President of El Salvador

The president of the Republic of El Salvador (Template:Langx)Template:Sfn is the head of state and head of government of El Salvador. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of El Salvador.

The office of president of El Salvador was created by the 1841 constitution of El Salvador. Nayib Bukele has served as President of El Salvador since 1 June 2019.

Since 1962, presidential terms are five years long. The constitution has prohibited presidential re-election for most of Salvadoran history with some exceptions during the mid 1800s. Since 1983, the constitution has permitted non-consecutive re-election once, and since 2021, the Supreme Court of Justice has interpreted the constitution as allowing immediate re-election once; presidents are only allowed to serve up to two terms.

Each 1 June, the president is accountable to the Legislative Assembly for the contributions and government development that the president, the vice president and the Council of Ministers developed from the beginning of the presidential term.

History

Origins

In 1824, the state of El Salvador drafted its first constitution which created the office of Head of State, the precursor of the presidency. When El Salvador declared independence from the Federal Republic of Central America in 1841, its new constitution created the office of President of El Salvador.Template:Sfn

In 1841, El Salvador was constituted as an independent and sovereign nation after the rupture of the Federal Republic of Central America in 1838. At that time, the legislative body created a constitution to legitimize the nation of El Salvador and also named Juan Lindo provisional president of the Republic of El Salvador on 2 February 1841. It was not until 26 September 1842 Juan José Guzmán was elected by the people as President of El Salvador. From that moment, the republic suffered a constant series of provisional governments that brought many leaders to power.

In 1858, Captain General Gerardo Barrios became president in which his government gave entrance to the "French Bread". He resigned from power in 1863 and Francisco Dueñas became president.

It was not until the 1886 constitution of the El Salvador was ratified when the presidential term is increased from two to four years, beginning and ending the presidential terms on 1 March. In 1913, before the death of Manuel Enrique Araujo, a family dynasty would begin. The Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty ended in 1927 when Pío Romero Bosque became president.

Military dictatorship

In 1931, a coup d'état led by Vice President General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez overthrew Arturo Araujo. This dictatorial government would establish the foundations of a rigid and totally militarized nation. It was not until 1939 when General Martínez called for a Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution which established that the presidential term would be increased from 4 to 6 years and would begin and end on 1 January. During his presidency, Martínez initiated La Matanza which killed 25,000 indigenous peoples. Martínez would be overthrown 12 years later in 1944 and General Andrés Ignacio Menéndez became provisional president.

From that moment, the presidency once again showed dictatorial instability and military governments began to be established to the point of creating a republic with military authoritarianism which would end in 1982. In 1950, Lieutenant Colonel Óscar Osorio constitutionally became the president of the Republic and a new constitution was drafted where the presidential term would be 6 years and begin and end on 14 September. Osorio was known as the president of the social programs since he implemented and founded programs such as the Urban Housing Institute (IVU), the Autonomous Port Executive Commission (CEPA) among others that benefited the nation.

In 1960, a coup d'état overthrew President José María Lemus which led to the formation of a Junta of Government which would later be overthrown by the Civic-Military Directory in 1961. This was the case until the constitutional order was reestablished and another constitution was created in 1962 which would bring with it significant presidential reforms. From that moment, the presidential term would last 5 years and begin and end on 1 July.

On 15 October 1979, the last coup d'état in Salvadoran history took place where a group of young soldiers and officers overthrew General Carlos Humberto Romero. The coup marked the beginning of the Salvadoran Civil War which would rage on from 1979 to 1992. The Revolutionary Government Junta was established and ruled over El Salvador while fighting against the communist guerrilla group Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). The Junta was abolished in 1982 and Álvaro Magaña became President of the Republic.

Current constitution

The 1983 Constituent Assembly decided to create the 1983 constitution of El Salvador which set presidential terms to 5 years and would begin and end on June 1. The civil war greatly affected the political stability of the country.

President José Napoleón Duarte would lead the government against the FMLN from 1984 to 1989. In 1989, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) won the 1989 presidential election. Alfredo Cristiani became the first president of ARENA. ARENA won the presidential elections in 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2004. Its presidents were Alfredo Cristiani, Armando Calderón Sol, Francisco Flores, and Antonio Saca.

The Civil War ended in 1992 and the FMLN became a legal political party in accordance to the Chapultepec Peace Accords.

In 20 years of government, El Salvador was characterized by the privatization of national services such as coffee, telecommunications, the pension system, the National Bank, the Electric Power Service, among others. In 2001, the Economic Dollarization System was carried out in the country, a measure adopted by then President Francisco Flores which would have great long-term consequences for the Salvadoran economy and adopted the US dollar as legal currency.

Mauricio Funes won the 2009 presidential election ending 20 years of ARENA rule and marked the first FMLN presidency. Salvador Sánchez Cerén became the second FMLN president in 2014 after narrowly defeating Norman Quijano.

In 2019, Nayib Bukele, from the Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA), won the 2019 presidential election ending 10 years of FMLN rule. He was the first president since Duarte to not be a member of either ARENA or FMLN. He was the second president from Palestinian descent, after Saca. He was inaugurated on 1 June 2019.

