Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

has had many different types of

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, as well as many different types of government. During pre-Columbian times, most of the territories that today form Argentina were inhabited by Amerindian peoples without any centralized government, with the exception of the

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subjects of the

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and Cuyo regions. During the

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, the

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retained the ultimate authority over the territories conquered in the

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, appointing

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s for local government. The territories that would later become Argentina were first part of the

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and then the

Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ( es, Virreinato del Río de la Plata or es, Virreinato de las Provincias del Río de la Plata) meaning "River of the Silver", also called "Viceroyalty of the River Plate" in some scholarly writings, in ...

. The

May Revolution The May Revolution ( es, Revolución de Mayo) was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the terri ...

started the

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by replacing the viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros with the first national government. It was the

Primera Junta The Primera Junta ( en, First Junta) or ''Junta Provisional Gubernativa de las Provincias del Río de la Plata'' (''Provisional Governing Junta of the Provinces of the Río de la Plata''), is the most common name given to the first government of ...

, a

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of several members, which would grow into the

Junta Grande Junta Grande (), or Junta Provisional Gubernativa de Buenos Aires, is the most common name for the executive government of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (modern-day Argentina), that followed the incorporation of provincial represent ...

with the incorporation of provincial deputies. The size of the juntas gave room to internal political disputes among their members, so they were replaced by the

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and

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, of three members. The

Assembly of the Year XIII The Assembly of Year XIII ( es, Asamblea del Año XIII) was a meeting called by the Second Triumvirate governing the young republic of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (modern-day Argentina, Uruguay, part of Bolivia) on October 181 ...

created a new executive authority, with attributions similar to that of a head of state, called the

Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata The Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ( es, Director Supremo de las Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata) was a title given to the executive officers of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata according to the f ...

. A second Assembly, the

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, declared independence in 1816 and promulgated the

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. However, this constitution was repealed during

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between the

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and the

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Provinces. This started a period known as the Anarchy of the Year XX, when Argentina lacked any type of head of state. There was a new attempt to organize a central government in 1826. A new congress wrote a new constitution and elected

Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad González Rivadavia (May 20, 1780 – September 2, 1845) was the first President of Argentina, then called the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, from February 8, 1826 to June 27, 1827. He was educated at th ...

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in the process.Mendelevich, p. 28 Rivadavia was the first President of Argentina. However, he resigned shortly after and the 1826 Constitution was repealed. The Argentine provinces then organized themselves as a

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without a central head of state. In this organization, the

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took some duties such as the payment of external debt or the administration of the

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in the name of all provinces. Those governors were appointed by the Buenos Aires legislature, with the only exception of

Juan Lavalle Juan Galo Lavalle (17 October 1797 – 9 October 1841) was an Argentine military and political figure. Biography Lavalle was born in Buenos Aires to María Mercedes González Bordallo and Manuel José Lavalle, general accountant of rents and t ...

Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Althoug ...

kept the governor office for seventeen consecutive years until

Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García (; October 18, 1801 – April 11, 1870) was an Argentine general and politician who served as president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860. Life Justo José de Urquiza y García was b ...

defeated him at the 1852

Battle of Caseros The Battle of Caseros ( es, Batalla de Caseros) was fought near the town of El Palomar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on 3 February 1852, between the Army of Buenos Aires commanded by Juan Manuel de Rosas and the Grand Army (''Ejército ...

. Urquiza then called for a new Constitutional Assembly and promulgated the

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, which is the current

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through amendments. In 1854, Urquiza became the first President of modern Argentina, acting both as head of government and head of state. However, the

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had rejected the Constitution and became an independent state until the aftermath of the 1859 Battle of Cepeda, although the internecine conflict continued. Only after the subsequent

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in 1861, the former ''bonaerense'' leader

Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez (26 June 1821 – 19 January 1906) was an Argentine statesman, soldier and author. He was President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868 and the first president of unified Argentina. Mitre is known as the most versatile ...

became the first president of an unified

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. The succession line of constitutional presidents run uninterrupted until 1930, when

