Historical country records
El Salvador historical timeline
El Salvador
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1821 | independence declared (Province of San Salvador, constituent of the Kingdom of Guatemala which declared its independence 15 Sep 1821) | Leaders |
| 11 Jan 1822 | the province repudiates the decision by the Guatemala junta to incorporate the Kingdom of Guatemala into Mexico, and declares its secession | Leaders |
| 10 Feb 1823 | incorporation into Mexico | Leaders |
| 1 Jul 1823 | Central America (the former Kingdom of Guatemala) proclaims its independence from Spain and Mexico; Province of San Salvador is part of the newly established republic | Leaders |
| 22 Apr 1824 | constituent state of the Central American Republic | Leaders |
| Apr 1840 | federal authorities cease to exist | Leaders |
| 2 Feb 1841 | formal secession decreed (El Salvador) | Leaders |
| 25 Jan 1859 | Republic of El Salvador (in sporadic official use until at least 1914 also Republic of Salvador) | Leaders |
| 13 Jun 1921 - 4 Feb 1922 | State of El Salvador during a later aborted attempt at recreating a Central American Federation | Leaders |
| 21 Sep 1821 - 28 Nov 1821 | Pedro Barriere | Intendant and Superior Political Chief |
| 28 Nov 1821 - 9 Feb 1823 | José Matías Delgado | Intendant and Governor (from 11 Jan 1822, President of the Junta of Government) |
| 1 Jul 1823 - 22 Apr 1824 | Mariano Prado | Supreme Political Chief |
| 22 Apr 1824 - 1 Oct 1824 | Juan Manuel Rodríguez | Chief of State |
| 1 Oct 1824 - 13 Dec 1824 | Mariano Prado (1st time) (acting) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 13 Dec 1824 - 1 Nov 1826 | Juan Vicente Villacorta | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 1 Nov 1826 - 30 Jan 1829 | Mariano Prado (2nd time) (acting) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 30 Jan 1829 - 29 Mar 1832 | José María Cornejo | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 29 Mar 1832 - 13 May 1832 | Francisco Morazán (1st time) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 13 May 1832 - 25 Jul 1832 | Joaquín de San Martín (1st time) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 25 Jul 1832 - 1 Jul 1833 | Mariano Prado (3rd time) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 1 Jul 1833 - 23 Jun 1834 | Joaquín de San Martín (2nd time) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 23 Jun 1834 - 13 Jul 1834 | Carlos Salazar | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 13 Jul 1834 - 30 Sep 1834 | direct rule by federal government | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 30 Sep 1834 - 14 Oct 1834 | Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 14 Oct 1834 - 10 Apr 1835 | José María Silva (1st time) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 10 Apr 1835 - 15 Nov 1835 | Nicolás Espinoza | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 15 Nov 1835 - 7 Mar 1836 | Francisco Gómez Elizondo (acting) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 7 Mar 1836 - May 1838 | Diego Vigil | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| May 1838 - 1 May 1839 | Timoteo Menéndez (acting) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 1 May 1839 - 13 Jul 1839 | Antonio José Cañas (1st time) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 13 Jul 1839 - 4 Apr 1840 | Francisco Morazán (2nd time) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 4 Apr 1840 - 15 Apr 1840 | José María Silva (2nd time) Council of San Salvador then assumes the government) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 15 Apr 1840 - 7 Jan 1841 | Antonio José Cañas (2nd time) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 7 Jan 1841 - 22 Feb 1841 | Juan Lindo (provisional) | Supreme Chiefs of State |
| 22 Feb 1841 - 1 Feb 1842 | Juan Lindo (provisional) | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1842 - 14 Apr 1842 | José Escolástico Marín (acting) | Presidents |
| 14 Apr 1842 - 1 Feb 1844 | Juan José Guzmán | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1844 - 7 Feb 1844 | Fermín Palacios (1st time) (acting) | Presidents |
| 7 Feb 1844 - 15 Feb 1845 | Francisco Malespín | Presidents |
| 15 Feb 1845 - 1 Feb 1846 | Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (1st time) | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1846 - 21 Feb 1846 | Fermín Palacios (2nd time) (acting) | Presidents |
| 21 Feb 1846 - 1 Feb 1848 | Eugenio Aguilar | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1848 - 3 Feb 1848 | Tomás Medina (acting) | Presidents |
| 3 Feb 1848 - 7 Feb 1848 | José Félix Quirós (1st time) | Presidents |
| 7 Feb 1848 - 1 Feb 1850 | Doroteo Vasconcelos (1st time) | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1850 - 4 Feb 1850 | Ramón Rodríguez (acting) | Presidents |
| 4 Feb 1850 - 1 Mar 1851 | Doroteo Vasconcelos (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1851 - 3 May 1851 | José Félix Quirós (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 13 May 1851 - 30 Jan 1852 | Francisco Dueñas (1st time) | Presidents |
