The following article lists the presidents and heads of state of

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

since

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n independence from

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. From 1824 to 1838 Costa Rica was a state within the

Federal Republic of Central America The Federal Republic of Central America ( es, República Federal de Centroamérica), originally named the United Provinces of Central America ( es, Provincias Unidas del Centro de América), and sometimes simply called Central America, in it ...

; since then it has been an independent nation.

Heads of state of Costa Rica (1824–1848)

Presidents of Costa Rica (1848–present)

Timeline

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Juan Mora Fernández Juan Mora Fernández (July 12, 1784, San José, Costa Rica – November 16, 1854) was Costa Rica's first elected head of state. He was considered a liberal and decided to move the capital from Cartago to Puntarenas. Juan Mora was elected as ...

" bar:JoséRafaelGallegos from: 1833 till: 1835 color:conservative from: 1845 till: 1846 color:conservative text:"

José Rafael Gallegos José Rafael de Gallegos y Alvarado (31 October 1784, Cesantes, Spain – 14 August 1850) was president of Costa Rica's ''Junta Superior Gubernativa'' from October 1822 to January 1823 and head of state of Costa Rica from March 1833 until March ...

" bar:BraulioCarrilloColina from: 1835 till: 1837 color:liberal from: 1838 till: 1842 color:liberal text:" Braulio Carrillo Colina" bar:ManuelAguilarChacón from: 1837 till: 1838 color:liberal text:" Manuel Aguilar Chacón" bar:FranciscoMorazán from: 1842 till: 1842 color:liberal text:"

Francisco Morazán José Francisco Morazán Quesada (; born October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842) was a Central American politician who served as president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1830 to 1839. Before he was president of Central America h ...

" bar:AntónioPintoSoares from: 1842 till: 1842 color:liberal text:"

António Pinto Soares António Pinto Soares (1780 – April 6, 1865) was Head of State of Costa Rica from September 11 to September 27, 1842. He led the popular uprising that overthrew Francisco Morazán on September 11, 1842, and served as Head of State until Septem ...

" bar:JoséMaríaAlfaroZamora from: 1842 till: 1844 color:liberal from: 1846 till: 1847 color:liberal text:"

José María Alfaro Zamora José María Alfaro Zamora (March 20, 1799 – June 12, 1856) was the Costa Rican Head of State between the periods of 1842 and 1844 as well as 1846 and 1847 and President of Costa Rica between May 1 and May 8, 1847. Early life and family ...

" bar:FranciscoMaríaOreamunoBonilla from: 1844 till: 1844 color:liberal text:"

Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla (4 October 1801, Cartago, Costa Rica Cartago () is the head city of Cartago canton of the Cartago Province, and is composed of the Oriental and Occidental districts as stated in the administrative divisions ...

" bar:JoséMaríaCastroMadriz from: 1847 till: 1849 color:liberal from: 1866 till: 1868 color:liberal text:"

José María Castro Madriz José María Castro Madriz (1 September 1818 – 4 April 1892) was a Costa Rican lawyer, academic, diplomat, and politician. He served twice as President of Costa Rica, from 1847 to 1849, and from 1866 to 1868. On both occasions he was prevente ...

" bar:MiguelMoraPorras from: 1849 till: 1849 color:liberal text:"

Miguel Mora Porras José Miguel Mora Porras (29 September 1816 – 15 June 1887) was interim President of Costa Rica from 15 November to 26 November 1849, when he turned over power to his older brother Juan Rafael Mora Porras Juan Rafael Mora Porras (8 Februar ...

" bar:JuanMoraPorras from: 1849 till: 1859 color:liberal text:" Juan Mora Porras" bar:JoséMaríaMontealegreFernández from: 1859 till: 1863 color:liberal text:"

José María Montealegre Fernández José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

" bar:JesúsJiménezZamora from: 1863 till: 1866 color:liberal from: 1868 till: 1870 color:military text:"

Jesús Jiménez Zamora Jesús María Ciriaco Jiménez Zamora (June 18, 1823 – February 12, 1897) was President (government title), President of Costa Rica on two occasions: 1863 to 1866, and 1868 to 1870. He was popularly elected in 1863, but dissolved Congress two ...

" bar:BrunoCarranzaRamírez from: 1870 till: 1870 color:liberal text:"

Bruno Carranza Ramírez José Bruno Carranza Ramírez (October 5, 1822 – January 25, 1891) was briefly President of Costa Rica (albeit with the title ''Temporary Head of the Republic'') in 1870. Bruno Carranza came to power in the coup d'état of 27 April 1870 tha ...