Selection process

Eligibility

According to the 1983 constitution and the Law of Policial Parties, a candidate for the presidency must be at least 30 years old. A candidate must also be either a Salvadoran citizen by birth or have a parent who is a Salvadoran citizen. Candidates cannot have had their rights as a citizen suspended within the 6 years prior to an election, and all candidates must be affiliated with a political party registered with the Supreme Electoral Court.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Several individuals are explicitly prohibited by constitution from seeking the office of president. Neither the president of the Legislative Assembly nor the president of the Supreme Court of Justice may run for president "during the year prior to the day the presidential term begins".Template:Sfn Cabinet ministers, vice ministers, and the directors of government institutions are also prohibited to seek the presidency under the same one year restriction, as are the vice president, anyone designated by the Legislative Assembly as a presidential designate, and the incumbent president's fourth-degree relatives.Template:Sfn Active military personnel, former military personnel who had not yet been retired for three years, and the clergy are also prohibited from seeking the presidency.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Electoral process

During the 1800s and early 1900s, very few presidential elections were free and fair and political violence was common.Template:Sfn During the 1950s, the president was elected through first-past-the-post voting, and during the 1960s and 1970s, the Legislative Assembly elected the president if no candidate received an absolute majority.Template:Sfn Since the ratification of the 1983 constitution, a presidential candidate must receive an absolute majority (50%Template:Nbsp+Template:Nbsp1) to win a presidential election; if no candidate receives an absolute majority, a second round between the two candidates with the most valid votes would be held within one month of the first round.Template:Sfn

Constitutional framework

Powers and duties

According to the 1983 constitution, the is a part of the executive branch of the Salvadoran government along with the vice president and the cabinet. The president appoints his cabinet ministers, vice ministers, and the governors of El Salvador's 14 departments (the equivalent of states or provinces).Template:Sfn The president serves as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of El Salvador and is in charge of El Salvador's foreign affairs.Template:Sfn

The president is allowed to submit legislation to the Legislative Assembly for approval. The president is also allowed to veto any legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, but the legislature can override a veto with a two-third majority vote. The president can challenge the constitutionality of law before the Supreme Court of Justice, but if the court rules the legislation is constitution, the president is required to sign the legislation into law.Template:Sfn

Checks and balances

The Legislative Assembly exerts some checks on the president's power as provided by the constitution. The president requires the approval of the Legislative Assembly in order to leave El Salvador for any reason. The president is also required to report anything to the Legislative Assembly upon request with the exception of military secrets, as well as to address the Legislative Assembly at the start of every calendar year regarding the prior year's government affairs. The Legislative Assembly is able to impeach and remove the president with a two-thirds majority vote. The president cannot ratify international treaties without the approval of the Legislative Assembly.Template:Sfn

The length of presidential terms has varied throughout Salvadoran history. From 1841 to 1864, presidential terms lasted two years. From 1864 to 1871, presidential terms were extended to last four years. Two year terms were briefly restored from 1871 to 1872 before being reverted back to four year terms. Four-year long presidential terms remained extant (with a brief reduction to three years between 1883 and 1886) until the 1939 constitution extended presidential terms to six years. Term lengths were briefly reverted back to four years in 1946 before being extended back to six years in 1950.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Since 1962, presidential terms have been five years long.Template:Sfn

Re-election

For most of Salvadoran history, either immediate re-election or re-election entirely was prohibited.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn The 1841 constitution allowed presidents to seek re-election after having left office for at least one full term. The 1864 constitution permitted for an incumbent president to seek re-election immediately, but the 1871 constitution restored the requirement of presidents to wait one full term before being eligible for re-election. This restoration was short-lived as the 1872 prohibited re-election entirely. This prohibition on re-election persisted until 1983;Template:EfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn the 1983 constitution prohibits individuals from seeking re-election who served as president in the six months "during the period immediately before" or for the last six months "before the beginning of the presidential term".Template:Sfn The constitution prohibits presidents from serving three or more terms.Template:Sfn The constitution mandates the country's armed forces to intervene in the country's politics if a president seeks illegal re-election.Template:Sfn

In May 2021, the Legislative Assembly removed and replaced the five justices of the Supreme Court of Justice's Constitutional Chamber. In September 2021, the new justices ruled that constitution in fact permits immediate re-election, arguing that the constitution reads that individual who served as president prior to the incumbent term was actually prohibited from seeking re-election rather than the incumbent president.Template:Sfn This interpretation of the constitution was criticized as unconstitutional by lawyers, politicians, and activists.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

The only six presidents in Salvadoran history have successfully been re-elected: Doroteo Vasconcelos, Francisco Dueñas, Santiago González, Rafael Zaldívar, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, and Bukele.Template:Sfn

Succession

The vice president of El Salvador is first in the line of presidential succession according to the constitution of El Salvador. After the vice president, anyone named by the Legislative Assembly as a "designate" ("{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}") succeed the vice president in the line of succession. The Legislative Assembly can appoint up to two designates.Template:Sfn

