Editing History of South America (section)

=== Most recent heads of state in South America ===
* 2010: {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Dilma Rousseff]], Brazil<ref name="EFE" /><ref name="AgBr" /><ref name=":0" />
* 2010: {{flagicon|URU}} [[José Mujica]], Uruguay <ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-rebel inaugurated in Uruguay |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8544503.stm |date=1 March 2010}}</ref>
* 2010: {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Sebastián Piñera]], Chile <ref>{{cite news |title=Billionaire sworn in as Chilean president - CNN.com |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/11/chile.pinera/index.html |work=www.cnn.com |date=11 March 2010 |language=en |access-date=15 December 2021 |archive-date=15 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215230721/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/11/chile.pinera/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2010: {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Manuel Santos]]<ref>{{cite news |title=New Colombian president sworn in |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10904788 |work=BBC News |date=8 August 2010}}</ref>
* 2011: {{flagicon|PER}} [[Ollanta Humala]], Peru<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name="hoy" /><ref name=":4" />
* 2013: {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Nicolás Maduro]], Venezuela<ref name="sworn" /><ref name="elmundo2012" /><ref name="aljazeera" /><ref name="GUARD2013" />
* 2013: {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Horacio Cartes|Horacio Cartés]], Paraguay <ref>{{cite news |title=Ecuador did not attend the assumption of the President of Paraguay |url=https://www.ecuadortimes.net/ecuador-did-not-attend-the-assumption-of-the-president-of-paraguay/ |work=Ecuador Times |date=15 August 2013}}</ref>
* 2014: {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Michelle Bachelet]], Chile <ref>{{cite news |title=Michelle Bachelet sworn in as Chile's president |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26528923 |work=BBC News |date=11 March 2014}}</ref>
* 2015: {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mauricio Macri]], Argentina <ref>{{cite news |title=Argentine President Mauricio Macri sworn in |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20151210-macri-argentina-president-inaugurattion-assumes-power-promises-change |work=France 24 |date=10 December 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2015: {{flagicon|URU}} [[Tabaré Vázquez]], Uruguay <ref>{{cite news |title=Vazquez sworn in as Uruguay's president |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20150302-uruguay-vazquez-sworn-president-mujica-leaves-office-marijuana-abortion |work=France 24 |date=2 March 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2015: {{flagicon|GUY}} [[David A. Granger|David Granger]], Guyana <ref>{{cite news |title=Granger sworn in as President |url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2015/05/16/news/guyana/granger-sworn-in-as-president/ |work=Stabroek News |date=16 May 2015}}</ref>
* 2016: {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Michel Temer]], Brazil <ref>{{cite news |title=Temer officially sworn in as Brazilian president |url=https://www.euronews.com/2016/08/31/temer-officially-sworn-in-as-brazilian-president |work=euronews |date=31 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2016: {{flagicon|PER}} [[Pedro Pablo Kuczynski|Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard]], Peru
* 2017: {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Lenín Moreno]], Ecuador<ref name=":5" />
* 2018: {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Sebastián Piñera]], Chile <ref>{{cite news |title=Sebastian Piñera sworn in as Chile's president |url=https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/sebastian-pinera-sworn-in-as-chile-s-president/50000262-3549580 |work=www.efe.com |date=11 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2018: {{flagicon|COL}} [[Iván Duque Márquez]], Colombia <ref>{{cite news |title=Iván Duque: Colombia's new president sworn into office |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45107063 |work=BBC News |date=8 August 2018}}</ref>
* 2018: {{flagicon|PER}} [[Martín Vizcarra]], Peru <ref>{{cite news |title=Martin Vizcarra sworn in as Peru's president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/3/23/martin-vizcarra-sworn-in-as-perus-president |work=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 2018: {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Mario Abdo Benítez|Mario Abdo]], Paraguay <ref>{{cite news |title=New Paraguayan President Abdo Benítez sworn in |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45200965 |work=BBC News |date=15 August 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jair Bolsonaro]], Brazil <ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro sworn in as new president |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazils-jair-bolsonaro-sworn-in-as-new-president/ |work=www.timesofisrael.com |date=1 January 2019}}</ref>
