Managua, capital of Nicaragua

Seat of power, Nicaragua.

Building—
What Wikidata calls it—
CapitalManagua
Form of governmentpresidential republic
Population5,142,098

President of Nicaragua

#Held byFromToParty
Daniel OrtegaFebruary 18, 2025incumbent
Rosario MurilloFebruary 18, 2025not recorded
Daniel OrtegaJanuary 10, 2007February 18, 2025
Enrique BolañosJanuary 10, 2002January 10, 2007
Arnoldo AlemánJanuary 10, 1997January 10, 2002
Violeta ChamorroApril 25, 1990January 10, 1997
Daniel OrtegaJanuary 10, 1985April 25, 1990
Francisco UrcuyoJuly 17, 1979July 18, 1979
Anastasio Somoza DebayleDecember 1, 1974July 17, 1979
Anastasio Somoza DebayleMay 1, 1967May 1, 1972
Lorenzo GuerreroAugust 4, 1966May 1, 1967
Orlando Montenegro MedranoAugust 3, 1966August 4, 1966
René SchickMay 1, 1963August 3, 1966
Luis Somoza DebayleSeptember 29, 1956May 1, 1963
Anastasio Somoza GarcíaMay 7, 1950September 29, 1956
Manuel Fernando ZuritaMay 6, 1950May 7, 1950
Víctor Manuel Román y ReyesAugust 15, 1947May 6, 1950
Benjamín Lacayo SacasaMay 26, 1947August 15, 1947
Leonardo Argüello BarretoMay 1, 1947May 26, 1947
21Anastasio Somoza GarcíaJanuary 1, 1937May 1, 1947
Carlos Alberto BrenesJune 9, 1936January 1, 1937
Julián Irías SandresJune 6, 1936June 9, 1936
Juan Bautista SacasaJanuary 1, 1933June 9, 1936
José María MoncadaJanuary 1, 1929January 1, 1933
Adolfo DíazNovember 14, 1926January 1, 1929
Sebastián UrizaNovember 11, 1926November 14, 1926
Emiliano Chamorro VargasMarch 14, 1926November 11, 1926
Carlos José SolórzanoJanuary 1, 1925March 14, 1926
Bartolomé MartínezOctober 27, 1923January 1, 1925
Rosendo ChamorroOctober 12, 1923October 27, 1923
Diego Manuel ChamorroJanuary 1, 1921October 12, 1923
Emiliano Chamorro VargasJanuary 1, 1917January 1, 1921
Adolfo DíazMay 9, 1911January 1, 1917
Juan José Estrada MoralesAugust 29, 1910May 9, 1911
Luis MenaAugust 27, 1910August 30, 1910
José Dolores EstradaAugust 20, 1910August 27, 1910
José MadrizDecember 21, 1909August 20, 1910
José Santos ZelayoJuly 25, 1893December 21, 1909
Joaquín ZavalaJuly 16, 1893July 25, 1893
Salvador MachadoJuly 11, 1893July 15, 1893
Roberto SacasaMarch 1, 1891July 11, 1893
Ignacio Chaves TelleríaJanuary 1, 1891March 1, 1891
Roberto SacasaAugust 5, 1889January 1, 1891
Nicolás OsornoAugust 1, 1889August 5, 1889
Evaristo CarazoMarch 1, 1887August 1, 1889
Adán CárdenasMarch 1, 1883March 1, 1887
Joaquín ZavalaMarch 1, 1879March 1, 1883
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro AlfaroMarch 1, 1875March 1, 1879
José Vicente CuadraMarch 1, 1871March 1, 1875
Fernando Guzmán SolórzanoMarch 1, 1867March 1, 1871
Tomás Martínez GuerreroNovember 15, 1857March 1, 1867
Máximo JerezJune 24, 1857November 15, 1857
William WalkerJuly 12, 1856May 1, 1857
Fermín FerrerJune 20, 1856July 12, 1856
Patricio RivasOctober 25, 1855June 24, 1857
José María EstradaApril 10, 1855October 23, 1855
Ponciano Corral AcostaMarch 12, 1855April 10, 1855
José María EstradaJune 1, 1854April 9, 1855
Fruto ChamorroApril 30, 1854March 12, 1855
Juan de Dios Orozconot recordednot recorded
Fernando Chamorro Alfaronot recordednot recorded
اورلاندو مونته نگرو مدرونوnot recordednot recorded
Juan Espinosanot recordednot recorded
Roberto Sacasanot recordednot recorded
Benito Moralesnot recordednot recorded
Joaquín Zavalanot recordednot recorded
Fulgencio Veganot recordednot recorded
Mariano Beltranena y Llanonot recordednot recorded
Pedro Benito Pinedanot recordednot recorded
Pedro Oviedonot recordednot recorded
Benjamín Zeledón Rodrígueznot recordednot recorded
Nazario Escotonot recordednot recorded
Gregorio Juáreznot recordednot recorded
Tomás Valladaresnot recordednot recorded
Joaquín del Cossíonot recordednot recorded
Emiliano Madriznot recordednot recorded
Toribio Teránnot recordednot recorded
Hilario Ulloanot recordednot recorded
José Zepedanot recordednot recorded
Evaristo Rochanot recordednot recorded
Manuel Antonio Blas Sáenznot recordednot recorded
Norberto Ramíreznot recordednot recorded
José de Jesús Alfaronot recordednot recorded
Fernando Agüeronot recordednot recorded
José León Sandovalnot recordednot recorded
Silvestre Selvanot recordednot recorded
Pablo Buitrago y Benaventenot recordednot recorded
Manuel Péreznot recordednot recorded
Laureano Pinedanot recordednot recorded
Juan Argüellonot recordednot recorded
Nicasio del Castillo y Guzmánnot recordednot recorded
ფრანსისკო ბაკა იხოnot recordednot recorded
ფრანსისკო ბაკაnot recordednot recorded
Edmundo Paguaga Iríasnot recordednot recorded
Dionisio de Herreranot recordednot recorded
Adolfo Díaznot recordednot recorded
Hermenegildo Zepeda Fernándeznot recordednot recorded
ფრანსისკო ხიმენეს რუბიოnot recordednot recorded
José Francisco del Montenegronot recordednot recorded
Eduardo Montiel de la Cerdanot recordednot recorded
Benito Rosalesnot recordednot recorded
Manuel Antonio de la Cerdanot recordednot recorded
Manuel Arzú y Delgado y Nájeranot recordednot recorded
José Núñeznot recordednot recorded
Rosalío Cortésnot recordednot recorded
Roberto Martínez Lacayonot recordednot recorded
José María Guerrero de Arcos y Molinanot recordednot recorded
Justo Abaunzanot recordednot recorded
Miguel Ramón Moralesnot recordednot recorded

109 tenures, 50 without a recorded date. Source: Wikidata, retrieved 2026-09-23.

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