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RepublicElectoral democracy

Nasry Asfura

President · 263 days in office

How the political system works in Honduras

Honduras is governed as a republic. Its president, Nasry Asfura, has led the country since Jan 27, 2026. Honduras has had 62 presidents since 1829. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral democracy.

Tenure records

Recent presidents by days in office

Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Honduras?

Across 71 completed terms, the average president of Honduras has served 956 days (about 2.6 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 1,461 days.

All presidents of Honduras

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Days
72	Nasry Asfura	Jan 27, 2026	Incumbent	263
71	Xiomara Castro	Jan 27, 2022	Jan 27, 2026	1,461
70	Juan Orlando Hernández	Jan 27, 2014	Jan 27, 2022	2,922
69	Porfirio Lobo Sosa	Jan 27, 2010	Jan 27, 2014	1,461
68	Roberto Micheletti	Jun 28, 2009	Jan 27, 2010	213
67	Manuel Zelaya	Jan 27, 2006	Jun 28, 2009	1,248
66	Ricardo Maduro	Jan 27, 2002	Jan 27, 2006	1,461
65	Carlos Roberto Flor	Jan 27, 1998	Jan 27, 2002	1,461
64	Carlos Roberto Reina	Jan 27, 1994	Jan 27, 1998	1,461
63	Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero	Jan 27, 1990	Jan 27, 1994	1,461
62	José Azcona del Hoyo	Jan 27, 1986	Jan 26, 1990	1,460
61	Roberto Suazo Córdova	Jan 27, 1982	Jan 27, 1986	1,461
60	Policarpo Paz García	Aug 7, 1978	Jan 27, 1982	1,269
59	Juan Alberto Melgar Castro	Apr 22, 1975	Aug 7, 1978	1,203
58	Oswaldo López Arellano	Dec 4, 1972	Apr 22, 1975	869
57	Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés	Jun 7, 1971	Dec 4, 1972	546
56	Oswaldo López Arellano	Oct 3, 1963	Jun 7, 1971	2,804
55	Ramón Villeda Morales	Dec 21, 1957	Oct 3, 1963	2,112
54	Julio Lozano Díaz	Dec 5, 1954	Oct 21, 1956	686
53	Juan Manuel Gálvez	Jan 1, 1949	Dec 5, 1954	2,164
52	Tiburcio Carías	Feb 1, 1933	Jan 1, 1949	5,813
51	Vicente Mejía Colindres	Feb 1, 1929	Feb 1, 1933	1,461
50	Miguel Paz Barahona	Feb 1, 1925	Feb 1, 1929	1,461
49	Vicente Tosta	Apr 30, 1924	Feb 1, 1925	277
48	Tiburcio Carías	Apr 27, 1924	Apr 30, 1924	3
47	Francisco Bueso	Mar 10, 1924	Apr 27, 1924	48
46	Rafael López Gutiérrez	Feb 1, 1920	Mar 10, 1924	1,499
45	Francisco Bográn	Oct 5, 1919	Feb 1, 1920	119
44	Vicente Mejía Colindres	Sep 16, 1919	Oct 5, 1919	19
43	Salvador Aguirre	Sep 9, 1919	Sep 16, 1919	7
42	Francisco Bertrand	Mar 21, 1913	Sep 9, 1919	2,363
41	Manuel Bonilla	Feb 1, 1912	Mar 21, 1913	414
40	Francisco Bertrand	Mar 28, 1911	Feb 1, 1912	310
39	Miguel R. Dávila	Apr 18, 1907	Mar 28, 1911	1,440
38	Miguel Oquelí Bustillo	Feb 25, 1907	Apr 18, 1907	52
37	Manuel Bonilla	Apr 13, 1903	Feb 25, 1907	1,414
36	Juan Ángel Arias Boquín	Feb 1, 1903	Apr 13, 1903	71
35	Terencio Sierra	Feb 1, 1899	Feb 1, 1903	1,460
34	Policarpo Bonilla	Feb 22, 1894	Feb 1, 1899	1,805
33	Domingo Vásquez	Aug 7, 1893	Feb 22, 1894	199
32	Ponciano Leiva	Nov 30, 1891	Aug 7, 1893	616
31	Luis Bográn	Nov 30, 1883	Nov 30, 1891	2,922
30	Marco Aurelio Soto	Aug 27, 1876	Oct 19, 1883	2,609
29	José María Medina	Aug 12, 1876	Aug 27, 1876	15
28	Crescencio Gómez	Jun 13, 1876	Aug 12, 1876	60
27	Marcelino Mejía	Jun 8, 1876	Jun 13, 1876	5
26	Ponciano Leiva	Jan 13, 1874	Jun 8, 1876	877
25	Céleo Arias	Jul 26, 1872	Jan 13, 1874	536
24	Francisco Cruz Castro	Sep 5, 1869	Jan 14, 1870	131
23	José María Medina	Mar 15, 1864	Jul 26, 1872	3,055
22	Francisco Inestroza	Dec 31, 1863	Mar 15, 1864	75
21	José María Medina	Sep 7, 1863	Dec 31, 1863	115
20	José Francisco Montes	Dec 11, 1862	Sep 7, 1863	270
19	Victoriano Castellanos Cortés	Feb 4, 1862	Dec 11, 1862	310
18	José Francisco Montes	Jan 11, 1862	Feb 4, 1862	24
17	José Santos Guardiola	Feb 17, 1856	Jan 11, 1862	2,155
16	Francisco de Aguilar	Nov 8, 1855	Feb 17, 1856	101
15	José Santiago Bueso	Oct 18, 1855	Nov 8, 1855	21
14	José Trinidad Cabañas	Mar 1, 1852	Oct 18, 1855	1,326
13	Francisco Gómez	Feb 1, 1852	Mar 1, 1852	29
12	Juan Lindo y Zelaya	Feb 12, 1847	Feb 1, 1852	1,815
11	Coronado Chávez	Jan 8, 1845	Jan 1, 1847	723
10	Francisco Ferrera	Feb 23, 1843	Dec 31, 1844	677
9	Francisco Ferrera	Jan 1, 1841	Dec 31, 1842	729
8	Francisco Zelaya y Ayes	Sep 21, 1839	Jan 1, 1841	468
7	José María Bustillo	Aug 20, 1839	Aug 27, 1839	7
6	Mariano Garrigó	Aug 10, 1839	Aug 20, 1839	10
5	José María Guerrero de Arcos y Molina	Apr 27, 1839	Aug 10, 1839	105
4	Juan José Alvarado	Apr 15, 1839	Apr 27, 1839	12
3	Felipe Neri Medina	Apr 13, 1839	Apr 15, 1839	2
2	Juan Francisco de Molina	Jan 11, 1839	Apr 13, 1839	92
1	Francisco Morazán	Dec 2, 1829	Dec 24, 1829	22

Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the President of Honduras?

Nasry Asfura has been President of Honduras since Jan 27, 2026.

How is the leader of Honduras chosen?

Honduras is governed as a republic. Its president, Nasry Asfura, has led the country since Jan 27, 2026. Honduras has had 62 presidents since 1829. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral democracy.

Who is the longest-serving President of Honduras?

Tiburcio Carías, with 5,816 days in office across 2 terms.

Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Honduras?

Across 71 completed terms, the average president of Honduras has served 956 days (about 2.6 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 1,461 days.

Has Honduras ever had a female president?

Yes. Honduras has had 1 female president. The first was Xiomara Castro, who took office in 2022.