Dictators (1811–1862)
| No. | Portrait | Dictator (Lifespan)
|
Term of office | Political party | Title | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| A | 
|
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840) |
14 May 1811 3 October 1814 |
20 September 1840 (Died in office) |
29 years, 129 days | Independent | Consul of the Republic Perpetual Dictator | |
| B | 
|
Carlos Antonio López (1792–1862) |
20 September 1840 13 March 1844 |
10 September 1862 (Died in office) |
21 years, 355 days | Independent | Perpetual Dictator President for Life | |
Presidents (since 1862)
| No. | Portrait | President (Lifespan)
|
Election | Term of office | Political party | Vice president | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 01 | 
|
Carlos Antonio López (1792–1862) |
— | 13 March 1844 | 10 September 1862 (Died in office) |
18 years, 181 days | Independent | Mariano González | |
| 02 | 
|
Francisco Solano López (1827–1870) |
— | 10 September 1862 | 1 March 1870 (Died in office) |
7 years, 172 days | Independent | Domingo Sánchez | |
| 03 | 
|
Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (1832–1878) |
— 1870 |
15 August 1869 | 18 December 1871 (Resigned) |
2 years, 125 days | Independent | Sotero Cayo Miltos Salvador Jovellanos | |
| 04 | 
|
Salvador Jovellanos (1833–1881) |
— | 18 December 1871 | 25 November 1874 | 2 years, 342 days | Independent | Vacant throughout presidency | |
| 05 | 
|
Juan Bautista Gill (1840–1877) |
1874 | 25 November 1874 | 12 April 1877 (Died in office) |
2 years, 138 days | Independent | Higinio Uriarte | |
| 06 | 
|
Higinio Uriarte (1843–1909) |
— | 12 April 1877 | 25 November 1878 | 1 year, 227 days | Independent | Vacant throughout presidency | |
| 07 | 
|
Cándido Bareiro (1834–1880) |
1878 | 25 November 1878 | 4 September 1880 (Died in office) |
1 year, 284 days | Independent | Adolfo Saguier | |
| 08 | 
|
Bernardino Caballero (1839–1912) |
— 1882 |
4 September 1880 | 25 November 1886 | 6 years, 82 days | Independent | Vacant Juan Antonio Jara | |
| 09 | 
|
Patricio Escobar (1843–1912) |
1886 | 25 November 1886 | 25 November 1890 | 4 years, 0 days | Independent (until 1887) |
José Miranda Roa | |
| Colorado | |||||||||
| 10 | 
|
Juan Gualberto González (1851–1912) |
1890 | 25 November 1890 | 9 June 1894 (Resigned) |
3 years, 196 days | Colorado | Marcos Morínigo | |
| 11 | 
|
Marcos Morínigo (1848–1901) |
— | 9 June 1894 | 25 November 1894 | 169 days | Colorado | Vacant throughout presidency | |
| 12 | 
|
Juan Bautista Egusquiza (1845–1902) |
1894 | 25 November 1894 | 25 November 1898 | 4 years, 0 days | Colorado | Facundo Ynsfrán | |
| 13 | 
|
Emilio Aceval (1851–1934) |
1898 | 25 November 1898 | 9 January 1902 (Resigned) |
3 years, 45 days | Colorado | Andrés Carvallo | |
| 14 | 
|
Andrés Carvallo (1862–1934) |
— | 9 January 1902 | 25 November 1902 | 320 days | Colorado | Vacant throughout presidency | |
| 15 | 
|
Juan Antonio Escurra (1859–1929) |
1902 | 25 November 1902 | 19 December 1904 (Resigned) |
2 years, 24 days | Colorado | Manuel Domínguez | |