List of presidents

Political parties

Other affiliations

Status

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Elected	Term of office			Political party		Vice President		Template:Abbr
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Template:Flagicon Political Chief of San Salvador (1821–1824) Template:Flagicon
1	File:PEDRO BARRIERE.jpg	[[Pedro Barriere|Template:Small Pedro Barriere]] Template:Small	—	21 September 1821	28 November 1821	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	colspan="2" rowspan="6" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
2	File:José Matias Delgado.jpg	[[José Matías Delgado|Template:Small José Matías Delgado]] Template:Small	—	28 November 1821	9 February 1823	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
3	File:Vicente Filisola.jpg	[[Vicente Filísola|Template:Small Vicente Filísola]] Template:Small	—	9 February 1823	7 May 1823	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	Template:Sfn
4	File:General Don Felipe Codallos (cropped).jpg	[[Felipe Codallos|Template:Small Felipe Codallos]] Template:Small	—	7 May 1823	25 May 1823	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg	Consultive Junta	—	25 May 1823	17 June 1823	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:Mariprad.jpg	Mariano Prado Template:Small Template:Small	—	17 June 1823	22 April 1824	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	Template:Sfn
Template:Flagicon Head of State of the State of El Salvador (1824–1841) Template:Flagicon
5	File:Juanrod.jpg	Juan Manuel Rodríguez Template:Small	—	22 April 1824	1 October 1824	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
6	File:Mariprad.jpg	Mariano Prado Template:Small	—	1 October 1824	13 December 1824	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	Template:Sfn
7	File:Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz.jpg	Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz Template:Small	—	13 December 1824	1 November 1826	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal		Mariano Prado	Template:Sfn
–	File:Mariprad.jpg	Mariano Prado Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 November 1826	30 January 1829	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal			Template:Sfn
8	File:Josecor.jpg	José María Cornejo Template:Small	1829	30 January 1829	16 February 1830	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative		[[Nicolás Espinoza|Template:Small Nicolás Espinoza]]	Template:Sfn
9	File:Juan damina villacorta.jpg	José Damián Villacorta Template:Small	—	16 February 1830	4 December 1830	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent			Template:Sfn
10	File:Josecor.jpg	José María Cornejo Template:Small	—	4 December 1830	3 April 1832	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative			Template:Sfn
–	File:Francisco Morazán Quesada.JPG	[[Francisco Morazán|Template:Small Francisco Morazán]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	3 April 1832	13 May 1832	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military		[[Joaquín de San Martín|Template:Small Joaquín de San Martín]]	Template:Sfn
11	File:Joaquín de San Martín.jpg	[[Joaquín de San Martín|Template:Small Joaquín de San Martín]] Template:Small	—	13 May 1832	25 July 1832	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
12	File:Mariprad.jpg	Mariano Prado Template:Small	1832	25 July 1832	1 July 1833	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal		[[Joaquín de San Martín|Template:Small Joaquín de San Martín]]	Template:Sfn
13	File:Joaquín de San Martín.jpg	[[Joaquín de San Martín|Template:Small Joaquín de San Martín]] Template:Small	1833	1 July 1833	23 June 1834	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military		[[Lorenzo González (Salvadoran politician)|Template:Small Lorenzo González]]	Template:Sfn
–	File:Carlos Salazar Castro (San Salvador, 1800 - San José, 23 de julio de 1867) fue un militar liberal salvadoreño.jpg	[[Carlos Salazar Castro|Template:Small Carlos Salazar Castro]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	23 June 1834	13 July 1834	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
–	File:José Gregorio Salazar 02.jpg	José Gregorio Salazar Template:Small Template:Small	—	13 July 1834	30 September 1834	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
–	File:Jescol.jpg	Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera Template:Small Template:Small	—	30 September 1834	14 October 1834	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	José María Silva	Template:Sfn
–	File:Jsilva.jpg	José María Silva Template:Small Template:Small	—	14 October 1834	2 March 1835	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
–	File:Jescol.jpg	Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera Template:Small Template:Small	—	2 March 1835	10 April 1835	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
14	File:Nicolás Espinoza.jpg	[[Nicolás Espinoza|Template:Small Nicolás Espinoza]] Template:Small	1835	10 April 1835	15 November 1835	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	José María Silva	Template:Sfn
–	File:Francisco Gómez.jpg	[[Francisco Gómez (Salvadoran politician)|Template:Small Francisco Gómez]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	15 November 1835	1 February 1836	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent/Military	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
15	File:DVigil.jpg	Diego Vigil Template:Small	—	1 February 1836	23 May 1837	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	rowspan="4" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Timoteo Menéndez	Template:Sfn
–	File:Tmenen.jpg	Timoteo Menéndez Template:Small Template:Small	—	23 May 1837	7 June 1837	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
16	File:DVigil.jpg	Diego Vigil Template:Small	—	7 June 1837	6 January 1838	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	Template:Sfn
–	File:Tmenen.jpg	Timoteo Menéndez Template:Small Template:Small	—	6 January 1838	23 May 1839	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
–	File:Antonio-José-Cañas.jpg	[[Antonio José Cañas|Template:Small Antonio José Cañas]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	23 May 1839	11 July 1839	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
17	File:Francisco Morazán Quesada.JPG	[[Francisco Morazán|Template:Small Francisco Morazán]] Template:Small	—	11 July 1839	16 February 1840	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	José María Silva	Template:Sfn
–	File:Jsilva.jpg	José María Silva Template:Small Template:Small	—	16 February 1840	5 April 1840	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
–	File:Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg	Municipal Council of San Salvador	—	5 April 1840	7 April 1840	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	colspan="2" rowspan="3" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
