List of Presidents of Uruguay
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Uruguay is a presidential republic in which the President (Spanish: Presidente) is both the head of state and head of government. The following is a list of all the people who have held the office of President of Uruguay since 6 November 1830 (when the first constitution was adopted), with the exception of those who held the office of "President" under the National Council of Government, which served as the country's executive directory from 1955 to 1967. The first president of this list is Fructuoso Rivera, who held the office twice and once as part of the Triumvirate that ruled Uruguay from 1853 to 1854.
Most of the Presidents of Uruguay have belonged to the Colorado Party, a traditionally conservative party founded by Rivera in 1836. The first free democratic elections for President were held in 1920. The current president is Tabaré Vázquez of the Broad Front, who was elected for a second term in the 2014 presidential election.
List of presidents since 1830
XIX century
- Parties
Colorado Party National Party Independent
| № [n 1] |
Portrait | President (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Fructuoso Rivera (1784–1854) |
6 November 1830 |
24 October 1834 |
Colorado | — | |
| 2 |  |
Carlos Anaya (1777–1862) Acting |
24 October 1834 |
March 1 1835 |
Colorado | — | |
| 3 |  |
Manuel Oribe (1792–1857) |
1 March 1835 |
24 October 1838 |
National | — | |
| 4 |  |
Gabriel Antonio Pereira (1794–1861) Acting |
24 October 1838 |
1 March 1839 |
Colorado | — | |
| 5 | |
Fructuoso Rivera (1784–1854) |
1 March 1839 |
1 March 1843 |
Colorado | — | |
| 6 | |
Manuel Oribe (1792–1857) Disputed with Joaquín Suárez |
1 March 1843 |
8 October 1851 |
National | — | |
| 7 |  |
Joaquín Suárez (1781–1868) Acting Disputed with Manuel Oribe |
1 March 1841 |
15 February 1852 |
Colorado | — | |
| 8 |  |
Bernardo Berro (1803–1868) Acting |
15 February 1852 |
1 March 1852 |
National | — | |
| 9 |  |
Juan Francisco Giró (1891–1863) |
1 March 1852 |
25 September 1853 |
National | — | |
| 10 |  |
Venancio Flores (1808–1868) Part of the Triumvirate |
25 September 1853 |
12 March 1854 |
Colorado | — | |
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Juan Antonio Lavalleja (1784–1853) Part of the Triumvirate |
25 September 1853 |
22 October 1853 |
Independent | — | ||
| |
Fructuoso Rivera (1784–1854) Part of the Triumvirate |
25 September 1853 |
13 January 1859 |
Colorado | — | ||
| 11 | |
Venancio Flores (1808–1868) Disputed with Luis Lamas |
12 March 1854 |
10 September 1855 |
Colorado | — | |
| 12 | |
Luis Lamas Acting Disputed with Venancio Flores |
29 August 1855 |
10 September 1855 |
Conservative | — | |
| 13 | |
Manuel Basilio Bustamante Acting |
10 September 1855 |
15 February 1856 |
Colorado | — | |
| 14 | |
José María Piá (1809–1868) Acting |
15 February 1856 |
1 March 1856 |
Colorado | — | |
| 15 | |
Gabriel Antonio Pereira (1794–1861) |
1 March 1856 |
1 March 1860 |
Colorado | — | |
| 16 | |
Bernardo Berro (1803–1868) |
1 March 1860 |
1 March 1864 |
National | — | |
| 17 |  |
Atanasio Aguirre (1801–1875) Acting |
1 March 1864 |
15 February 1865 |
National | — | |
| 18 |  |
Tomás Villalba (1805–1886) Acting |
15 February 1865 |
20 February 1865 |
National | — | |
| 19 | |
Venancio Flores (1808–1868) Acting |
20 February 1865 |
15 February 1868 |
Colorado | — | |
| 20 |  |
Pedro Varela (1837–1906) Acting |
15 February 1868 |
1 March 1868 |
Colorado | — | |
| 21 |  |
Lorenzo Batlle y Grau (1810–1887) |
1 March 1868 |
1 March 1872 |
Colorado | — | |
| 22 |  |
Tomás Gomensoro Albín (1810–1900) Acting |
1 March 1872 |
1 March 1873 |
Colorado | — | |
| 23 |  |
José Eugenio Ellauri (1834–1894) |
1 March 1873 |
22 January 1875 |
Colorado | — | |
| 24 | |
Pedro Varela (1837–1906) |
22 January 1875 |
10 March 1876 |
Colorado | — | |
| 25 |  |
Lorenzo Latorre (1844–1916) |
10 March 1876 |
15 March 1880 |
Colorado | — | |
| 26 |  |
Francisco Antonino Vidal (1825–1889) |
15 March 1880 |
1 March 1882 |
Colorado | — | |
| 27 |  |
Máximo Santos (1847–1889) |
1 March 1882 |
1 March 1886 |
Colorado | — | |
| 28 | |
Francisco Antonino Vidal (1825–1889) |
1 March 1886 |
24 May 1886 |
Colorado | — | |
| 29 | |
Máximo Santos (1847–1889) |
24 May 1886 |
18 November 1886 |
Colorado | — | |
| 30 |  |
Máximo Tajes (1847–1889) |
18 November 1886 |
1 March 1890 |
Colorado | — | |
| 31 |  |
Julio Herrera y Obes (1841–1912) |
