Central America

 

 

 

15 Sep 1821               Independence of Kingdom of Guatemala

05 Jan 1822               Part of Mexico

01 Jul 1823               Independence from Mexico

10 Jul 1823 - 10 Apr 1825 United Provinces of the Centre of America

10 Apr 1825 - 1840        Federal Republic of Central America

       1838               Secession of Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Honduras

       1840               Federation effectivley dissolved

17 Jul 1842 - 30 Nov 1844 Abortive attempt to create a Confederation of Central America

13 Oct      - 10 Nov 1852 Abortive attempt to create a Confederation of Central America

       1898               Abortive attempt to restore the Central American federation

13 Jun 1921 - 07 Feb 1922 Federation of Central America

14 Jan 1922               Guatemala leaves the Federation

07 Feb 1922               Federation dissolved with Homduras's exit

 

Superior Political Chiefs

15 Sep 1821 - 05 Jan 1822 Gabino Gaínza y Fernández de Medrano

01 Jul      - 10 Jul 1823 Vicente Filísola

Presidents

30 Apr 1825 - 13 Apr 1829 Manuel José Acre y Fagoaga

13 Apr      - 25 Jun 1829 José Francisco Morazán Quezada (1st Time)

25 Jun 1829 - 16 Sep 1830 José Francisco Barrundia

16 Sep 1830 - 16 Sep 1834 José Francisco Morazán Quezada (2nd Time)

16 Sep 1834 - 14 Feb 1835 José Gregorio Salazar Lara

14 Feb 1835 - 01 Feb 1839 José Francisco Morazán Quezada (3rd Time)

01 Feb 1839 -    Mar 1840 Diego Vigil Cocaña

   Mar 1842 - 29 Mar 1844 Juan Nepomuceno Fernández Lindo y Zelaya

29 Mar      - 01 Dec 1844 Fruto Chamorro Pérez

13 Oct      - 28 Oct 1852 José Trinadad Cabañas Fiallos

28 Oct      - 10 Nov 1852 Francisco Castellón Sanabria

Federal Executive Council

   Jun      - 30 Nov 1898 Delegates

                          - Ángel Ugarte .......................... 1862-1898

                            (Honduras)

                          - Salvador Gallegos ..................... 1844-1919

                            (El Salvador)

                          - Manuel Coronel Matus .................. 1864-1910

                            (Nicaragua)

Provisional Federal Council

13 Jun 1921 - 07 Feb 1922 Delegates

                          - José Vicente Martínez ................. 1863-1922

                            (Guatemala)

                          - José Martinez Suárez

                            (El Salvador)

                          - Dionisio Gutiérrez .................... 1853-1935

                            (Honduras)

                          - Marcial Prem Bolanos

                            (Guatemala)

Guatemala

Adopted 1871

1843-1871

1825-1843

 

