List of presidents of Guinea
| President of the Republic of Guinea | |
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| Président de la République de Guinée (French) ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߬ ߞߊ߲ߕߌ߮ ߟߎ߬ ߛߙߍߘߍ (N'Ko) | |
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 Presidential Standard | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Conakry |
| Inaugural holder | Ahmed Sékou Touré |
| Formation | 2 October 1958 |
| Salary | 22,390 USD annually[1] |
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This article lists the presidents of Guinea, since the country gained independence from France in 1958 (after rejecting to join the French Community in a constitutional referendum).
Term limits
[edit]As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Guinea. This limit has been lifted for Conté in 2001 and for Condé in 2020.[2]
List of officeholders
[edit]- Political parties
Unity and Progress Party (PUP)
- Other factions
- Symbols
Denotes acting President
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984) |
1961[§] 1968[§] 1974[§] 1982[§] |
2 October 1958 | 26 March 1984[†] | 25 years, 176 days | PDG–RDA |
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Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923–1984) |
— | 26 March 1984 | 3 April 1984[b] | 8 days | PDG–RDA |
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Lansana Conté (1934–2008)[c] |
1993 1998 2003 |
3 April 1984 | 22 December 2008[†] | 24 years, 263 days | Military / PUP |
| — | 
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Moussa Dadis Camara (born 1964)[d] |
— | 24 December 2008[e] | 3 December 2009[f] | 344 days | Military |
| — | 
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Sékouba Konaté (born 1966)[d] |
— | 3 December 2009 | 21 December 2010 | 1 year, 18 days | Military |
| 3 | 
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Alpha Condé (born 1938) |
2010 2015 2020 |
21 December 2010 | 5 September 2021[g] | 10 years, 258 days | RPG |
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Mamady Doumbouya (born 1980)[a] |
— | 5 September 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 334 days | Military |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Styled as Chairman of the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development until 1 October 2021, when he was additionally sworn in as Interim President.[3]
- ^ Deposed in the 1984 coup d'état.
- ^ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Restoration until 5 April 1984.
- ^ a b Styled as Chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development.
- ^ Took office in the 2008 coup d'état.
- ^ Incapacitated after an assassination attempt.
- ^ Deposed in the 2021 coup d'état.
Timeline
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Latest election
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ "Guinea swears in coup leader Mamady Doumbouya as interim president". Reuters. CNN. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Government
