidents |
| 24 Jan 1865 - 24 Mar 1865 | Benigno Filomeno de Rojas 1865, then President of the Executive Commission of the National Convention) | Presidents |
| 25 Mar 1865 - 4 Aug 1865 | Pedro Antonio Pimentel | Presidents |
| 4 Aug 1865 - 15 Nov 1865 | José María Cabral (1st time) | Presidents |
| 15 Nov 1865 - 8 Dec 1865 | Pedro Guillermo as President of the Central Governing Junta from earlier in 1865) | Presidents |
| 8 Dec 1865 - 29 May 1866 | Buenaventura Báez (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 29 May 1866 - 22 Aug 1866 | Triumvirate - Pedro Antonio Pimentel (s.a.) - Gregorio Luperón (b. 1839 - d. 1897) - Federico de Jesús García | Presidents |
| 22 Aug 1866 - 31 Jan 1868 | José María Cabral (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 22 Dec 1867 - 13 Feb 1868 | José Hungría (in rebellion) | Presidents |
| 31 Jan 1868 - 13 Feb 1868 | Manuel Altagracia Cáceres (acting) | Presidents |
| 13 Feb 1868 - 2 May 1868 | Junta of Generals - José Hungría (s.a.) - Francisco Antonio Gómez (b. ... - d. 1883) - José Ramón Luciano (b. ... - d. 1890?) | Presidents |
| 2 May 1868 - 2 Jan 1874 | Buenaventura Báez (4th time) | Presidents |
| 2 Jan 1874 - 22 Jan 1874 | Ignacio María González (1st time) | Presidents |
| 22 Jan 1874 - 6 Apr 1874 | Generals-in-Chief - Ignacio María González (s.a.) - Manuel Altagracia Cáceres (s.a.) | Presidents |
| 6 Apr 1874 - 23 Feb 1876 | Ignacio María González (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 7 Feb 1876 - Feb 1876 | Constitutional Executive Junta - Esteban Díaz - Máximo Grullón (b. 1826 - d. 1877) - Manuel de Jesús de Peña (b. 1834 - d. 1915) - Alfredo Deetjen (b. 1836 - d. 1897) - Isidro Pereyra (b. 1839 - d. 1893) | Presidents |
| 23 Feb 1876 - 29 Apr 1876 | Council of Secretaries of State - Pedro Tomás Garrido (b. 1827 - d. 1895) - José de Jesús de Castro - Pedro Pablo de Bonilla (b. 1807 - d. 1881?) - Juan Bautista Zafra (b. 1840 - d. 1886) - Pablo López Villanueva (to 1876) (b. ... - d. 1902) - Jacinto Peynado (from 1876) (b. 1826 - d. 1897) | Presidents |
| 29 Apr 1876 - 5 Oct 1876 | Ulises Francisco Espaillat | Presidents |
| 5 Oct 1876 - 11 Nov 1876 | Superior Governing Junta - Pablo López Villanueva (s.a.) - José Caminero (b. ... - d. 1892) - Juan Ariza (b. 1820 - d. 1882) - Fidel Rodríguez Urdaneta - José de Jesús de Castro - Juan Bautista Zafra (s.a.) - Pedro Tomás Garrido (s.a.) | Presidents |
| 11 Nov 1876 - 9 Dec 1876 | Ignacio María González (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 10 Dec 1876 - 26 Dec 1876 | Marcos Antonio Cabral | Presidents |
| 26 Dec 1876 - 2 Mar 1878 | Buenaventura Báez (5th time) | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1878 - 3 May 1878 | Ignacio María González | Presidents |
| 2 Mar 1878 - 5 Mar 1878 | Council of Secretaries of State - José María Cabral (s.a.) - Joaquín Montolío (b. 1821 - d. 1911) | Presidents |
| 5 Mar 1878 - 6 Jul 1878 | Cesáreo Guillermo (1st time) | Presidents |
| 6 Jul 1878 - 2 Sep 1878 | Ignacio María González (5th time) | Presidents |
| 2 Sep 1878 - 6 Sep 1878 | People's Military Chiefs - Ulises Heureaux (b. 1845 - d. 1899) - Cesáreo Guillermo (s.a.) | Presidents |
