List of heads of state of Panama
This article lists the heads of state of Panama since the short-lived first independence from the Republic of New Granada in 1840 and the final separation from Colombia in 1903.
Presidents of Colombia before first split (1819-1840)
Republic of Great Colombia">Gran Colombia">Republic of Great Colombia (1819-1831)
;Parties[Republic of New Granada] (1831-1858)
;PartiesFree State of the Isthmus (1840–1841)
- Superior Civil Chief: 18 November 1840 – 20 March 1841 General Juan Lopez
- Superior Chief of State: 20 March 1841 – 8 June 1841 Tomás de Herrera
- President: 8 June 1841 – 31 December 1841 Tomás de Herrera
Presidents of Colombia after first split (1842-1903)
[Republic of New Granada] (1831-1858)
;Parties[Granadine Confederation] (1858-1863)
;PartiesUnited States of Colombia (1863-1886)
;Parties[Republic of Colombia] (1886-1903)
;PartiesRepublic of Panama (1903–present)
President of the Municipal Council of Panama and ''de facto'' President (1903)
Members of the Provisional Government Junta (1903–1904)
Presidents of Panama (1904–present)
Military (''de facto'') leaders of Panama (1968–1989)
Panama was from 1968–1989 de facto controlled by a military junta which appointed the nominal president, who himself had little power, while the junta and its leaders, while not official heads of state, exerted actual control over the country.Living former presidents
There are nine living former presidents. The most recent former president to die was Eric Arturo Delvalle, on 2 October 2015.Timeline
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