–	File:Antonio-José-Cañas.jpg	[[Antonio José Cañas|Template:Small Antonio José Cañas]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	7 April 1840	20 September 1840	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:Ecp2zSAWkAErt6b.jpg	Norberto Ramírez Template:Small Template:Small	—	20 September 1840	7 January 1841	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
–	File:Juan Lindo.jpg	Juan Lindo Template:Small Template:Small	—	7 January 1841	30 January 1841	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Pedro José Arce	Template:Sfn
Template:Flagicon President of the Republic of El Salvador (1841–present) Template:Flagicon
–	File:Juan Lindo.jpg	Juan Lindo Template:Small Template:Small	—	30 January 1841	20 June 1841	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative	rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Template:Ill	Template:Sfn
–	File:Egg1wjsVgAAKe9M.jpg	Template:Ill Template:Small Template:Small	—	20 June 1841	28 June 1841	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
18	File:Juan Lindo.jpg	Juan Lindo Template:Small	—	28 June 1841	1 February 1842	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative	Template:Sfn
–	File:Escolastico Marín (cropped).jpg	[[José Escolástico Marín|Template:Small José Escolástico Marín]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 February 1842	12 April 1842	Template:Age in years and days	style="background:Template:Party color " |	Military	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
19	File:Presidente de la República de El Salvador Lic. Juan José Guzmán.jpg	[[Juan José Guzmán|Template:Small Juan José Guzmán]] Template:Small	—	12 April 1842	30 June 1842	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative/Military	rowspan="6" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Template:Ill	Template:Sfn
–	File:Diovil1.jpg	Template:Ill Template:Small Template:Small	—	30 June 1842	19 July 1842	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
–	File:Escolastico Marín (cropped).jpg	[[José Escolástico Marín|Template:Small José Escolástico Marín]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	19 July 1842	26 September 1842	Template:Age in years and days	style="background:Template:Party color " |	Military	Template:Sfn
20	File:Presidente de la República de El Salvador Lic. Juan José Guzmán.jpg	[[Juan José Guzmán|Template:Small Juan José Guzmán]] Template:Small	—	26 September 1842	26 January 1843	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative/Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:Egg1wjsVgAAKe9M.jpg	Template:Ill Template:Small Template:Small	—	26 January 1843	8 March 1843	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
21	File:Presidente de la República de El Salvador Lic. Juan José Guzmán.jpg	[[Juan José Guzmán|Template:Small Juan José Guzmán]] Template:Small	—	8 March 1843	31 January 1844	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative/Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:Fermín Palacios.jpg	Fermín Palacios Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 February 1844	7 February 1844	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
22	File:1Francisco Malespín.jpg	[[Francisco Malespín|Template:Small Francisco Malespín]] Template:Small	1844	7 February 1844	9 May 1844	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative/Military		Luis Ayala	Template:Sfn
										[[Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán|Template:Small Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán]]
–	File:Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (cropped) 2.jpg	[[Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán|Template:Small Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	9 May 1844	16 June 1844	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative			Template:Sfn
23	File:1Francisco Malespín.jpg	[[Francisco Malespín|Template:Small Francisco Malespín]] Template:Small	—	16 June 1844	25 October 1844	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative/Military			Template:Sfn
–	File:Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (cropped) 2.jpg	[[Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán|Template:Small Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	25 October 1844	16 February 1845	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative			Template:Sfn
–	File:Fermín Palacios.jpg	Fermín Palacios Template:Small Template:Small	—	16 February 1845	25 April 1845	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent			Template:Sfn
–	File:Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (cropped) 2.jpg	[[Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán|Template:Small Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	25 April 1845	1 February 1846	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative			Template:Sfn
–	File:Fermín Palacios.jpg	Fermín Palacios Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 February 1846	21 February 1846	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
24	File:Eugenio Aguilar Gonzalez Batres.jpg	[[Eugenio Aguilar|Template:Small Eugenio Aguilar]] Template:Small	1846	21 February 1846	12 July 1846	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal		José Campo	Template:Sfn
–	File:Fermín Palacios.jpg	Fermín Palacios Template:Small Template:Small	—	12 July 1846	21 July 1846	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent			Template:Sfn
25	File:Eugenio Aguilar Gonzalez Batres.jpg	[[Eugenio Aguilar|Template:Small Eugenio Aguilar]] Template:Small	—	21 July 1846	1 February 1848	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal			Template:Sfn
–	File:Tomás Medina.jpg	Tomás Medina Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 February 1848	3 February 1848	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
–	File:FelixQuiroz.jpg	José Félix Quirós Template:Small Template:Small	—	3 February 1848	7 February 1848	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	rowspan="9" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	José Félix Quirós	Template:Sfn
26	File:Doroteo Vasconcelos.jpg	Doroteo Vasconcelos Template:Small	1848	7 February 1848	26 January 1850	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	Template:Sfn
–	File:Ramrod1.jpg	Ramón Rodríguez Template:Small Template:Small	—	26 January 1850	1 February 1850	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
–	File:FelixQuiroz.jpg	José Félix Quirós Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 February 1850	4 February 1850	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
27	File:Doroteo Vasconcelos.jpg	Doroteo Vasconcelos Template:Small	1850	4 February 1850	12 January 1851	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	Template:Sfn
