Historical country records

Guatemala historical timeline

Central America

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
15 Sep 1821independence of the colonial "Kingdom of Guatemala" (now Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)Leaders
5 Jan 1822incorporation into MexicoLeaders
1 Jul 1823independence againLeaders
10 Jul 1823United Provinces of the Centre of America (also styled Republic of the Centre of America)Leaders
10 Apr 1825Federal Republic of Central AmericaLeaders
1840federation effectively dissolved after successive secessions of the statesLeaders
15 Sep 1821 - 5 Jan 1822Gabino GaínzaSuperior Political Chiefs
1 Jul 1823 - 10 Jul 1823Vicente FilísolaSuperior Political Chiefs
10 Jul 1823 - 4 Oct 1823First Triumvirate - Antonio Rivera Cabezas (b. 1784 - d. 1851) - Pedro Molina (b. 1777 - d. 1854) - Juan Vicente Villacorta (b. 1764 - d. 1828)Supreme Executive Power (3 members; chair rotating monthly)
4 Oct 1823 - 29 Apr 1825Second Triumvirate - Juan Vicente Villacorta (s.a.) - Manuel José Arce (b. 1768 - d. 1847) - José Manuel de la Cerda - Tomás O'Horan - José Santiago Milla (b. 1783 - d. 18...) - José Cecilio Díaz del Valle (b. 1780 - d. 1834)Supreme Executive Power (3 members; chair rotating monthly)
29 Apr 1825 - 13 Apr 1829Manuel José ArcePresidents
13 Apr 1829 - 25 Jun 1829Francisco Morazán (1st time)Presidents
25 Jun 1829 - 16 Sep 1830José Francisco Barrundia (acting)Presidents
16 Sep 1830 - 16 Sep 1834Francisco Morazán (2nd time)Presidents
16 Sep 1834 - 14 Feb 1835José Gregorio Salazar LaraPresidents
14 Feb 1835 - 1 Feb 1839Francisco Morazán (3rd time)Presidents
1 Feb 1839 - Mar 1840Diego Vigil (acting)Presidents