José Félix Uriburu Lieutenant General José Félix Benito Uriburu y Uriburu (20 July 186829 April 1932) was the President of the Provisional Government of Argentina, ousting the successor to President Hipólito Yrigoyen by means of a military coup and declaring ...

took government through a civic-military ''

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''. For many decades, there was an alternance between legitimate presidents and others that took government through illegitimate means. Those means included '' coups d'état'', but also proscriptions of major political partiesMendelevich, p. 130—131 and electoral fraud.Mendelevich, p. 136 The last ''

'' occurred in 1976 and resulted in the

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, which ended in 1983. The retrospective recognition as presidents or heads of state of any ''de facto'' ruler that exercised its authority outside the Constitutional mandate is a controversial and relevant issue in Argentine politics. However, their government actions were recognized as valid following the ''de facto'' government doctrine that used to legitimize them. This doctrine was rejected by the 1994 amendment and would not be applicable for potential future coups. The current head of state is President

Alberto Fernandez Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic '' Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albert ...

, who took office on 10 December 2019.

Affiliation keys

United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata (1810–1831)

Junta presidents (1810–1811)

Triumvirates (1811–1814)

Supreme Directors (1814–1820)

Governors of Buenos Aires Province managing international relations (1820–1826)

Between 1820 and 1826, the United Provinces functioned as a loose alliance of autonomous provinces put together by pacts and treaties (see

Treaty of Pilar The Treaty of Pilar (in Spanish, ''Tratado del Pilar'') was a pact signed among the rulers of the Argentine provinces of Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Buenos Aires, which is recognized as the foundation of the federal organization of the country. I ...

Treaty of Benegas The Treaty of Benegas was a peace treaty signed by the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe on 24 November 1820. History After the Batlle of Cepeda, on 1 February 1820, where the ''caudillo'' of Santa Fe Province, Estanislao Lópe ...

Quadrilateral Treaty The Quadrilateral Treaty was a pact between the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Corrientes, signed on 25 January 1822. The treaty was intended to be an offensive-defensive pact between the signatories, in front of a ...

), but lacking any actual central government until the 1825 Constitutional Congress.

First presidential government (1826–1827)

Governors of Buenos Aires Province managing international relations (1827–1831)

Argentine Confederation (1831–1861)

Governors managing international relations (1831–1852)

Provisional Director of the Argentine Confederation (1852–1854)

Presidents of the Confederation (1854–1861)

Argentine Republic (1861–present)

Presidents (1861–present)

Timeline of head of states of Argentina by affiliation

Timeline of head of states of Argentina by individual

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Cornelio Saavedra Cornelio Judas Tadeo de Saavedra y Rodríguez (September 15, 1759 in Otuyo – March 29, 1829 in Buenos Aires) was a military officer and statesman from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. He was instrumental in the May Revolution, the firs ...

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Domingo Matheu Domingo Bartolomé Francisco Matheu (4 August 1765, in Mataró. Spain – 28 March 1831, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Spanish-born Argentine businessman and politician. He was a member of the Primera Junta, the first national government ...

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Feliciano Chiclana Feliciano Antonio Chiclana (June 9, 1761 in Buenos Aires – September 17, 1826 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine lawyer, soldier, and judge. Biography Feliciano Chiclana studied at the Colegio de San Carlos and in 1783 he finished with a law ...

" bar:ManueldeSarratea from: 1811 till: 1812 color:noinfo from: 1815 till: 1815 color:noinfo from: 1820 till: 1820 color:noinfo from: 1820 till: 1820 color:noinfo text:"

Manuel de Sarratea Manuel de Sarratea, (Buenos Aires, 11 August 1774 – Limoges, France, 21 September 1849), was an Argentine diplomat, politician and soldier. He was the son of Martin de Sarratea (1743–1813), of the richest merchant of Buenos-Aires and Tom ...

" bar:JuanJoséPaso from: 1811 till: 1812 color:noinfo from: 1812 till: 1813 color:noinfo text:"

Juan José Paso Juan José Esteban Paso, (January 2, 1758, Buenos Aires – September 10, 1833) was an Argentine politician who participated in the events that started the Argentine War of Independence known as May Revolution of 1810. Biography Early lif ...