–	File:Francisco Dueñas.jpg	Francisco Dueñas Template:Small Template:Small	—	12 January 1851	19 March 1851	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative	Template:Sfn
–	File:FelixQuiroz.jpg	José Félix Quirós Template:Small Template:Small	—	19 March 1851	3 May 1851	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
–	File:Francisco Dueñas.jpg	Francisco Dueñas Template:Small Template:Small	—	3 May 1851	30 January 1852	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative	Template:Sfn
–	File:Colonel José María de San Martín.png	[[José María San Martín|Template:Small José María San Martín]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	30 January 1852	1 February 1852	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative/Military	Template:Sfn
28	File:Francisco Dueñas.jpg	Francisco Dueñas Template:Small	1852	1 February 1852	1 February 1854	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Tomás Medina	Template:Sfn
–	File:Vicgoz.jpg	Vicente Gómez Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 February 1854	15 February 1854	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent		[[José Mariano Hernández|Template:Small José Mariano Hernández]]	Template:Sfn
29	File:Colonel José María de San Martín.png	[[José María San Martín|Template:Small José María San Martín]] Template:Small	1854	15 February 1854	26 September 1854	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative/Military			Template:Sfn
–	File:José Mariano Hernández.png	[[José Mariano Hernández|Template:Small José Mariano Hernández]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	26 September 1854	13 November 1854	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative/Military			Template:Sfn
30	File:Colonel José María de San Martín.png	[[José María San Martín|Template:Small José María San Martín]] Template:Small	—	13 November 1854	1 February 1856	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative/Military			Template:Sfn
–	File:Francisco Dueñas.jpg	Francisco Dueñas Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 February 1856	12 February 1856	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative		Francisco Dueñas	Template:Sfn
31	File:Rafael Campo.jpg	Rafael Campo Template:Small	1856	12 February 1856	12 May 1856	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative			Template:Sfn
–	File:Francisco Dueñas.jpg	Francisco Dueñas Template:Small Template:Small	—	12 May 1856	19 July 1856	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative			Template:Sfn
32	File:Rafael Campo.jpg	Rafael Campo Template:Small	—	19 July 1856	1 February 1858	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative			Template:Sfn
–	File:Lzepeda.jpg	Lorenzo Zepeda Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 February 1858	7 February 1858	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
33	File:87 Miguel Santin del Castillo.jpg	[[Miguel Santín del Castillo|Template:Small Miguel Santín del Castillo]] Template:Small	1858	7 February 1858	24 June 1858	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative		[[Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán|Template:Small Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán]]	Template:Sfn
–	File:Gerardo Barrios.jpg	[[Gerardo Barrios|Template:Small Gerardo Barrios]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	24 June 1858	16 September 1858	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal			Template:Sfn
34	File:87 Miguel Santin del Castillo.jpg	[[Miguel Santín del Castillo|Template:Small Miguel Santín del Castillo]] Template:Small	—	16 September 1858	19 January 1859	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative			Template:Sfn
–	File:Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (cropped) 2.jpg	[[Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán|Template:Small Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	19 January 1859	15 February 1859	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative			Template:Sfn
–	File:Jmperalt.jpg	José María Peralta Template:Small Template:Small	—	15 February 1859	12 March 1859	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
–	File:Gerardo Barrios.jpg	[[Gerardo Barrios|Template:Small Gerardo Barrios]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	12 March 1859	1 February 1860	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	Template:Sfn
35	File:Gerardo Barrios.jpg	[[Gerardo Barrios|Template:Small Gerardo Barrios]] Template:Small	1859	1 February 1860	16 December 1860	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	José Félix Quirós	Template:Sfn
–	File:Jmperalt.jpg	José María Peralta Template:Small Template:Small	—	16 December 1860	7 February 1861	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
36	File:Gerardo Barrios.jpg	[[Gerardo Barrios|Template:Small Gerardo Barrios]] Template:Small	—	7 February 1861	26 October 1863	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	Template:Sfn
–	File:Francisco Dueñas.jpg	Francisco Dueñas Template:Small Template:Small	—	26 October 1863	1 February 1865	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
37	File:Francisco Dueñas.jpg	Francisco Dueñas Template:Small	1864 1869	1 February 1865	12 April 1871	Template:Age in years and days		Conservative		Gregorio Arbizú	Template:Sfn
										José María Parrilla
–	File:Santiago gonzalez.jpg	[[Santiago González Portillo|Template:Small Santiago González]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	12 April 1871	1 February 1872	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
38	File:Santiago gonzalez.jpg	[[Santiago González Portillo|Template:Small Santiago González]] Template:Small	1872	1 February 1872	10 May 1872	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Manuel Méndez	Template:Sfn
–	File:Manuel Mendez.jpg	Manuel Méndez Template:Small Template:Small	—	10 May 1872	9 July 1872	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
39	File:Santiago gonzalez.jpg	[[Santiago González Portillo|Template:Small Santiago González]] Template:Small	—	9 July 1872	1 February 1876	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
40	File:Andres del Valle.jpg	Andrés del Valle Template:Small	Jan. 1876	1 February 1876	1 May 1876	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal		Santiago González	Template:Sfn
–	File:Zaldívar.jpg	[[Rafael Zaldívar|Template:Small Rafael Zaldívar]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 May 1876	1 February 1880	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	colspan="2" rowspan="9" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
41	File:Zaldívar.jpg	[[Rafael Zaldívar|Template:Small Rafael Zaldívar]] Template:Small	Jun. 1876	1 February 1880	6 April 1884	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	Template:Sfn
