List of heads of state of the Federal Republic of Central America
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This is a list of heads of state of the Federal Republic of Central America from its founding in 1821/1823 until its dissolution in 1840.
| President of the Federal Republic of Central America | |
|---|---|
| Presidente de la República Federal de Centro América | |
Coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Central America | |
Longest serving Francisco Morazán 16 September 1830 – 16 September 1834 14 February 1835 – 1 February 1839 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer |
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| Term length |
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| Precursor | Captain General of Guatemala |
| Formation | April 1825 |
| First holder | Manuel José Arce |
| Final holder | Diego Vigil y Cocaña (interim) |
| Abolished | 31 March 1840 |
| Superseded by | President of Costa Rica President of El Salvador President of Guatemala President of Honduras President of Nicaragua |
Heads of state
Superior Political Chiefs
| No | Portrait | Head of State | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Gabino Gaínza | 15 September 1821 | 5 January 1822 | 112 days | Independent | |
| Part of the First Mexican Empire (5 January 1822 – 1 July 1823) | ||||||
| 2 | José Matías Delgado | 1 July 1823 | 10 July 1823 | 9 days | Independent | |
First Triumvirate
| No | Portrait | Head of State | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Pedro Molina Mazariegos | 10 July 1823 | 4 October 1823 | 86 days | Liberal | |
| 2 | Antonio Rivera Cabezas | Liberal | ||||
| 3 | Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz | Liberal | ||||
Second Triumvirate
| No | Portrait | Head of State | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Tomas O'Horan | 4 October 1823 | 29 April 1825 | 1 year and 207 days | Independent | |
| 2 | José Santiago Milla Pineda Arriaga | 4 October 1823 | 5 February 1824 | 124 days | Independent | |
| 3 | Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz | 6 October 1823 | 15 March 1824 | 161 days | Liberal | |
| 4 | José Cecilio del Valle | 5 February 1824 | 29 April 1825 | 1 year and 83 days | Conservative | |
| 5 | Manuel José Arce | 15 March 1824 | 20 October 1824 | 219 days | Liberal | |
| 6 | José Manuel de la Cerda y Aguilar | 20 October 1824 | 29 April 1825 | 191 days | Independent | |
Presidents
- Political parties
Conservative
Liberal
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political affiliation | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| — | José Cecilio del Valle (1780–1834) |
1825 | Election nullified by the Federal Congress | Conservative | [1] | |||
| 1 | Manuel José Arce (1787–1847) |
1825 | 29 April 1825 | 14 February 1828 | 2 years and 291 days | Liberal | [2] | |
| – | Mariano Beltranena y Llano (1781–1866) Interim President |
– | 14 February 1828 | 13 April 1829 | 1 year and 58 days | Conservative | [3] | |
| – | Francisco Morazán (1792–1842) De Facto President |
– | 13 April 1829 | 25 June 1829 | 73 days | Liberal | [4] | |
| – | José Francisco Barrundia (1787–1854) Interim President |
– | 25 June 1829 | 16 September 1830 | 1 year and 81 days | Liberal | ||
| 2 | Francisco Morazán (1792–1842) |
1830 | 16 September 1830 | 16 September 1834 | 4 years and 0 days | Liberal | ||
| – | José Cecilio del Valle (1780–1834) |
1833 | Died in 1834 before assuming office | Conservative | ||||
| – | José Gregorio Salazar (1773–1838) Interim President |
– | 16 September 1834 | 14 February 1835 | 151 days | Liberal | ||
| (2) | Francisco Morazán (1792–1842) |
1835 | 14 February 1835 | 1 February 1839 | 3 years and 352 days | Liberal | ||
| – | Diego Vigil y Cocaña (1799–1845) Interim President |
– | 1 February 1839 | 31 March 1840 | 1 year and 59 days | Liberal | ||





