President of El Salvador
| President of the Republic of El Salvador Presidente de la República de El Salvador | |
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 Presidential Seal | |
| Residence | Casa Presidencial, San Salvador |
| Term length | Five years, not eligible for re-election immediately |
| Inaugural holder | Juan Lindo |
| Formation | February 2, 1841 |
| Deputy | Vice President of El Salvador |
| Website | President of El Salvador |
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The position of President of El Salvador was created in the Constitution of 1841. From 1821 until 1841, the head of state of El Salvador was styled simply as Head of State (Jefe de Estado).
Presidents of the Independent Republic of El Salvador (1841–present)
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of Office | Political Affiliation | |
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| — | Juan Lindo Provisional President (1790–1857) |
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22 February 1841 | 1 February 1842 | Conservative |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | José Escolástico Marín Acting President (?–1846) |
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1 February 1842 | 14 April 1842 | Independent |
| 1 | Juan José Guzmán (1800–1847) |
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14 April 1842 | 1 February 1844 | Conservative |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | Fermín Palacios Acting President |
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1 February 1844 | 7 February 1844 | Independent |
| 2 | Francisco Malespín (1806–1846) |
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7 February 1844 | 15 February 1845 | Conservative |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|3 | Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (1801–1875) |
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15 February 1845 | 1 February 1846 | Independent |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | Fermín Palacios Acting President |
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1 February 1846 | 21 February 1846 | Independent |
| 4 | Eugenio Aguilar (1804–1879) |
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21 February 1846 | 1 February 1848 | Liberal |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | Tomás Medina Acting President (1803–1884) |
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1 February 1848 | 3 February 1848 | Independent |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | José Félix Quirós Acting President (1811–1883) |
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3 February 1848 | 7 February 1848 | Independent |
| 5 | Doroteo Vasconcelos (1803–1883) |
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7 February 1848 | 1 February 1850 | Liberal |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | Ramón Rodríguez Acting President |
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1 February 1850 | 4 February 1850 | Independent |
| 6 | Doroteo Vasconcelos (1803–1883) |
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4 February 1850 | 1 March 1851 | Liberal |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | José Félix Quirós Acting President (1811–1883) |
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1 March 1851 | 3 May 1851 | Independent |
| 7 | Francisco Dueñas (1810–1884) |
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13 May 1851 | 30 January 1852 | Conservative |
| — | José María San Martín Acting President (1811–1857) |
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30 January 1852 | 1 February 1852 | Conservative |
| 8 | Francisco Dueñas (1810–1884) |
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1 February 1852 | 1 February 1854 | Conservative |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | Vicente Gómez Acting President |
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1 February 1854 | 15 February 1854 | Independent |
| 9 | José María San Martín (1811–1857) |
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15 February 1854 | 1 February 1856 | Conservative |
| — | Francisco Dueñas Acting President (1810–1884) |
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1 February 1856 | 12 February 1856 | Conservative |
| 10 | Rafael Campo (1813–1890) |
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12 February 1856 | 1 February 1858 | Conservative |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | Lorenzo Zepeda Acting President |
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1 February 1858 | 7 February 1858 | Independent |
| 11 | Miguel Santín del Castillo (1830–1880) |
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7 February 1858 | 24 January 1859 | Conservative |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán Acting President (1801–1875) |
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24 January 1859 | 15 February 1859 | Independent |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | José María Peralta Acting President (1807–1883) |
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15 February 1859 | 12 March 1859 | Independent |
| 12 | Gerardo Barrios (1813–1865) |
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12 March 1859 | 26 October 1863 | Liberal |
| 13 | Francisco Dueñas (1810–1884) |
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26 October 1863 | 15 April 1871 | Conservative |
| 14 | Santiago González (1818–1887) |
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15 April 1871 | 1 February 1876 | Liberal |
| 15 | Andrés del Valle (1833–1888) |
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1 February 1876 | 1 May 1876 | Liberal |
| 16 | Rafael Zaldívar (1834–1903) |
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1 May 1876 | 21 June 1885 | Liberal |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|17 | Francisco Menéndez (1830–1890) |
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21 June 1885 | 22 June 1890 | Military |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|18 | Carlos Ezeta (1852–1903) |
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22 June 1890 | 9 June 1894 | Military |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|19 | Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez (1845–1921) |
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10 June 1894 | 13 November 1898 | Military |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|20 | Tomás Regalado (1861–1906) |
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14 November 1898 | 1 March 1903 | Military |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|21 | Pedro José Escalón (1847–1923) |
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1 March 1903 | 1 March 1907 | Military |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|22 | Fernando Figueroa (1849–1919) |
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1 March 1907 | 1 March 1911 | Military |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|23 | Manuel Enrique Araujo (1865–1913) |