–	File:Angel Guirola.png	Ángel Guirola Template:Small Template:Small	—	6 April 1884	21 August 1884	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
42	File:Zaldívar.jpg	[[Rafael Zaldívar|Template:Small Rafael Zaldívar]] Template:Small	—	21 August 1884	14 May 1885	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	Template:Sfn
–	File:Illus-059 (Salvador, 20th Century).jpg	[[Fernando Figueroa|Template:Small Fernando Figueroa]] Template:Small	—	14 May 1885	18 June 1885	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:Jose Rosales.png	José Rosales Herrador Template:Small Template:Small	—	18 June 1885	22 June 1885	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
–	File:Salvadoran president Francisco Menéndez.png	[[Francisco Menéndez|Template:Small Francisco Menéndez]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	22 June 1885	1 March 1887	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	Template:Sfn
43	File:Salvadoran president Francisco Menéndez.png	[[Francisco Menéndez|Template:Small Francisco Menéndez]] Template:Small	1887	1 March 1887	22 June 1890	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:General Carlos Ezeta.png	[[Carlos Ezeta|Template:Small Carlos Ezeta]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	22 June 1890	1 March 1891	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	Template:Sfn
44	File:General Carlos Ezeta.png	[[Carlos Ezeta|Template:Small Carlos Ezeta]] Template:Small	1891	1 March 1891	10 June 1894	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military		[[Antonio Ezeta|Template:Small Antonio Ezeta]]	Template:Sfn
–	File:Rafael A. Gutierrez.jpg	[[Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez|Template:Small Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	10 June 1894	1 March 1895	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
45	File:Rafael A. Gutierrez.jpg	[[Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez|Template:Small Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez]] Template:Small	1895	1 March 1895	14 November 1898	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military		Prudencio Alfaro	Template:Sfn
–	File:Tomas Regalado ii.jpg	[[Tomás Regalado (Salvadoran politician)|Template:Small Tomás Regalado]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	14 November 1898	1 March 1899	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
46	File:Tomas Regalado ii.jpg	[[Tomás Regalado (Salvadoran politician)|Template:Small Tomás Regalado]] Template:Small	1899	1 March 1899	1 March 1903	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military		Francisco Reyes	Template:Sfn
47	File:Escalon.jpg	[[Pedro José Escalón|Template:Small Pedro José Escalón]] Template:Small	1903	1 March 1903	1 March 1907	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military		Calixto Velado Eduardo	Template:Sfn
48	File:Illus-059 (Salvador, 20th Century).jpg	[[Fernando Figueroa|Template:Small Fernando Figueroa]] Template:Small	1907	1 March 1907	1 March 1911	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal/Military		Manuel Enrique Araujo	Template:Sfn
49	File:Manuel Enrique Araujo 01.jpg	[[Manuel Enrique Araujo|Template:Small Manuel Enrique Araujo]] Template:Small	1911	1 March 1911	9 February 1913	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal		Onofre Durán Santillana	Template:Sfn
–	File:Carlos Meléndez.jpg	Carlos Meléndez Template:Small Template:Small	—	9 February 1913	29 August 1914	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
–	File:Alfonso Quiñónez Molina 1915.jpg	[[Alfonso Quiñónez Molina|Template:Small Alfonso Quiñónez Molina]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	29 August 1914	1 March 1915	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	Template:Sfn
50	File:Carlos Meléndez.jpg	Carlos Meléndez Template:Small	1915	1 March 1915	21 December 1918	Template:Age in years and days		Liberal	style="background:linear-gradient(Maroon 50%, Template:Party color 50%);" |	Alfonso Quiñónez Molina	Template:Sfn
–	File:Alfonso Quiñónez Molina 1915.jpg	[[Alfonso Quiñónez Molina|Template:Small Alfonso Quiñónez Molina]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	21 December 1918	1 March 1919	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	National Democratic Party	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
51	File:62 Jorge Melendez.jpg	Jorge Meléndez Template:Small	1919	1 March 1919	1 March 1923	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	National Democratic Party	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Alfonso Quiñónez Molina	Template:Sfn
52	File:Alfonso Quiñónez Molina 1915.jpg	[[Alfonso Quiñónez Molina|Template:Small Alfonso Quiñónez Molina]] Template:Small	1923	1 March 1923	1 March 1927	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	National Democratic Party	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Pío Romero Bosque	Template:Sfn
53	File:Dr. Pio Romero Bosque.jpg	[[Pío Romero Bosque|Template:Small Pío Romero Bosque]] Template:Small	1927	1 March 1927	1 March 1931	Template:Age in years and days	style="background:linear-gradient(Template:Party color 50%, Template:Party color 50%);" |	National Democratic Party Independent	style="background:linear-gradient(Template:Party color 50%, Template:Party color 50%);" |	Gustavo Vides	Template:Sfn
54	File:Arturo Araujo Fajardo.jpg	Arturo Araujo Template:Small	1931	1 March 1931	2 December 1931	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Salvadoran Laborist Party		[[Maximiliano Hernández Martínez|Template:Small Maximiliano Hernández Martínez]]	Template:Sfn
–	File:Civic Directory of 1931 (El Salvador).jpg	Civic Directory	—	2 December 1931	4 December 1931	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |		Template:Sfn
–	File:Hernandez Martinez.jpg	[[Maximiliano Hernández Martínez|Template:Small Maximiliano Hernández Martínez]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	4 December 1931	28 August 1934	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:67 General Andres I. Menendez.jpg	[[Andrés Ignacio Menéndez|Template:Small Andrés Ignacio Menéndez]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	28 August 1934	1 March 1935	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	National Pro Patria Party/Military	colspan="2" rowspan="4" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
55	File:Hernandez Martinez.jpg	[[Maximiliano Hernández Martínez|Template:Small Maximiliano Hernández Martínez]] Template:Small	1935 1939 1944	1 March 1935	9 May 1944	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	National Pro Patria Party/Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:67 General Andres I. Menendez.jpg	[[Andrés Ignacio Menéndez|Template:Small Andrés Ignacio Menéndez]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	9 May 1944	21 October 1944	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	National Pro Patria Party/Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:Coronel Osmin Aguirre.jpg	[[Osmín Aguirre y Salinas|Template:Small Osmín Aguirre y Salinas]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	21 October 1944	1 March 1945	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	Template:Sfn
