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List of Heads of State ( Presidents etc.) of the Republic of Colombia and its precursor states

Unless otherwise stated, the incumbent is President

1 The Republic of Greater Colombia

Term Incumbent Notes
17 December 1819 to 1823 Simón Bolívar de facto
September 1823 to January 1830 Simón Bolívar de jure  
January 1830 to 4 June 1830 Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz: (nominal President in absentia)  

2 Republic of New Granada

Term Incumbent Notes
June 1830 to October 1832 Joaquín Mosquera (head of provisional government)  
October 1832 to March 1837 Francisco de Paula Santander  
March 1837 to May 1841 José Ignacio de Márquez  
May 1841 to March 1844Events January 15 University of Notre Dame receives its charter from Indiana. February 27 The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. February 28 A gun on the USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing two United Pedro Alcántara Herrán  
March 1844 to April 1845 General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera (acting president)  
April 1845 to March 1849 General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera deposed in a coup d'etat
March 1849 to April 1853 José Hilario López  
April 1853 to April 1855 General José María Obando deposed in a coup d'etat
April 1855 to April 1857 Manuel Maria Mallarino  
April 1857 to May 1858 Mariano Ospina Rodríguez  

3 The Granadine Confederation

Term Incumbent Notes
May 1858 to March 1861 Mariano Ospina Rodríguez  
March 1861 to November 1862 Julio Arboleda  
November 1862 to February 1863 General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera  


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