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1 March 1911 | 8 February 1913 | Independent |
| 24 | Carlos Meléndez Ramirez Provisional President (1861–1919) |
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9 February 1913 | 29 August 1914 | National Democratic Party |
| — | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina Provisional President (1874–1950) |
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29 August 1914 | 1 March 1915 | National Democratic Party |
| 25 | Carlos Meléndez Ramirez (1861–1919) |
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1 March 1915 | 21 December 1918 | National Democratic Party |
| — | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina Acting President (1874–1950) |
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21 December 1918 | 1 March 1919 | National Democratic Party |
| 26 | Jorge Meléndez (1871–1953) |
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1 March 1919 | 1 March 1923 | National Democratic Party |
| 27 | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950) |
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1 March 1923 | 1 March 1927 | National Democratic Party |
| 28 | Pío Romero Bosque (1860–1935) |
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1 March 1927 | 1 March 1931 | National Democratic Party |
| 29 | Arturo Araujo (1878–1967) |
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1 March 1931 | 2 December 1931 | Labor Party |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|— | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez Acting President (1882–1966) |
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4 December 1931 | 28 August 1934 | Military / National Pro Patria Party |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|— | Andrés Ignacio Menéndez Provisional President (1879–1962) |
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29 August 1934 | 1 March 1935 | Military / National Pro Patria Party |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|30 | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882–1966) |
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1 March 1935 | 9 May 1944 | Military / National Pro Patria Party |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|— | Andrés Ignacio Menéndez Provisional President (1879–1962) |
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9 May 1944 | 20 October 1944 | Military / National Pro Patria Party |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|— | Osmín Aguirre y Salinas Provisional President (1889–1977) |
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21 October 1944 | 1 March 1945 | Military |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|31 | Salvador Castaneda Castro (1888–1965) |
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1 March 1945 | 14 December 1948 | Military / Unification Social Democratic Party |
| — | Revolutionary Council of Government | |
15 December 1948 | 14 September 1950 | Revolutionary Council of Government |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|32 | Óscar Osorio (1910–1969) |
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14 September 1950 | 14 September 1956 | Military / Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|33 | José María Lemus (1911–1993) |
File:Jose M. Lemus.jpg | 14 September 1956 | 26 October 1960 | Military / Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification |
| — | Junta of Government | |
26 October 1960 | 25 January 1961 | Junta of Government |
| — | Civic-Military Directory | |
25 January 1961 | 25 January 1962 | Civic-Military Directory |
| style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"|— | Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea Provisional President (1899–1966) |
File:Rodolfo Cordon.jpg | 25 January 1962 | 1 July 1962 | Independent |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|34 | Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo (1921–1973) |
File:Copia de Coronel Julio Adalberto Rivera.jpg | 1 July 1962 | 1 July 1967 | Military / National Coalition Party |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|35 | Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917–2003) |
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1 July 1967 | 1 July 1972 | Military / National Coalition Party |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|36 | Arturo Armando Molina (1927–) |
File:Coronel Arturo Molina.png | 1 July 1972 | 1 July 1977 | Military / National Coalition Party |
| style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black"|37 | Carlos Humberto Romero (1924–2017) |
File:Carlos Humberto Romero.jpg | 1 July 1977 | 15 October 1979 | Military / National Coalition Party |
| — | Revolutionary Government Junta | |
15 October 1979 | 2 May 1982 | Revolutionary Government Junta |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Republican Alliance/meta/color; color:white"|38 | Álvaro Magaña (1925–2001) |
File:Alvaro Magaña.jpg | 2 May 1982 | 1 June 1984 | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
| style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador)/meta/color; color:white"|39 | José Napoleón Duarte (1925–1990) |
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1 June 1984 | 1 June 1989 | Christian Democratic Party |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Republican Alliance/meta/color; color:white"|40 | Alfredo Cristiani (1947–) |
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1 June 1989 | 1 June 1994 | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Republican Alliance/meta/color; color:white"|41 | Armando Calderón Sol (1948–2017) |
File:Armando Calderon Sol.jpg | 1 June 1994 | 1 June 1999 | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Republican Alliance/meta/color; color:white"|42 | Francisco Flores Pérez (1959–2016) |
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1 June 1999 | 1 June 2004 | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
| style="background:Template:Nationalist Republican Alliance/meta/color; color:white"|43 | Antonio Saca (1965–) |
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1 June 2004 | 1 June 2009 | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
| style="background:Template:Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front/meta/color; color:white"|44 | Mauricio Funes (1959–) |
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1 June 2009 | 1 June 2014 | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
| style="background:Template:Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front/meta/color; color:white"|45 | Salvador Sánchez Cerén (1944–) |
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1 June 2014 | Incumbent | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
Living former presidents
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Arturo Armando Molina, 1972–1977
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Alfredo Cristiani, 1989–1994 -
Antonio Saca, 2004–2009 -
Mauricio Funes, 2009–2014