56	File:Gral-castaneda.jpg	[[Salvador Castaneda Castro|Template:Small Salvador Castaneda Castro]] Template:Small	1945	1 March 1945	14 December 1948	Template:Age in years and days		Unification Social Democratic Party/Military		Manuel Adriano Vilanova	Template:Sfn
–	File:Consejo Gobierno Revolucionario.jpg	Template:Ill	—	14 December 1948	14 September 1950	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
57	File:Oscar Osorio.jpg	[[Óscar Osorio|Template:Small Óscar Osorio]] Template:Small	1950	14 September 1950	14 September 1956	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification/Military	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	José María Peralta	Template:Sfn
58	File:José María Lemus.jpg	[[José María Lemus|Template:Small José María Lemus]] Template:Small	1956	14 September 1956	26 October 1960	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification/Military	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Humberto Costa	Template:Sfn
–	File:Miembros Junta de Gobierno de El Salvador 1960.jpg	Junta of Government	—	26 October 1960	25 January 1961	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	colspan="2" rowspan="3" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
–	File:Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg	Civic-Military Directory	—	25 January 1961	25 January 1962	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	Template:Sfn
–	File:Seal of the President of El Salvador.svg	[[Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea|Template:Small Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea]] Template:Small Template:Small	—	25 January 1962	1 July 1962	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Sfn
59	File:Seal of the President of El Salvador.svg	[[Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo|Template:Small Julio Adalberto Rivera]] Template:Small	1962	1 July 1962	1 July 1967	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	National Conciliation Party/Military	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Francisco Roberto Lima	Template:Sfn
60	File:Seal of the President of El Salvador.svg	[[Fidel Sánchez Hernández|Template:Small Fidel Sánchez Hernández]] Template:Small	1967	1 July 1967	1 July 1972	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	National Conciliation Party/Military	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Humberto Guillermo Cuestas	Template:Sfn
61	File:Seal of the President of El Salvador.svg	[[Arturo Armando Molina|Template:Small Arturo Armando Molina]] Template:Small	1972	1 July 1972	1 July 1977	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	National Conciliation Party/Military	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Enrique Mayorga Rivas	Template:Sfn
62	File:Humberto Romero 1977.jpg	[[Carlos Humberto Romero|Template:Small Carlos Humberto Romero]] Template:Small	1977	1 July 1977	15 October 1979	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	National Conciliation Party/Military	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Julio Astacio	Template:Sfn
–	File:Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg	Revolutionary Government Junta	—	15 October 1979	2 May 1982	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Military	colspan="2" Template:CNone	Template:Sfn
63	File:Seal of the President of El Salvador.svg	[[Álvaro Magaña|Template:Small Álvaro Magaña]] Template:Small	1982	2 May 1982	1 June 1984	Template:Age in years and days	rowspan="3" style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Raúl Molina Martínez	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
							style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |		Mauricio Gutiérrez Castro
							style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |		Pablo Mauricio Alvergue
64	File:José Napoleón Duarte 1987c.jpg	José Napoleón Duarte Template:Small	1984	1 June 1984	1 June 1989	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Christian Democratic Party	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Rodolfo Castillo	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
65	File:Alfredo Cristiani.jpg	Alfredo Cristiani Template:Small	1989	1 June 1989	1 June 1994	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Nationalist Republican Alliance	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	José Francisco Merino	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
66	File:Armando Calderón Sol.jpg	[[Armando Calderón Sol|Template:Small Armando Calderón Sol]] Template:Small	1994	1 June 1994	1 June 1999	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Nationalist Republican Alliance	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Enrique Borgo Bustamante	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
67	File:President Francisco Flores El Salvador1 (cropped).jpg	Francisco Flores Pérez Template:Small	1999	1 June 1999	1 June 2004	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Nationalist Republican Alliance	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
68	File:Antonio Saca.png	Antonio Saca Template:Small	2004	1 June 2004	1 June 2009	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Nationalist Republican Alliance	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Ana Vilma de Escobar	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
69	File:Mauricio Funes (Brasilia, May 2008).jpg	Mauricio Funes Template:Small	2009	1 June 2009	1 June 2014	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Salvador Sánchez Cerén
70	File:Informe de Primer año de Gobierno (18346856652) (cropped).jpg	Salvador Sánchez Cerén Template:Small	2014	1 June 2014	1 June 2019	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Óscar Ortiz
71	File:Presidente Bukele.jpg	Nayib Bukele Template:Small	2019 2024	1 June 2019	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days	style="background:linear-gradient(Template:Party color 50%, Template:Party color 50%);" |	Grand Alliance for National Unity Nuevas Ideas	rowspan="2" style="background:linear-gradient(Template:Party color 50%, Template:Party color 50%);" |	Félix Ulloa
–	File:Seal of the President of El Salvador.svg	Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara Template:Small Template:Small	—	1 December 2023	1 June 2024	Template:Age in years and days	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Nuevas Ideas