" bar:TomásGuardiaGutiérrez from: 1870 till: 1876 color:liberal from: 1877 till: 1882 color:liberal text:"

Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez General Tomás Miguel Guardia Gutiérrez (December 16, 1831 – July 6, 1882) was President of Costa Rica on two occasions: from 1870 to 1876, and from 1877 to 1882. On 27 April 1870 Tomás Guardia was one of a group of army officers who depose ...

" bar:AnicetoEsquivelSáenz from: 1876 till: 1876 color:liberal text:" Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz" bar:VicenteHerreraZeledón from: 1876 till: 1877 color:conservative text:" Vicente Herrera Zeledón" bar:SaturninoLizanoGutiérrez from: 1882 till: 1882 color:liberal text:" Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez" bar:PrósperoFernándezOreamuno from: 1882 till: 1885 color:liberal text:"

Próspero Fernández Oreamuno Juan Primitivo Próspero Fernández Oreamuno (July 18, 1834 – March 12, 1885) was President of Costa Rica from 1882 to 1885. Fernández studied philosophy at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala before embarking on a military career ...

" bar:BernardoSotoAlfaro from: 1885 till: 1890 color:liberal text:" Bernardo Soto Alfaro" bar:JoséRodríguezZeledón from: 1890 till: 1894 color:constitutionalconvention text:" José Rodríguez Zeledón" bar:RafaelYglesiasCastro from: 1894 till: 1902 color:civil text:"

Rafael Yglesias Castro Rafael Anselmo José Yglesias Castro (18 April 1861 – 10 April 1924) was a Costa Rican politician who served as President of Costa Rica for two consecutive periods from 1894 to 1902. Biography He was born to Demetrio Yglesias Llorente a ...

" bar:AscensiónEsquivelIbarra from: 1902 till: 1906 color:pun text:"

Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra (10 May 1844 – 15 April 1923) was a Nicaraguan-born President of Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in ...

" bar:CletoGonzálezVíquez from: 1906 till: 1910 color:national from: 1928 till: 1932 color:pun text:"

Cleto González Víquez Cleto de Jesús González Víquez (13 October 1858 – 23 September 1937) was, on two occasions, the President of Costa Rica, firstly as the 18th president in 1906 and lastly as the 26th president in 1928. ''Don Cleto'' was born in Barva, Her ...

" bar:RicardoJiménezOreamuno from: 1910 till: 1914 color:pr from: 1924 till: 1928 color:pr from: 1932 till: 1936 color:prn text:"

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno Romualdo Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (February 6, 1859 – January 4, 1945) served as president of Costa Rica on three occasions: 1910–1914, 1924–1928 and 1932–1936. He was one of the best known lawyers in Costa Rican history and a Univers ...

" bar:AlfredoGonzálezFlores from: 1914 till: 1917 color:pr text:" Alfredo González Flores" bar:FedericoTinocoGranados from: 1917 till: 1919 color:military text:"

Federico Tinoco Granados General José Federico Alberto de Jesús Tinoco Granados (21 November 1868 – 7 September 1931) was a politician, soldier, and the Dictator of Costa Rica from 1917 to 1919. Biography Tinoco was born in 1868. On 5 June 1898 in San José, ...

" bar:JuanQuirósSegura from: 1919 till: 1919 color:military text:" Juan Quirós Segura" bar:FranciscoAguilarBarquero from: 1919 till: 1920 color:pr text:"

Francisco Aguilar Barquero Francisco Ramón de Jesús Aguilar Barquero (21 May 1857 – 11 October 1924) served as provisional President (government title), President of Costa Rica for eight months between 1919 and 1920. He was Governor of Cartago, Deputy for Limón (188 ...

" bar:JulioAcostaGarcía from: 1920 till: 1924 color:constitutional text:"

Julio Acosta García Julio Acosta García (23 May 1872 – 6 July 1954) served as 24th President of Costa Rica from 1920 to 1924. Early life Rafael Julio del Rosario Acosta García was born on 23 May 1872 in San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica to Jesús de la Rosa Ga ...

" bar:LeónCortésCastro from: 1936 till: 1940 color:prn text:"

León Cortés Castro León Cortés Castro (December 8, 1882 – March 3, 1946) was a Costa Rican politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940. During his term he introduced new bank reforms, supported banana plantations in the South Pacific reg ...

" bar:RafaelCalderónGuardia from: 1940 till: 1944 color:prn text:"

Rafael Calderón Guardia Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ''R ...

" bar:TeodoroPicadoMichalski from: 1944 till: 1948 color:prn text:"

Teodoro Picado Michalski Teodoro Picado Michalski (10 January 1900 – 1 June 1960) was the president of Costa Rica from 1944 to 1948. Overview Picado governed Costa Rica immediately after the presidency of Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia and preceded the de fact ...