Guatemala

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
10 Jul 1823State of Guatemala; constituent state of the Central American Federation (s.a.) to 17 Apr 1839Leaders
21 Mar 1847Republic of GuatemalaLeaders
13 Jun 1921 - 14 Jan 1922State of Guatemala during a later aborted attempt at recreating a Central American FederationLeaders
10 Jul 1823 - 15 Sep 1824direct rule by Federation governmentSupreme Chiefs of State
15 Sep 1824 - 12 Oct 1824Alejandro Díaz Cabeza de VacaSupreme Chiefs of State
12 Oct 1824 - 13 Oct 1826Juan Barrundia (1st time)Supreme Chiefs of State
13 Oct 1826 - 2 Jan 1827direct rule by Federation governmentSupreme Chiefs of State
2 Jan 1827 - 1 Mar 1827José Domingo Estrada (acting)Supreme Chiefs of State
1 Mar 1827 - 13 Apr 1829Mariano de AycinenaSupreme Chiefs of State
13 Apr 1829 - 30 Apr 1829Mariano Zenteno (provisional)Supreme Chiefs of State
30 Apr 1829 - 23 Aug 1829Juan Barrundia (2nd time)Supreme Chiefs of State
23 Aug 1829 - 10 Feb 1831Pedro MolinaSupreme Chiefs of State
10 Feb 1831 - 28 Aug 1831Gregorio Márquez (acting)Supreme Chiefs of State
28 Aug 1831 - 3 Mar 1838José Mariano GálvezSupreme Chiefs of State
3 Mar 1838 - 29 Jul 1838Pedro José Valenzuela (acting)Supreme Chiefs of State
29 Jul 1838 - 30 Jan 1839Mariano Rivera Paz (1st time)Supreme Chiefs of State
30 Jan 1839 - 13 Apr 1839Carlos Salazar (provisional)Supreme Chiefs of State
13 Apr 1839 - 3 Dec 1839Mariano Rivera Paz (2nd time)Supreme Chiefs of State
3 Dec 1839 - 25 Feb 1842Mariano Rivera Paz (1st time)Presidents
25 Feb 1842 - 14 May 1842José Venancio LópezPresidents
14 May 1842 - 14 Dec 1844Mariano Rivera Paz (2nd time)Presidents
14 Dec 1844 - 16 Aug 1848José Rafael Carrera (1st time)Presidents
16 Aug 1848 - 28 Nov 1848Juan Antonio Martínez (interim)Presidents
28 Nov 1848 - 3 Jan 1849José Bernardo Escobar (interim)Presidents
3 Jan 1849 - 6 Nov 1851Mariano Paredes (interim)Presidents
6 Nov 1851 - 14 Apr 1865José Rafael Carrera (2nd time)Presidents
14 Apr 1865 - 24 May 1865Pedro de Aycinena (acting)Presidents
24 May 1865 - 29 Jun 1871Vicente CernaPresidents
29 Jun 1871 - 4 Jun 1873Miguel García GranadosPresidents
4 Jun 1873 - 2 Apr 1885Justo Rufino BarriosPresidents
2 Apr 1885 - 5 Apr 1885Alejandro M. Sinibaldi (acting)Presidents
6 Apr 1885 - 15 Mar 1892Manuel Lisandro BarillasPresidents
15 Mar 1892 - 8 Feb 1898José María Reina BarriosPresidents
8 Feb 1898 - 15 Apr 1920Manuel Estrada CabreraPresidents
15 Apr 1920 - 10 Dec 1921Carlos HerreraPresidents
10 Dec 1921 - 26 Sep 1926José María OrellanaPresidents
26 Sep 1926 - 2 Jan 1931Lázaro ChacónPresidents
2 Jan 1931 - 14 Feb 1931José María Reina Andrade (acting)Presidents
14 Feb 1931 - 4 Jul 1944Jorge Ubico y CastañedaPresidents
4 Jul 1944 - 20 Oct 1944Federico Ponce Vaides (acting)Presidents
20 Oct 1944 - 15 Mar 1945Revolutionary Government Junta - Francisco Javier Arana (b. 1905 - d. 1949) - Jacobo Arbenz (b. 1913 - d. 1971) - Jorge Toriello Garrido (b. 1908? - d. 1998)Presidents
15 Mar 1945 - 15 Mar 1951Juan José ArévaloPresidents
15 Mar 1951 - 27 Jun 1954Jacobo ArbenzPresidents
27 Jun 1954 - 28 Jun 1954Carlos Enrique Díaz de LeónPresidents
29 Jun 1954 - 8 Jul 1954Elfego H. Monzón (junta chairman)Presidents
8 Jul 1954 - 26 Jul 1957Carlos Castillo ArmasPresidents
27 Jul 1957 - 24 Oct 1957Luis Arturo González LópezPresidents
24 Oct 1957 - 26 Oct 1957Óscar Mendoza AzurdiaPresidents
27 Oct 1957 - 2 Mar 1958Guillermo Flores AvendañoPresidents
2 Mar 1958 - 31 Mar 1963Miguel Ydígoras FuentesPresidents
31 Mar 1963 - 1 Jul 1966Enrique Peralta AzurdiaPresidents
1 Jul 1966 - 1 Jul 1970Julio César Méndez MontenegroPresidents
1 Jul 1970 - 1 Jul 1974Carlos Manuel Arana OsorioPresidents
1 Jul 1974 - 1 Jul 1978Kjell Eugenio Laugerud GarcíaPresidents
1 Jul 1978 - 23 Mar 1982Fernando Romeo Lucas GarcíaPresidents
23 Mar 1982 - 8 Aug 1983Efraín Ríos MonttPresidents
8 Aug 1983 - 14 Jan 1986Óscar Humberto Mejía VictoresPresidents
14 Jan 1986 - 14 Jan 1991Marco Vinicio Cerezo ArévaloPresidents
14 Jan 1991 - 1 Jun 1993Jorge Serrano ElíasPresidents
6 Jun 1993 - 14 Jan 1996Ramiro de León CarpioPresidents
14 Jan 1996 - 14 Jan 2000Álvaro Arzú IrigoyenPresidents
14 Jan 2000 - 14 Jan 2004Alfonso Portillo CabreraPresidents
14 Jan 2004 - 14 Jan 2008Óscar Berger PerdomoPresidents
14 Jan 2008 -Álvaro Colom CaballerosPresidents

Los Altos

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
2 Feb 1838State of Los Altos (independence from State of Guatemala, recognized 5 Jun 1838); constituent state of the Central American Federation (s.a.) to 26 May 1839Leaders
27 Jan 1840reincorporated into GuatemalaLeaders
5 Sep 1848independence againLeaders
21 Oct 1848reincorporated into GuatemalaLeaders
2 Feb 1838 - Mar 1838Provisional Government - Marcelo Molina - José María Gálvez - José Antonio AguilarLeaders
Mar 1838 - 28 Dec 1838Marcelo MolinaPresident of the Governing Junta
28 Dec 1838 - 27 Jan 1840Marcelo MolinaChief of State
5 Sep 1848 - 21 Oct 1848Interim Government - Fernando Antonio Dávila - José Velazco - Rafael de La TorreChief of State