1 March 1890 |
1 March 1894 |
Colorado | — | |
| 32 |  |
Duncan Stewart (1833–1923) Acting |
1 March 1894 |
21 March 1894 |
Colorado | — | |
| 33 |  |
Juan Idiarte Borda (1844–1897) |
21 March 1894 |
25 August 1897 |
Colorado | — | |
| 34 |  |
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (1837–1905) Acting |
25 August 1897 |
15 February 1899[n 2] |
Colorado | — | |
| 35 |  |
José Batlle y Ordóñez (1856–1929) Acting |
15 February 1899 |
1 March 1899 |
Colorado | — | |
| 36 | |
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (1837–1905) |
1 March 1899 |
1 March 1903 |
Colorado | — | |
XX century
- Parties
Colorado Party National Party Independent Military/civic-military
| № [n 1] |
Portrait | President (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | |
José Batlle y Ordóñez (1856–1929) |
1 March 1903 |
1 March 1907 |
Colorado | — | |
| 38 |  |
Claudio Williman (1861–1934) |
1 March 1907 |
1 March 1911 |
Colorado | — | |
| 39 |  |
Feliciano Viera (1872–1927) |
1 March 1915 |
1 March 1919 |
Colorado | — | |
| 40 |  |
Baltasar Brum (1883–1933) [n 3] |
1 March 1919 |
1 March 1923 |
Colorado | — | |
| 41 |  |
José Serrato (1868–1960) [n 3] |
1 March 1923 |
1 March 1927 |
Colorado | — | |
| 42 |  |
Juan Campisteguy (1859–1937) [n 3] |
1 March 1927 |
1 March 1931 |
Colorado | 1926 | |
| 43 |  |
Gabriel Terra (1873–1942) [n 4] |
1 March 1931 |
19 June 1939 |
Colorado | 1930 | |
| 44 |  |
Alfredo Baldomir (1884–1948) [n 5] |
19 June 1939 |
1 March 1943 |
Colorado | 1938 | |
| 45 |  |
Juan José de Amézaga (1881–1956) |
1 March 1943 |
19 June 1947 |
Colorado | 1942 | |
| 46 | |
Tomás Berreta (1875–1947) |
1 March 1947 |
2 August 1947 |
Colorado | 1946 | |
| 47 |  |
Luis Batlle Berres (1897–1964) |
2 August 1947 |
1 March 1951 |
Colorado | — | |
| 46 | |
Andres Martínez Trueba (1884–1959) [n 6] |
1 March 1951 |
1 March 1955 |
Colorado | 1950 | |
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| 47 | |
Óscar Diego Gestido (1901–1967) |
1 March 1967 |
6 December 1967 |
Colorado | 1966 | |
| 48 |  |
Jorge Pacheco Areco (1920–1998) |
6 December 1967 |
1 March 1972 |
Colorado | — | |
| 49 |  |
Juan María Bordaberry (1928–2011) |
1 March 1972 |
12 June 1976 |
Colorado — Civic-military |
1966 | |
| 50 | |
Alberto Demicheli (1896–1980) Acting |
12 June 1976 |
1 September 1976 |
Colorado — Civic-military |
— | |
| 51 |  |
Aparicio Méndez (1904–1988) Acting |
1 September 1976 |
1 September 1981 |
National — Civic-military |
— | |
| 52 | |
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925–) Acting |
1 September 1981 |
12 February 1985 |
Military | — | |
| 53 | |
Rafael Addiego Bruno (1923–2014) Acting |
12 February 1985 |
1 March 1985 |
Independent | — | |
| 54 |  |
Julio María Sanguinetti (1936–) |
1 March 1985 |
1 March 1990 |
Colorado | 1984 | |
| 55 |  |
Luis Alberto Lacalle (1941–) |
1 March 1990 |
1 March 1995 |
National | 1989 | |
| 56 | |
Julio María Sanguinetti (1936–) |
1 March 1995 |
1 March 2000 |
Colorado | 1994 | |
XXI century
- Parties
| № [n 1] |
Portrait | President (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 |  |
Jorge Batlle (1927–2016) |
1 March 2000 |
1 March 2005 |
Colorado | 1999 | |
| 58 |  |
Tabaré Vázquez (1940–) |
1 March 2005 |
1 March 2010 |
Broad Front | 2004 | |
| 59 |  |
José Mujica (1935–) |
1 March 2010 |
1 March 2015 |
Broad Front | 2009 | |
| 60 | |
Tabaré Vázquez (1940–) |
1 March 2015 |
Incumbent | Broad Front | 2014 | |
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Notes
- 1 2 3 For the purposes of numbering, a presidency is defined as an uninterrupted period of time in office served by one person. They do not represent the official number of a presidency, nor do they reflect "Constitutional Presidencies".
- ↑ Served as acting President from 25 August 1897 to 10 February 1898, then as de facto President (following a coup) until 15 February 1899.
- 1 2 3 President served as part of the executive alongside the National Administration Council.
- ↑ Served alongside the National Administration Council from 1 March 1931 to 31 March 1933, then as de facto President following a self-coup until 18 May 1934, then as provisional president elected by the 3rd National Constituent Convention.
- ↑ Constitutional President until 21 February 1942, then de facto President after a self-coup.
- ↑ Constitutional President until 1 March 1952, then President of the National Council.
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