List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic
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This page contains a list of presidents of the Dominican Republic. See also lists of incumbents.
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[edit] Latest election
| Candidates - Parties | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna - Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana) | 2,063,871 | 57.11 | |
| Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez - Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana) | 1,215,928 | 33.65 | |
| Eduardo Estrella - Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) | 312,493 | 8.65 | |
| Others | 21,408 | 0.59 | |
| Total (turnout 72.8 %) | 3,613,700 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Junta Central Electoral | |||
[edit] Presidents of the Dominican Republic, 1844–1861
- Pedro Santana: 13 November 1844 – 4 August 1848
- Council of Secretaries of State: 4 August – 8 September 1848
- Manuel Jimenes: 8 September 1848 – 29 May 1849
- Pedro Santana (Supreme Chief of the Republic): 30 May – 23 September 1849
- Buenaventura Báez: 24 September 1849 – 15 February 1853
- Pedro Santana: 15 February 1853 – 26 May 1856
- Manuel de Regla Mota: 26 May – 8 October 1856
- Buenaventura Báez: 8 October 1856 – 13 June 1858
- José Desiderio Valverde: 13 June – 28 July 1858
- Pedro Santana: 28 July 1858 – 18 March 1861
[edit] Spanish Governors-General of Santo Domingo, 1861–1865
- Pedro Santana: 18 March 1861 – 20 July 1862
- Felipe Ribero: 20 July 1862 – 22 October 1863
- Carlos de Vargas: 22 October 1863 – 30 March 1864
- José de la Gándara: 31 March 1864 – 11 July 1865
[edit] Heads of State of the Dominican Republic, 1863–1865
- José Antonio Salcedo: 14 September 1863 – 10 October 1864
- Gaspar Polanco: 10 October 1864 – 23 January 1865
- Benigno Filomeno de Rojas: 24 January – 24 March 1865
[edit] Presidents of the Dominican Republic, 1865–present
- Pedro Antonio Pimentel: 25 March – 4 August 1865
- José María Cabral (Protector): 4 August – 15 November 1865
- Pedro Guillermo (Pres. of the Provisional Govt.): 15 November – 8 December 1865
- Buenaventura Báez: 8 December 1865 – 29 May 1866
- Triumvirate: 29 May – 22 August 1866
- José María Cabral: 22 August 1866 – 31 January 1868
- Manuel Altagracia Cáceres: 31 January – 13 February 1868
- Junta of Generals: 13 February – 2 May 1868
- Buenaventura Báez: 2 May 1868 – 2 January 1874
- Ignacio María González (Supreme Chief): 2 January – 22 January 1874
- Generals-in-Chief: 22 January – 6 April 1874
- Ignacio María González: 6 April 1874 – 23 February 1876
- Council of Secretaries of State: 23 February – 29 April 1876
- Ulises Francisco Espaillat: 29 April – 5 October 1876
- Superior Governing Junta: 5 October – 11 November 1876
- Ignacio María González (Supreme Chief): 11 November – 9 December 1876
- Marcos Antonio Cabral (Pres. of Provisional Governing Junta): 10 – 26 December 1876
- Buenaventura Báez: 26 December 1876 – 2 March 1878
- Cesáreo Guillermo (President of the Central Government): 5 March – 6 July 1878
- Ignacio María González: 6 July – 2 September 1878
- Jacinto del Rosario de Castro (acting): 7 – 29 September 1878
- Council of Secretaries of State: 30 September 1878 – 27 February 1879
- Cesáreo Guillermo: 27 February – 6 December 1879
- Gregorio Luperón: 6 December 1879 – 1 September 1880
- Fernando Arturo de Meriño: 1 September 1880 – 1 September 1882
- Ulises Heureaux: 1 September 1882 – 1 September 1884
- Francisco Gregorio Billini: 1 September 1884 – 16 May 1885
- Alejandro Woss y Gil: 16 May 1885 – 6 January 1887
- Ulises Heureaux: 6 January 1887 – 27 February 1889
- Manuel María Gautier (acting): 27 February – 30 April 1889
- Ulises Heureaux: 30 April 1889 – 26 July 1899
- Wenceslao Figuereo: 26 July – 30 August 1899
- Horacio Vásquez (President of the Provisional Government): 4 September – 15 November 1899
- Juan Isidro Jimenes: 15 November 1899 – 2 May 1902
- Horacio Vásquez (Pres. of the Provisional Govt.): 26 April 1902 – 23 April 1903
- Alejandro Woss y Gil: 23 April – 24 November 1903
- Carlos Felipe Morales: 24 October 1903 – 12 January 1906
- Ramón Cáceres: 12 January 1906 – 19 November 1911
- Eladio Victoria: 5 December 1911 – 30 November 1912
- Adolfo Alejandro Nouel (provisional): 1 December 1912 – 13 April 1913
- José Bordas Valdés (provisional): 14 April 1913 – 27 August 1914
- Ramón Báez (provisional): 28 August – 5 December 1914
- Juan Isidro Jimenes: 5 December 1914 – 7 May 1916
- Council of Secretaries of State: 7 May – 31 July 1916
- Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal: 31 July – 29 November 1916
- Governors under the U.S. occupation:
- Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos (provisional): 21 October 1922 – 12 July 1924
- Horacio Vásquez: 12 July 1924 – 3 March 1930
- Rafael Estrella Ureña (acting): 3 March – 16 August 1930
- Rafael Trujillo: 16 August 1930 – 16 August 1938
- Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado: 16 August 1938 – 7 March 1940
- Manuel de Jesús Troncoso de la Concha: 7 March 1940 – 18 May 1942
- Rafael Trujillo: 18 May 1942 – 16 August 1952
- Héctor Trujillo: 16 August 1952 – 3 August 1960
- Joaquín Balaguer: 3 August 1960 – 16 January 1962
- Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly: 18 January 1962 – 27 February 1963
- Juan Bosch: 27 February – 25 September 1963
- Triumvirate: 26 September 1963 – 25 April 1965, chaired from December 29, 1963 by Donald Reid Cabral
- Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó: 4 May 1965 – 30 August 1965 Constitutionalist de jure and de facto
- Antonio Imbert Barrera: 7 May – 30 August 1965 Loyalist
- Héctor García Godoy (provisional): 3 September 1965 – 1 July 1966
- Joaquín Balaguer: 1 July 1966 – 16 August 1978
- Antonio Guzmán Fernández: 16 August 1978 – 4 July 1982
- Jacobo Majluta Azar: 4 July – 16 August 1982
- Salvador Jorge Blanco: 16 August 1982 – 16 August 1986
- Joaquín Balaguer: 16 August 1986 – 16 August 1996
- Leonel Fernández Reyna: 16 August 1996 – 16 August 2000
- Hipólito Mejía: 16 August 2000 – 16 August 2004
- Leonel Fernández Reyna (16 August – present)
