List of presidents of the Dominican Republic

Since independence in 1844, the Dominican Republic has counted 54 people in the presidential office, whether constitutional, provisional, or interim, divided into 66 periods of government. Likewise, there are also periods in which the head of state role has been exercised by collegiate bodies (such as triumvirates, military juntas, or councils of state).

First Republic (1844–1861)

Central Government Junta

The Central Government Junta was the first body of a collegiate and provisional nature to exercise the executive, legislative and judicial powers of the nascent Dominican state. It was provisionally constituted on 28 February 1844 and subsequently formalized on 1 March 1844; it went through two coups d'état, and finally dissolved with the proclamation of the first Constitution on 6 November 1844.

Presidents

Spanish annexation (1861–1865)

Dominican Restoration War (1863–1865)

Second Republic (1865–1916)

Political parties

United States occupation (1916–1924)

Political parties

Third Republic (1924–1965)

Political parties

Dominican Civil War (1965)

Fourth Republic (1966–present)

Political parties

Timeline from 1844

See also

• History of the Dominican Republic
• Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
  • List of colonial governors of Santo Domingo
• Politics of the Dominican Republic
• President of the Dominican Republic
• Vice President of the Dominican Republic

References