Supreme Chiefs of State

15 Sep      - 12 Oct 1824 Alejandro Díaz Cabeza de Vaca

12 Oct 1824 - 13 Oct 1826 Juan Nepomuceno Barrundia Cepeda (1st Time)

01 Jan      - 01 Mar 1827 José Demingo Estrada

01 Mar 1827 - 13 Apr 1829 Mariano de Aycinena y Piñol

13 Apr      - 30 Apr 1829 Mariano Zenteno

30 Apr      - 23 Aug 1829 Juan Nepomuceno Barrundia Cepeda (2nd Time)

23 Aug 1829 - 10 Feb 1831 Pedro José Antonio Molina Mazaiegos

10 Feb      - 28 Aug 1831 Gregorio Márquez

28 Aug 1831 - 03 Mar 1838 José Felipe Mariano Gálvez

03 Mar      - 29 Jul 1838 Pedro José Valenzuela Jauregui

29 Jul 1838 - 30 Jan 1839 Mariano Rivera Paz ...................... 1804-1849

30 Jan      - 13 Apr 1839 Carlos Salazar Castro

Presidents

14 Apr 1839 - 14 Dec 1844 Marinio Rivera Paz

14 Dec 1844 - 16 Aug 1848 José Rafael Carrera Turcios (1st Time)

16 Aug      - 28 Nov 1848 José Antonio Martínez

28 Nov 1848 - 03 Jan 1849 José Bernardo Escobar

03 Jan 1849 - 06 Nov 1851 Mariano Paredes

06 Nov 1851 - 14 Apr 1865 José Rafael Carrera Turcios (2nd Time)

14 Apr      - 24 May 1865 Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol (acting)

24 May 1865 - 29 Jun 1871 Vicente Cerna Sandoval

29 Jun 1871 - 04 Jun 1873 Miguel García Granados Zavala

04 Jun 1873 - 02 Apr 1885 Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón

02 Apr 1885 - 15 Mar 1892 Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián

15 Mar 1892 - 08 Feb 1898 José María Reina Barrios

08 Feb 1898 - 15 Apr 1920 Manuel José Estrada ..................... 1856-1930

15 Apr 1920 - 10 Dec 1921 Carlos Herrera y Luna ................... 1872-1826

10 Dec 1921 - 26 Sep 1926 José Maria Orella Pinto ................. 1873-1931

26 Sep 1926 - 02 Jan 1931 Lázaro Chacón González .................. 1860-1847

14 Feb 1931 - 04 Jul 1944 Jorge Ubico y Castañeda ................. 1878-1944

20 Oct 1944 - 15 Mar 1945 Revolutionary government Junta

                          - Francisco Javier Arana Castro ......... 1889-1956

                          - Jorge Toriello Garrido ................ 1908-1998

15 Mar 1945 - 15 Mar 1951 Juan José Arévalo Bermejo ............... 1904-1990

15 Jun 1951 - 28 Jun 1954 Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán .................... 1913-1971

28 Jun 1954 - 02 Mar 1958 Chairmen of the Military Junta

28 Jun      - 29 Jun 1954 Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre ............ 1912-1981

                          (Junta chairman)

                          - Carlos Enrique Díaz de León

                          - José Ángel Sánchez

29 Jun 1954 - 26 Jul 1957 Carlos Castillo Armas ................... 1914-1957

08 Jul      - 26 Jul 1957 Luis Arturo González López .............. 1900-1965

                          (acting)

24 Oct      - 27 Oct 1957 Óscar Mendoza Azuridia .................. 1917-

                          (Chairman of military junta)

27 Oct 1957 - 02 Mar 1958 Guillermo Flores Avendaño ............... 1894-1982

02 Feb 1958 - 31 Mar 1963 José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes ...... 1895-1982

                          (Chairman of the Military Junta)

31 Mar 1963 - 01 Jul 1966 Alfredo Enrique Pertalta Azurdia ........ 1908-1997

01 Jul 1966 - 01 Jul 1970 Julio César Méndez Montenegro ........... 1915-1996

                          (Military)

01 Jul 1970 - 01 Jul 1974 Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio .............. 1918-2003

                          (Military)

01 Jul 1974 - 01 Jul 1978 Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García ........... 1930-2009

                          (Military)

01 Jul 1978 - 23 Mar 1982 Fernado Romeo Lucas García .............. 1924-2006

                          (Military)

23 Mar 1982 - 08 Aug 1983 José Efraín Ríos Montt .................. 1926-

                          (chairman of the Military Junta)

08 Aug 1983 - 14 Jan 1986 Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores ........... 1930-

                          (Chief of State)

14 Jan 1986 - 14 Jan 1991 Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo ............ 1942-

14 Jan 1991 - 05 Jun 1993 Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías ............. 1945-

05 Jun 1993 - 14 Jan 1996 Ramiro de León Carpio ................... 1942-2002

14 Jan 1996 - 14 Jan 2000 Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen ............ 1946-

14 Jan 2000 - 14 Jan 2004 Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera ........ 1951-

14 Jan 2004 - 14 Jan 2008 Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo ........ 1946-

14 Jan 2008 - 14 Jan 2012 Álvaro Colom Caballeros ................. 1951-

14 Jan 2012 -             Otto Pérez Molina ....................... 1950-

Chiapas and Yucatan

 

Calakmul

 

? Yuknoom Ch'eem

520-546 Tuun K'ab' Hix

561-572 Sky Witness

572-579 First Axewielder

579-611 Scroll Serpent

611-622 Yuknoom Chan

622-630 Tajjom Uk'ab K'ak

630-636 Yuknoom Head

636-686 Yuknoom the Great

686-695 Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ak

695-702 Split Earth

702-731 Yuknoom Took K'awiil

731-736 Uamau K'awiil

736-741 ?

741-751 ?

771-789 B'olon

?

821-849 Chan Pet

?

878-909 Aj Took

 

Itza

 

1525-.... Can-Ek I

....-....?

1618-.... Can-Ek II

....-....

....-1697 Can-Ek III

 

Tonina

 

...-... ?

514-565 B'alam Ya Acal

565-595 Chac B'olom Chaak

595-665 K'inich Hix Chapat

...-... ?

687-715 K'inich B'aaknal Chaak

...-...

723-739 K'inich Ich'aak Chapat

739-762 K'inich Tuun Chapat

...-... ?

806-837 Uh Chapat

...-... ?

 

Yokib

 

460-478 K'an Ahk I

478-510 K'an Ahk II

510-518 Turtel Tooth

518-??? ?

...-... ?

603-639 K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I

639-686 ?

687-729 K'inich Yo'nal Ahk II

729-757 ?

757-767 K'inich Yo'nal Ahk III

767-781 Ha' K'in Xook

781-808 ?