" bar:JuanMartíndePueyrredón from: 1811 till: 1812 color:noinfo from: 1816 till: 1819 color:noinfo text:"

Juan Martín de Pueyrredón Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan (December 18, 1777 – March 13, 1850) was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century. He was appointed Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata after the Argentine ...

" bar:NicolásRodríguezPeña from: 1812 till: 1814 color:noinfo text:"

Nicolás Rodríguez Peña Nicolás Rodriguez Peña (1775, in Buenos Aires – 1853, in Santiago de Chile) was an Argentine politician. Born in Buenos Aires in April 1775, he worked in commerce which allowed him to amass a considerable fortune. Among his several successfu ...

" bar:AntonioÁlvarezJonte from: 1812 till: 1813 color:noinfo text:"

Antonio Álvarez Jonte Antonio Álvarez Jonte (Madrid, 1784 – Pisco, Perú, October 18, 1820) was an Argentine politician. He was born in Madrid in 1784 and moved with parents to Córdoba when young. He studied law at Córdoba University and obtained his doctorat ...

" bar:GervasioAntoniodePosadas from: 1813 till: 1814 color:noinfo from: 1814 till: 1815 color:noinfo text:"

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas Gervasio Antonio de Posadas y Dávila (18 June 1757, in Buenos Aires – 2 July 1833, in Buenos Aires) was a member of Argentina's Second Triumvirate from 19 August 1813 to 31 January 1814, after which he served as Supreme Director until 9 Janua ...

" bar:JoséJuliánPérez from: 1813 till: 1813 color:noinfo text:" José Julián Pérez" bar:JuanLarrea from: 1813 till: 1814 color:noinfo text:" Juan Larrea" bar:CarlosMaríadeAlvear from: 1815 till: 1815 color:noinfo text:"

Carlos María de Alvear Carlos María de Alvear (October 25, 1789 in Santo Ángel, Rio Grande do Sul – November 3, 1852 in New York), was an Argentine soldier and statesman, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in 1815. Early life ...

" bar:JosédeSanMartín from: 1815 till: 1815 color:noinfo text:"

José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (25 February 177817 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín () or '' the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru'', was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and cent ...

" bar:MatíasdeIrigoyen from: 1815 till: 1815 color:noinfo from: 1820 till: 1820 color:noinfo text:" Matías de Irigoyen" bar:JoséRondeau from: 1815 till: 1815 color:noinfo from: 1819 till: 1820 color:noinfo text:"

José Rondeau José Casimiro Rondeau Pereyra (March 4, 1773 – November 18, 1844) was a general and politician in Argentina and Uruguay in the early 19th century. Life and Politics He was born in Buenos Aires but soon after his birth, the family moved t ...

" bar:IgnacioÁlvarezThomas from: 1815 till: 1816 color:noinfo text:"

Ignacio Álvarez Thomas José Ignacio Álvarez Thomas (15 February 1787 – 20 July 1857) was a South American military commander and politician of the early 19th century. Biography Álvarez Thomas was born in Arequipa, Peru, and his family lived for some time in Li ...

" bar:AntonioGonzálezdeBalcarce from: 1816 till: 1816 color:noinfo text:" Antonio González de Balcarce" bar:JuanPedroAguirre from: 1820 till: 1820 color:noinfo text:" Juan Pedro Aguirre" bar:JuanRamónGonzálezBalcarce from: 1820 till: 1820 color:noinfo from: 1832 till: 1833 color:federal text:"

Juan Ramón González Balcarce ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

" bar:IldefonsoRamosMexía from: 1820 till: 1820 color:noinfo from: 1820 till: 1820 color:noinfo text:"

Ildefonso Ramos Mexía Ildefonso Ramos Mexía y Ross (August 2, 1769 – June 24, 1854) was an Argentine military man and politician, who served as alcalde, governor and legislator of Buenos Aires. He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Gregorio Ramos Mexía, born in ...