| 7 Sep 1878 - 29 Sep 1878 | Jacinto del Rosario de Castro | Presidents |
| 30 Sep 1878 - 27 Feb 1879 | Council of Secretaries of State - Cesáreo Guillermo (s.a.) - Alejandro Angulo Guridi (b. 1823 - d. 1906) - Pedro Ramón Aristy | Presidents |
| 27 Feb 1879 - 6 Dec 1879 | Cesáreo Guillermo (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 6 Dec 1879 - 1 Sep 1880 | Gregorio Luperón | Presidents |
| 1 Sep 1880 - 1 Sep 1882 | Fernando Arturo de Meriño | Presidents |
| 1 Sep 1882 - 1 Sep 1884 | Ulises Heureaux (1st time) | Presidents |
| 1 Sep 1884 - 16 May 1885 | Francisco Gregorio Billini | Presidents |
| 16 May 1885 - 6 Jan 1887 | Alejandro Woss y Gil (1st time) | Presidents |
| 6 Jan 1887 - 27 Feb 1889 | Ulises Heureaux (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 27 Feb 1889 - 30 Apr 1889 | Manuel María Gautier (acting) | Presidents |
| 30 Apr 1889 - 26 Jul 1899 | Ulises Heureaux (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 26 Jul 1899 - 30 Aug 1899 | Wenceslao Figuereo | Presidents |
| 30 Aug 1899 - 31 Aug 1899 | Council of Secretaries of State - Tomás Demetrio Morales (b. 18... - d. 1906) - Arístides Patiño (b. 1856 - d. 1928) - Enrique Henríquez y Alfau (b. 1859 - d. 1940) - Jaime R. Vidal - Braulio Álvarez (Undersecretary) (b. 1841 - d. 1927) | Presidents |
| 31 Aug 1899 - 4 Sep 1899 | People's Revolutionary Governing Junta - Mariano Cestero (b. 1838 - d. 1909) - Álvaro Logroño - Arístides Patiño (s.a.) - Pedro María Mejía | Presidents |
| 4 Sep 1899 - 15 Nov 1899 | Horacio Vásquez (1st time) in rebellion from 1 Aug 1899) | Presidents |
| 15 Nov 1899 - 2 May 1902 | Juan Isidro Jimenes (1st time) | Presidents |
| 26 Apr 1902 - 23 Apr 1903 | Horacio Vásquez (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 23 Apr 1903 - 24 Nov 1903 | Alejandro Woss y Gil (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 24 Oct 1903 - 12 Jan 1906 | Carlos Felipe Morales left the country 25 Dec 1905) | Presidents |
| 25 Dec 1905 - 29 Dec 1905 | Council of Secretaries of State - Manuel Lamarche García - Emiliano Tejera (b. 1841 - d. 1923) - Andrés Julio Montolío (b. 1821 - d. 1911) - Francisco Leonte Vásquez Lajara (b. 1856 - d. 1923) - Carlos Ginebra - Eladio Victoria (b. 1864 - d. 1939) - Federico Velásquez y Hernández (b. 1867 - d. 1934) | Presidents |
| 29 Dec 1905 - 19 Nov 1911 | Ramón Cáceres | Presidents |
| 19 Nov 1911 - 5 Dec 1911 | Council of Secretaries - Miguel Antonio Román (b. 1834 - d. 1920) - José María Cabral (b. 1864 - d. 1937) - Manuel de Jesús Troncoso de la Concha (b. 1878 - d. 1955) - Federico Velásquez y Hernández - Manuel Lamarche García - Emilio Tejera (b. 1880 - d. 19...) - Rafael Díaz | Presidents |
| 5 Dec 1911 - 30 Nov 1912 | Eladio Victoria | Presidents |
| 1 Dec 1912 - 13 Apr 1913 | Adolfo Alejandro Nouel | Presidents |
| 14 Apr 1913 - 27 Aug 1914 | José Bordas Valdés (provisional) | Presidents |
| 28 Aug 1914 - 5 Dec 1914 | Ramón Báez (provisional) | Presidents |
| 5 Dec 1914 - 7 May 1916 | Juan Isidro Jimenes (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 7 May 1916 - 31 Jul 1916 | Council of Secretaries - Jaime Mota (b. 1860 - d. 19...) - Bernardo Pichardo (b. 1877 - d. 1924) - José Manuel Jimenes (to 1916) - Federico Velásquez y Hernández | Presidents |