| 30 Jan 1852 - 1 Feb 1852 | José María San Martín (1st time) | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1852 - 1 Feb 1854 | Francisco Dueñas (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1854 - 15 Feb 1854 | Vicente Gómez (acting) | Presidents |
| 15 Feb 1854 - 1 Feb 1856 | José María San Martín (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1856 - 12 Feb 1856 | Francisco Dueñas (3rd time) | Presidents |
| 12 Feb 1856 - 1 Feb 1858 | Rafael Campo | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1858 - 7 Feb 1858 | Lorenzo Zepeda (acting) | Presidents |
| 7 Feb 1858 - 1 Feb 1860 | Miguel Santín del Castillo | Presidents |
| 24 Jan 1859 - 15 Feb 1859 | Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán | Presidents |
| 15 Feb 1859 - 12 Mar 1859 | José María Peralta (acting) | Presidents |
| 12 Mar 1859 - 26 Oct 1863 | Gerardo Barrios | Presidents |
| 26 Oct 1863 - 15 Apr 1871 | Francisco Dueñas (4th time) 1865) | Presidents |
| 15 Apr 1871 - 1 Feb 1876 | Santiago González | Presidents |
| 1 Feb 1876 - 1 May 1876 | Andrés del Valle | Presidents |
| 1 May 1876 - 21 Jun 1885 | Rafael Zaldívar | Presidents |
| 21 Jun 1885 - 22 Jun 1890 | Francisco Menéndez 1887) | Presidents |
| 22 Jun 1890 - 9 Jun 1894 | Carlos Ezeta | Presidents |
| 10 Jun 1894 - 13 Nov 1898 | Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez | Presidents |
| 14 Nov 1898 - 1 Mar 1903 | Tomás Regalado | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1903 - 1 Mar 1907 | Pedro José Escalón | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1907 - 1 Mar 1911 | Fernando Figueroa | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1911 - 8 Feb 1913 | Manuel Enrique Araujo | Presidents |
| 9 Feb 1913 - 29 Aug 1914 | Carlos Meléndez (1st time) | Presidents |
| 29 Aug 1914 - 1 Mar 1915 | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1915 - 21 Dec 1918 | Carlos Meléndez (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 21 Dec 1918 - 1 Mar 1919 | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1919 - 1 Mar 1923 | Jorge Meléndez | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1923 - 1 Mar 1927 | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1927 - 1 Mar 1931 | Pío Romero Bosque | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1931 -3/4 Dec 1931 | Arturo Araujo | Presidents |
| 4 Dec 1931 - 28 Aug 1934 | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez | Presidents |
| 29 Aug 1934 - 1 Mar 1935 | Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1st time) | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1935 - 9 May 1944 | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez | Presidents |
| 9 May 1944 - 20 Oct 1944 | Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 21 Oct 1944 - 1 Mar 1945 | Osmín Aguirre y Salinas | Presidents |
| 4 Nov 1944 - 1 Mar 1945 | Miguel Tomás Molina | Presidents |
| 1 Mar 1945 - 14 Dec 1948 | Salvador Castaneda Castro | Presidents |
| 15 Dec 1948 - 14 Sep 1950 | Revolutionary Council of Government - Manuel de Jesús Córdova (b. 1894 - d. ...) - Óscar Osorio (b. 1910 - d. 1969) - Reinaldo Galindo Pohl - Óscar A. Bolaños - Humberto Costa | Presidents |
| 14 Sep 1950 - 14 Sep 1956 | Óscar Osorio | Presidents |
| 14 Sep 1956 - 26 Oct 1960 | José María Lemus | Presidents |
| 26 Oct 1960 - 25 Jan 1961 | Junta of Government - Miguel Ángel Castillo (b. 1915 - d. 19...) - Fabio Castillo Figueroa - Ricardo Falla Cáceres (b. 1921) - René Fortín Magaña (b. 1931) - Rubén Alonso Rosales (b. 1925) - César Yanes Urías (b. 1931) | Presidents |
| 25 Jan 1961 - 25 Jan 1962 | Civic-Military Directory - Aníbal Portillo (b. 1914) - Feliciano Avelar (b. 1919) - José Antonio Rodríguez Porth (b. 1915 - d. 1989) - José Francisco Valiente (b. 1911) - Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo (b. 1921 - d. 1973) - Mariano Castro Morán (b. 1916 - d. 2005) | Presidents |
| 25 Jan 1962 - 1 Jul 1962 | Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea | Presidents |
| 1 Jul 1962 - 1 Jul 1967 | Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo | Presidents |
| 1 Jul 1967 - 1 Jul 1972 | Fidel Sánchez Hernández | Presidents |
| 1 Jul 1972 - 1 Jul 1977 | Arturo Armando Molina | Presidents |
| 1 Jul 1977 - 15 Oct 1979 | Carlos Humberto Romero | Presidents |
| 15 Oct 1979 - 2 May 1982 | Revolutionary Junta - Adolfo Arnoldo Majano Ramos (b. 1938) - Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez Avendaño (b. 1936) - Román Mayorga Quirós - Guillermo Ungo (b. 1931 - d. 1991) - Mario Antonio Andino (b. 1936?) - José Antonio Morales Ehrlich (b. 1935) - José Ramón Ávalos Navarrete - Héctor Miguel Antonio Dada Hirezi (9 Jan - 3 Mar 1980) (b. 1938) - José Napoleón Duarte (b. 1925 - d. 1990) | Presidents |
| 2 May 1982 - 1 Jun 1984 | Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja | Presidents |
| 1 Jun 1984 - 1 Jun 1989 | José Napoleón Duarte | Presidents |
| 1 Jun 1989 - 1 Jun 1994 | Alfredo Cristiani | Presidents |
| 1 Jun 1994 - 1 Jun 1999 | Armando Calderón Sol | Presidents |
| 1 Jun 1999 - 1 Jun 2004 | Francisco Flores | Presidents |
| 1 Jun 2004 - | Antonio Saca | Presidents |