Year of three presidents

A year of three presidents is a year when a country has three presidents within the same calendar year. Such a year has historically occurred when a newly elected president dies, resigns, or is removed from office very early into their presidency.

Instances

There have been many instances in which at least three individuals have held the office of president of a given country in a given calendar year.

Acting, interim, provisional, or de facto presidents are represented in italics.

Year Country Presidents
1827 Peru Peru
1829
1832 Mexico
1833
1839 Mexico
1841
United States United States
1842 Peru Peru
1843 Mexico
  • Nicolás Bravo (until 14 May)
  • Antonio López de Santa Anna[21] (14 May – 6 September)
  • Valentín Canalizo (starting 6 September)
1844
1848 Mexico
1855 Nicaragua Nicaragua
1858 Mexico
1859
1861 Argentina Argentina
1862 Honduras Honduras
1863 Peru Peru
1881
United States United States
1889 Nicaragua Nicaragua
1894 Peru Peru
1895
1904
1911 Mexico
1913
1914
1915
1920 France France
Mexico
1922 China China
1923
  • Li Yuanhong (until 14 June)
  • Gao Lingwei (14 June – 10 October)
  • Cao Kun (starting 10 October)
Nicaragua Nicaragua
1924 China China
1930 Peru Peru
1944 Argentina Argentina
El Salvador El Salvador
1949 Taiwan Taiwan
1950 Nicaragua Nicaragua
1952 Israel Israel
1955 Brazil Brazil
1963 Togo Togo
Israel Israel
Syria Syria
Peru Peru
1966 Nicaragua Nicaragua
1967 Togo Togo
1969 Bolivia Bolivia
Benin Dahomey
France France
Somalia Somalia
1974 France France
1981 Iran Iran
1982 Bolivia Bolivia
1993 Pakistan Pakistan
2000 Israel Israel
2005 Togo Togo
2007 Israel Israel
2008 Pakistan Pakistan
2010 Germany Germany
2012
2020 Peru Peru
2024 Iran Iran
South Korea South Korea

Years of four presidents

There have also been years in which countries have had four presidents:

Year Country Presidents
1823 Peru Peru
1843
1846 Mexico
1847
1853
1872 Peru Peru
1876 Mexico Mexico
1893 Nicaragua Nicaragua
1910 Nicaragua Nicaragua
1919 Honduras Honduras
1924
1926 Nicaragua Nicaragua
1943 Syria Syria
1947 Nicaragua Nicaragua
1961 Brazil Brazil
1965 Benin Dahomey
1973 Argentina Argentina
1978 Bolivia Bolivia
1993 Burundi Burundi
2009 Gabon Gabon
2012 Somalia Somalia

Years of five presidents

Year Country Presidents
1855 Mexico
1876 Honduras Honduras
1926 China China
1931 Peru Peru
1960 South Korea South Korea
2025 South Korea South Korea

Years of six presidents

Year Country Presidents
1838 Peru–Bolivia
1844 Peru Peru

Years of seven presidents

Year Country Presidents
1839 Honduras Honduras

See also

References

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