| 31 Jul 1916 - 29 Nov 1916 | Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal | Presidents |
| 29 Nov 1916 - 18 Nov 1918 | Harry Shepard Knapp | Governors |
| 18 Nov 1918 - 25 Feb 1919 | Ben Hebard Fuller | Governors |
| 25 Feb 1919 - 3 Jun 1921 | Thomas Snowden | Governors |
| 3 Jun 1921 - 21 Oct 1922 | Samuel S. Robison | Governors |
| 21 Oct 1922 - 12 Jul 1924 | Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos | Presidents |
| 12 Jul 1924 - 3 Mar 1930 | Horacio Vásquez (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 3 Mar 1930 - 16 Aug 1930 | Rafael Estrella Ureña (acting) | Presidents |
| 16 Aug 1930 - 16 Aug 1938 | Rafael Trujillo (1st time) | Presidents |
| 16 Aug 1938 - 7 Mar 1940 | Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado | Presidents |
| 7 Mar 1940 - 18 May 1942 | Manuel de Jesús Troncoso de la Concha (s.a.) | Presidents |
| 18 May 1942 - 16 Aug 1952 | Rafael Trujillo (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 16 Aug 1952 - 3 Aug 1960 | Héctor Trujillo | Presidents |
| 3 Aug 1960 - 16 Jan 1962 | Joaquín Balaguer (1st time) | Presidents |
| 16 Jan 1962 - 18 Jan 1962 | Civic-Military Council - Armando Óscar Pacheco - Luis Amiama Tió (b. 1914 - d. 1980) - Antonio Imbert Barrera (b. 1920) - Enrique Valdez Vidaurre - Wilfredo Medina Natalio - Huberto Bogaert (from 17 Jan 1962) (chairman) (b. 1901 - d. 1962) | Presidents |
| 18 Jan 1962 - 27 Feb 1963 | Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly | Presidents |
| 27 Feb 1963 - 25 Sep 1963 | Juan Bosch | Presidents |
| 25 Sep 1963 - 26 Sep 1963 | Víctor Elby Viñas Román | Presidents |
| 26 Sep 1963 - 25 Apr 1965 | Triumvirate - Emilio de los Santos (b. 1903 - d. 198...) - Manuel Enrique Tavares Espaillat (b. 1929) - Ramón Tapia Espinal (b. 1926 - d. 2002) - Donald Reid Cabral (b. 1923 - d. 2006) | Presidents |
| 13 Oct 1963 - 4 Nov 1963 | Juan Casasnovas Garrido | Presidents |
| 25 Apr 1965 (hours) | Revolutionary Committee - Vinicio Fernández Pérez - Giovanni Gutiérrez Ramírez - Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó (b. 1932 - d. 1973) - Eladio Ramírez Sánchez - Pedro Bartolomé Benoit (b. 1921) | Presidents |
| 25 Apr 1965 - 27 Apr 1965 | José Rafael Molina Ureña | Presidents |
| 1 May 1965 - 7 May 1965 | Pedro Bartolomé Benoit | Presidents |
| 7 May 1965 - 30 Aug 1965 | Antonio Imbert Barrera | Presidents |
| 4 May 1965 - 3 Sep 1965 | Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó | Presidents |
| 3 Sep 1965 - 1 Jul 1966 | Héctor García Godoy (provisional) | Presidents |
| 1 Jul 1966 - 16 Aug 1978 | Joaquín Balaguer (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 16 Aug 1978 - 4 Jul 1982 | Antonio Guzmán Fernández | Presidents |
| 4 Jul 1982 - 16 Aug 1982 | Jacobo Majluta Azar | Presidents |
| 16 Aug 1982 - 16 Aug 1986 | Salvador Jorge Blanco | Presidents |
| 16 Aug 1986 - 16 Aug 1996 | Joaquín Balaguer (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 16 Aug 1996 - 16 Aug 2000 | Leonel Fernández (1st time) | Presidents |
| 16 Aug 2000 - 16 Aug 2004 | Hipólito Mejía | Presidents |
| 16 Aug 2004 - | Leonel Fernández (2nd time) | Presidents |