* 2019: {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Alberto Fernández]], Argentina <ref>{{cite news |agency=Reuters |title='We're back': Alberto Fernández sworn in as Argentina shifts to the left |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/10/argentina-alberto-fernandez-inauguration |work=the Guardian |date=10 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2020: {{flagicon|URU}} [[Luis Lacalle Pou|Luis Lacalle]], Uruguay <ref>{{cite news |title=Uruguay's new center-right president sworn in |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200301-uruguay-s-new-center-right-president-sworn-in |work=France 24 |date=1 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2020: {{flagicon|BOL}} [[Luis Arce]], Bolivia <ref>{{cite news |title=Luis Arce sworn in as Bolivia's president |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/luis-arce-sworn-in-as-bolivia-s-president/2036718 |work=www.aa.com.tr |date=9 November 2020}}</ref>
* 2020: {{flagicon|PER}} [[Manuel Merino|Manuel Merino de Lama]], Peru <ref>{{Cite news |last=Collyns |first=Dan |date=2020-11-10 |title=Peru's new president accused of coup after ousting of predecessor |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/10/peru-coup-accusations-head-of-congress-made-president-predecessor-ousted |access-date=2023-12-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* 2020: {{flagicon|SUR}} [[Chan Santokhi|Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi]], Suriname <ref>{{cite news |title=Chan Santokhi sworn is as new president of Suriname |url=https://caricom.org/suriname-chan-santokhi-sworn-is-as-new-president-of-suriname/ |work=CARICOM |date=16 July 2020 |access-date=15 December 2021 |archive-date=15 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215224656/https://caricom.org/suriname-chan-santokhi-sworn-is-as-new-president-of-suriname/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2020: {{flagicon|GUY}} [[Irfaan Ali]], Guyana <ref>{{cite news |title=Guyana swears in Irfaan Ali as president after long stand-off |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53637085 |work=BBC News |date=3 August 2020}}</ref>
* 2020: {{flagicon|PER}} [[Francisco Sagasti]], Peru <ref>{{cite news |title=Peru's new president Sagasti sworn in – DW – 11/17/2020 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/peru-swears-in-third-president-in-a-week-amid-political-upheaval/a-55641457 |work=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 2021: {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Guillermo Lasso]], Ecuador<ref>{{cite news |title=Conservative Guillermo Lasso sworn in as Ecuador's new president |url=https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/mercosur/ecuador/conservative-guillermo-lasso-sworn-in-as-ecuadors-new-president/ |newspaper=The Río Times |date=24 May 2021}}</ref>
* 2021: {{flagicon|PER}} [[Pedro Castillo]], Peru<ref name="DW.COM"/>
* 2022: {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Gabriel Boric|Gabriel Boric Font]], Chile <ref name="the Guardian"/>
* 2022: {{flagicon|COL}} [[Gustavo Petro]], Colombia <ref name="www.aljazeera.com"/>
* 2022: {{flagicon|PER}} [[Dina Boluarte]], Peru <ref>{{cite news |title=Peru's President Pedro Castillo replaced by Dina Boluarte after impeachment |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63895505 |work=BBC News |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
* 2023: {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]], Brazil <ref>{{cite news |title=Lula sworn in as Brazil president as predecessor Bolsonaro flies to US |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64138739 |work=BBC News |date=1 January 2023}}</ref>
* 2023: {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Santiago Peña]], Paraguay <ref>{{cite news |last1=Desantis |first1=Daniela |last2=Elliott |first2=Lucinda |last3=Elliott |first3=Lucinda |title=Paraguay's President Pena sworn in, Taiwan VP in attendance |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/new-paraguayan-president-santiago-pena-sworn-2023-08-15/ |work=Reuters |date=16 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2023: {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Daniel Noboa]], Ecuador<ref>{{cite news |title=Business heir Daniel Noboa sworn in as Ecuador president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/23/millionaire-daniel-noboa-sworn-in-as-ecuador-president |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
* 2023: {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Milei]], Argentina <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-10 |title=In inaugural speech, Argentina's Javier Milei prepares nation for painful shock adjustment |url=https://apnews.com/article/argentina-milei-inauguration-president-46b73d6a705e1c4652303022a37dbbb0 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 2025: {{flagicon|URU}} [[Yamandu Orsi]], Uruguay <ref>{{cite news |title=Uruguay's new leftist president takes office |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/uruguay-s-new-leftist-president-takes-office/7994077.html |work=Voice of America |date=2 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>