" bar:MiguelEstanislaoSoler from: 1820 till: 1820 color:noinfo from: 1820 till: 1820 color:noinfo text:"

Miguel Estanislao Soler Miguel Estanislao Soler (May 7, 1783 – September 23, 1849) was an Argentine general, who fought in the Argentine War of Independence. He was appointed governor of the Banda Oriental by Buenos Aires in 1814, but he was resisted by Artigas a ...

" bar:ManuelDorrego from: 1820 till: 1820 color:noinfo from: 1827 till: 1828 color:federal text:"

Manuel Dorrego Manuel Dorrego (11 June 1787 – 13 December 1828) was an Argentine statesman and soldier. He was governor of Buenos Aires in 1820, and then again from 1827 to 1828. Life and politics Dorrego was born in Buenos Aires on 11 June 1787 to José An ...

" bar:MartínRodríguez from: 1820 till: 1824 color:noinfo text:" Martín Rodríguez" bar:JuanGregoriodeLasHeras from: 1824 till: 1826 color:noinfo text:" Juan Gregorio de Las Heras" bar:BernardinoRivadavia from: 1826 till: 1827 color:unitarian text:"

" bar:VicenteLópezyPlanes from: 1827 till: 1827 color:none from: 1852 till: 1852 color:none text:"

Vicente López y Planes Alejandro Vicente López y Planes (May 3, 1785 – October 10, 1856) was an Argentine writer and politician who acted as interim President of Argentina from July 7 to August 18, 1827. He also wrote the lyrics of the Argentine National Anthe ...

" bar:JuanLavalle from: 1828 till: 1829 color:unitarian text:"

" bar:JuanJoséViamonte from: 1829 till: 1829 color:federal from: 1833 till: 1834 color:federal text:"

Juan José Viamonte Juan José Viamonte González (February 9, 1774 – March 31, 1843) was an Argentine general in the early 19th century. Life and Politics Viamonte was born in Buenos Aires and entered the army in his youth following in his father's footstep ...

" bar:JuanManueldeRosas from: 1829 till: 1831 color:federal from: 1831 till: 1832 color:federal from: 1835 till: 1852 color:federal text:"

" bar:ManuelVicenteMaza from: 1834 till: 1835 color:federal text:"

Manuel Vicente Maza Manuel Vicente Maza (1779 – June 27, 1839) was an Argentine lawyer and federal politician. He was governor of Buenos Aires, and was killed after the discovery of a failed plot to kill Juan Manuel de Rosas. Biography Even though Maza was bo ...

" bar:JustoJosédeUrquiza from: 1852 till: 1852 color:federal from: 1852 till: 1854 color:federal from: 1854 till: 1860 color:federal text:"

" bar:SantiagoDerqui from: 1860 till: 1861 color:federal text:"

Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez ( Córdoba June 21, 1809 – Corrientes November 5, 1867) was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 australes note, which is now ...

" bar:JuanEstebanPedernera from: 1861 till: 1861 color:unitarian text:" Juan Esteban Pedernera" bar:BartoloméMitre from: 1861 till: 1868 color:liberal text:"

" bar:MarcosPaz from: 1868 till: 1868 color:liberal text:"

Marcos Paz Marcos Paz (1813 – January 2, 1868) was Governor of Córdoba and Tucumán Provinces, an Argentine Senator, and Vice President of Argentina from October 12, 1862, until his death in 1868. Biography Marcos Paz was born to a prominent Tu ...

" bar:GuillermoRawson from: 1868 till: 1868 color:none text:"

Guillermo Rawson Guillermo Rawson (24 June 1821 – 20 January 1890) was a medical doctor and politician in nineteenth-century Argentina. In 1862, when he was the Interior Minister of Argentina, he met Captain Love Jones-Parry and Lewis Jones, who were on ...

" bar:MarcelinoUgarte from: 1868 till: 1868 color:none text:"

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Living former presidents

As of , there are five living former Argentine presidents:

References

Notes

Bibliography

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External links

Rulers.org — Argentina
list of rulers for Argentina {{Heads of State of the South America

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