" bar:SantosLeónHerrera from: 1948 till: 1948 color:prn text:" Santos León Herrera" bar:JoséFigueresFerrer from: 1948 till: 1949 color:military from: 1953 till: 1958 color:pln from: 1970 till: 1974 color:pln text:"

José Figueres Ferrer José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer (25 September 1906 – 8 June 1990) served as President of Costa Rica on three occasions: 1948–1949, 1953–1958 and 1970–1974. During his first term in office he abolished the country's army, nationa ...

" bar:OtilioUlateBlanco from: 1949 till: 1953 color:pun text:"

Otilio Ulate Blanco Luis Rafael de la Trinidad Otilio Ulate Blanco (August 25, 1891 – October 10, 1973) served as President of Costa Rica from 1949 to 1953. His French heritage comes from his mother, Ermida Blanco. He never married but had two daughters, Olga Ma ...

" bar:MarioEchandiJiménez from: 1958 till: 1962 color:pun text:"

Mario Echandi Jiménez Mario José Echandi Jiménez (17 June 1915 – 30 July 2011) was the 33rd President of Costa Rica, serving from 1958 to 1962. As diplomat Mario Echandi was a career diplomat. Prior to his election, he had served as Costa Rica's ambassador to ...

" bar:FranciscoOrlichBolmarcich from: 1962 till: 1966 color:pln text:"

Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich (10 March 190729 October 1969) was the 34th President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966. He was an ethnic Croat, a descendant of Croatian settlers from the town Punat on the island of Krk, Croatia. His villa in ...

" bar:JoséTrejosFernández from: 1966 till: 1970 color:pun text:" José Trejos Fernández" bar:DanielOduberQuirós from: 1974 till: 1978 color:pln text:"

Daniel Oduber Quirós Porfirio Ricardo José Luis Daniel Oduber Quirós (August 25, 1921 – October 13, 1991) was a Costa Rican politician, lawyer, philosopher, poet, and essayist. He served as the President of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978. He is credited with the ...

" bar:RodrigoCarazoOdio from: 1978 till: 1982 color:pusc text:"

Rodrigo Carazo Odio Rodrigo José Ramón Francisco de Jesús Carazo Odio (27 December 1926 – 9 December 2009) served as President of Costa Rica from 8 May 1978 to 8 May 1982. Early life Carazo was born in Cartago. Before serving as president, he was the Di ...

" bar:LuisMongeÁlvarez from: 1982 till: 1986 color:pln text:" Luis Monge Álvarez" bar:ÓscarArias from: 1986 till: 1990 color:pln from: 2006 till: 2010 color:pln text:"

Óscar Arias Óscar Arias Sánchez (; born 13 September 1940 in Heredia, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He was President of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 ...

" bar:RafaelCalderónFournier from: 1990 till: 1994 color:pusc text:" Rafael Calderón Fournier" bar:JoséFigueresOlsen from: 1994 till: 1998 color:pln text:"

José Figueres Olsen José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

" bar:MiguelRodríguezEcheverría from: 1998 till: 2002 color:pusc text:" Miguel Rodríguez Echeverría" bar:AbelPachecodelaEspriella from: 2002 till: 2006 color:pusc text:" Abel Pacheco de la Espriella" bar:LauraChinchilla from: 2010 till: 2014 color:pln text:"

Laura Chinchilla Laura Chinchilla Miranda (; born 28 March 1959) is a Costa Rican politician who was President of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2014. She was one of Óscar Arias Sánchez's two Vice-Presidents and his administration's Minister of Justice. She was the ...

" bar:LuisGuillermoSolís from: 2014 till: 2018 color:pac text:"

Luis Guillermo Solís Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera (; born 25 April 1958) is a Costa Rican politician and educator who was the 47th President of Costa Rica from 2014 to 2018. He is a member of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC). Solís led the field in the 2014 pre ...

" bar:CarlosAlvaradoQuesada from: 2018 till: 2022 color:pac text:"

Carlos Alvarado Quesada Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada (; born 14 January 1980) is a Costa Rican politician, writer, journalist and political scientist who served as the 48th president of Costa Rica from 8 May 2018 to 8 May 2022. A member of the Citizens' Action P ...

" bar:RodrigoChavesRobles from: 2022 till: 2026 color:ppsd text:"

Rodrigo Chaves Robles Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (; born 10 June 1961) is a Costa Rican economist and politician who has served as the 49th and current President of Costa Rica since May 2022. He was previously Minister of Finance from 2019 to 2020 durin ...

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Heads of state of Costa Rica (1824–1848)

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