List of presidents of Bolivia
List of presidents of Bolivia
In 1983, a poll was taken by a Bolivian newspaper to determine which seven historical presidents were regarded as most significant: Antonio José de Sucre, Andrés de Santa Cruz, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Mariano Melgarejo, Aniceto Arce, Ismael Montes, and Víctor Paz Estenssoro.
| tenure | ruler | notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1825-1826 | Simón Bolívar | |
| 1826-1828 | Antonio José de Sucre | |
| 1828 | José Miguel de Velasco | acting |
| 1828 | Pedro Blanco Soto | provisional |
| 1829 | José Miguel de Velasco | provisional |
| 1829-1839 | Andrés de Santa Cruz | provisional to 1831 |
| 1839-1841 | José Miguel de Velasco | provisional to 1840 |
| 1841 | Sebastián Ágreda | provisional |
| 1841 | Manuel Calvo Cuéllar | acting |
| 1841-1847 | José Ballivián | provisional to 1844 |
| 1847-1848 | Eusebio Guilarte | interim |
| 1848 | Manuel Isidoro Belzu | interim |
| 1848 | José Miguel de Velasco | provisional |
| 1848-1855 | Manuel Isidoro Belzu | provisional |
| 1855-1857 | Jorge Córdova | |
| 1857-1861 | José María Linares | provisional |
| 1861-1864 | José María de Achá | provisional to 1862 |
| 1864-1871 | Mariano Melgarejo | provisional to 1870 |
| 1871-1872 | Agustín Morales | |
| 1872 | Juan de Dios Bosque | acting |
| 1872-1873 | Tomás Frías | |
| 1873-1874 | Adolfo Ballivián | |
| 1874-1876 | Tomás Frías | |
| 1876-1879 | Hilarión Daza | provisional |
| 1879-1880 | Uladislao Silva | |
| 1880 | Narciso Campero | provisional |
| 1880 | Aniceto Arce | acting |
| 1880-1884 | Narciso Campero | |
| 1884-1888 | Gregorio Pacheco | |
| 1888-1892 | Aniceto Arce | |
| 1892-1896 | Mariano Baptista | |
| 1896-1899 | Severo Fernández Alonso | |
| 1899 | Serapio Reyes Ortiz | |
| 1899-1904 | Manuel Pando | |
| 1904-1909 | Ismael Montes | |
| 1909-1913 | Eliodoro Villazón | |
| 1913-1917 | Ismael Montes | |
| 1917-1920 | José Gutiérrez Guerra | |
| 1921-1925 | Bautista Saavedra | |
| 1925-1926 | Felipe Segundo Guzmán | provisional |
| 1926-1930 | Hernando Siles Reyes | |
| 1930-1931 | Carlos Blanco Galindo | |
| 1931-1934 | Daniel Salamanca | |
| 1934-1936 | José Luis Tejada Sorzano | |
| 1936 | Germán Busch | provisional |
| 1936-1937 | David Toro | |
| 1937-1939 | Germán Busch | |
| 1939-1940 | Carlos Quintanilla | provisional |
| 1940-1943 | Enrique Peñaranda | |
| 1943-1946 | Gualberto Villarroel | |
| 1946 | Néstor Guillén | |
| 1946-1947 | Tomás Monje Gutiérrez | |
| 1947-1949 | Enrique Hertzog | |
| 1949-1951 | Mamerto Urriolagoitia | |
| 1951-1952 | Hugo Ballivián Rojas | |
| 1952 | Hernán Siles Zuazo | provisional |
| 1952-1956 | Víctor Paz Estenssoro | |
| 1956-1960 | Hernán Siles Zuazo | |
| 1960-1964 | Víctor Paz Estenssoro | |
| 1964 | Alfredo Ovando Candía | |
| 1964-1965 | René Barrientos Ortuño | |
| 1965-1966 | René Barrientos Ortuño + Alfredo Ovando Candía | Co-Government |
| 1966-1969 | René Barrientos Ortuño | |
| 1969 | Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas | |
| 1969-1970 | Alfredo Ovando Candía | |
| 1970-1971 | Juan José Torres | |
| 1971-1978 | Hugo Bánzer Suárez | |
| 1978 | Juan Pereda Asbún | |
| 1978-1979 | David Padilla Arancibia | |
| 1979 | Wálter Guevara Arze | interim |
| 1979 | Alberto Natusch Busch | |
| 1979-1980 | Lydia Gueiler Tejada | interim |
| 1980-1981 | Luis García Meza Tejada | |
| 1981-1982 | Celso Torrelio Villa | |
| 1982 | Guido Vildoso Calderón | |
| 1982-1985 | Hernán Siles Zuazo | |
| 1985-1989 | Víctor Paz Estenssoro | |
| 1989-1993 | Jaime Paz Zamora | |
| 1993-1997 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | |
| 1997-2001 | Hugo Banzer Suárez | |
| 2001-2002 | Jorge Quiroga | |
| 2002-2003 | Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | |
| 2003-currently | Carlos Mesa |
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