Timeline

The following timeline visualizes the presidencies of El Salvador since 1821.Template:Sfn

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 from: 28/11/1821 till: 09/02/1823 color:Ind   text:"José Matías Delgado"
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bar:Silva
 from: 13/10/1834 till: 02/03/1835 color:Ind   text:"José María Silva"
bar:Espinoza
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bar:Gomez
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bar:Cocana
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bar:Menendez
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bar:Canas
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bar:JMSilva
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bar:Ramirez
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bar:Lindo 
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bar:Acre
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bar:Marin
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bar:JJGuzman
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bar:Vilacorta
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bar:Molina
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bar:Palacios
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bar:Malespin
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bar:JEGuzman
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bar:Aguilar 
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bar:Medina
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bar:Quiros
 from: 02/02/1848 till: 07/02/1848 color:Ind
 from: 01/03/1851 till: 03/05/1851 color:Ind   text:"José Félix Quirós"
bar:Vasconcelos
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bar:RRodriguez
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bar:Duenas
 from: 12/01/1851 till: 01/03/1851 color:Con
 from: 03/05/1851 till: 30/01/1852 color:Con
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 from: 26/10/1863 till: 12/04/1871 color:Con   text:"Francisco Dueñas"
bar:San_Martin
 from: 30/01/1852 till: 01/02/1852 color:Con
 from: 15/02/1854 till: 01/02/1856 color:Con   text:"José María San Martín"
bar:VGomez
 from: 01/02/1854 till: 15/02/1854 color:Ind   text:"Vicente Gómez"
bar:Campo
 from: 12/02/1856 till: 12/05/1856 color:Con
 from: 19/07/1856 till: 01/02/1858 color:Con   text:"Rafael Campo"
bar:Zepeda 
 from: 01/02/1858 till: 07/02/1858 color:Ind   text:"Lorenzo Zepeda"
bar:del_Castillo
 from: 07/02/1858 till: 24/06/1858 color:Con
 from: 18/09/1858 till: 19/01/1859 color:Con   text:"Miguel Santín del Castillo"
bar:Barrios
 from: 24/06/1858 till: 18/09/1858 color:Lib
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 from: 07/02/1861 till: 26/10/1863 color:Lib   text:"Gerardo Barrios"
bar:Peralta
 from: 15/02/1859 till: 12/03/1859 color:Ind
 from: 16/12/1860 till: 07/02/1861 color:Ind   text:"José María Peralta"
bar:Portillo
 from: 12/04/1871 till: 10/05/1872 color:Lib
 from: 16/06/1872 till: 01/02/1876 color:Lib   text:"Santiago González Portillo"
bar:Mendez
 from: 10/05/1872 till: 16/06/1872 color:Ind   text:"Manuel Méndez"
bar:del_Valle
 from: 01/02/1876 till: 01/05/1876 color:Lib   text:"Andrés del Valle"
bar:Zaldivar
 from: 01/05/1876 till: 06/04/1884 color:Lib
 from: 21/08/1884 till: 14/05/1885 color:Lib   text:"Rafael Zaldívar"
bar:Guirola
 from: 06/04/1884 till: 12/08/1884 color:Ind   text:"Ángel Guirola"
bar:Figueroa
 from: 14/05/1885 till: 18/06/1885 color:Lib
 from: 01/03/1907 till: 01/03/1911 color:Lib   text:"Fernando Figueroa"
bar:Herrador
 from: 18/06/1885 till: 22/06/1885 color:Ind   text:"José Rosales Herrador"
bar:FMenendez
 from: 22/06/1885 till: 22/06/1890 color:Lib   text:"Francisco Menéndez"
bar:Ezeta
 from: 22/06/1890 till: 10/06/1894 color:Lib   text:"Carlos Ezeta"
bar:AEzeta
 from: 04/06/1894 till: 10/06/1894 color:Lib   text:"Antonio Ezeta"
bar:Gutierrez
 from: 10/06/1894 till: 14/11/1898 color:Lib   text:"Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez"
bar:Romero
 from: 14/11/1898 till: 01/03/1903 color:Lib   text:"Tomás Regalado"
bar:Escalon
 from: 01/03/1903 till: 01/03/1907 color:Lib   text:"Pedro José Escalón"
bar:MAraujo
 from: 01/03/1911 till: 09/02/1913 color:Lib   text:"Manuel Enrique Araujo"
bar:CMelendez
 from: 09/02/1913 till: 29/08/1914 color:Lib
 from: 01/03/1915 till: 21/12/1918 color:Lib   text:"Carlos Meléndez Ramírez"
bar:Quinonez
 from: 29/08/1914 till: 01/03/1915 color:Lib
 from: 21/12/1918 till: 01/03/1919 color:NDP
 from: 01/03/1923 till: 01/03/1927 color:NDP   text:"Alfonso Quiñónez Molina"
bar:JMelendez
 from: 01/03/1919 till: 01/03/1923 color:NDP   text:"Jorge Meléndez Ramírez"
bar:Bosque
 from: 01/03/1927 till: 06/09/1927 color:NDP
 from: 06/09/1927 till: 01/03/1931 color:Ind   text:"Pío Romero Bosque"
bar:EAraujo
 from: 01/03/1931 till: 02/12/1931 color:LP    text:"Arturo Araujo"
bar:Directory
 from: 02/12/1931 till: 04/12/1931 color:Mil   text:"Civic Directory"
bar:Hernandez_Martinez
 from: 03/12/1931 till: 28/08/1934 color:PPP
 from: 01/03/1935 till: 09/05/1944 color:PPP   text:"Maximiliano Hernández Martínez"
bar:ANMenendez
 from: 28/08/1934 till: 01/03/1935 color:PPP
 from: 09/05/1944 till: 21/10/1944 color:PPP   text:"Andrés Ignacio Menéndez"
bar:Aguirre_y_Salinas
 from: 21/10/1944 till: 01/03/1945 color:Mil   text:"Osmín Aguirre y Salinas"
bar:SCCastro
 from: 01/03/1945 till: 14/12/1948 color:USD   text:"Salvador Castaneda Castro"
bar:Revolutionary_Council
 from: 14/12/1948 till: 14/09/1950 color:Mil   text:"Revolutionary Council of Government"
bar:Osorio
 from: 14/09/1950 till: 14/09/1956 color:RPD   text:"Óscar Osorio"
bar:Lemus
 from: 14/09/1956 till: 26/10/1960 color:RPD   text:"José María Lemus"
bar:Junta_of_Government
 from: 26/10/1960 till: 25/01/1961 color:Mil   text:"Junta of Government"
bar:Civic-Military_Directory
 from: 25/01/1961 till: 25/01/1962 color:Mil   text:"Civic-Military Directory"
bar:Cordon_Cea
 from: 25/01/1962 till: 01/07/1962 color:Ind   text:"Eusebio Rodolfo Cordón Cea"
bar:Rivera_Carballo
 from: 01/07/1962 till: 01/07/1967 color:PCN   text:"Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo"
bar:Sanchez_Hernandez
 from: 01/07/1967 till: 01/07/1972 color:PCN   text:"Fidel Sánchez Hernández"
bar:Armando_Molina
 from: 01/07/1972 till: 01/07/1977 color:PCN   text:"Arturo Armando Molina"
bar:Humberto_Romero
 from: 01/07/1977 till: 15/10/1979 color:PCN   text:"Carlos Humberto Romero"
bar:Revolutionary_Government_Junta
 from: 15/10/1979 till: 02/05/1982 color:Mil   text:"Revolutionary Government Junta"
bar:Magana
 from: 02/05/1982 till: 01/06/1984 color:Ind   text:"Álvaro Magaña"
bar:Duarte
 from: 01/06/1984 till: 01/06/1989 color:PDC   text:"José Napoleón Duarte"
bar:Cristiani
 from: 01/06/1989 till: 01/06/1994 color:Arena text:"Alfredo Cristiani"
bar:Calderon_Sol
 from: 01/06/1994 till: 01/06/1999 color:Arena text:"Armando Calderón Sol"
bar:Flores_Perez
 from: 01/06/1999 till: 01/06/2004 color:Arena text:"Francisco Flores Pérez"
bar:Saca
 from: 01/06/2004 till: 01/06/2009 color:Arena text:"Antonio Saca"
bar:Funes
 from: 01/06/2009 till: 01/06/2014 color:FMLN  text:"Mauricio Funes"
bar:Sanchez_Ceren
 from: 01/06/2014 till: 01/06/2019 color:FMLN  text:"Salvador Sánchez Cerén"
bar:Bukele
 from: 01/06/2019 till: 25/06/2023 color:GANA
 from: 25/06/2023 till: $now       color:NI    text:"Nayib Bukele"
bar:Rodriguez_de_Guevara
 from: 01/12/2023 till: 01/06/2024 color:NI    text:"Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara"

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