President of the
Republic of Guinea
Président de la République de Guinée (French)
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Presidential Standard
Incumbent
Mamady Doumbouya
(Interim)
since 5 September 2021[lower-alpha 1]
ResidencePresidential Palace, Conakry
Inaugural holderAhmed Sékou Touré
Formation2 October 1958
Salary22,390 USD annually[1]

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

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

Key

Political parties
Other factions
Symbols
  •   Denotes acting President
  • § Elected unopposed
  • † Died in office

Officeholders

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Ahmed Sékou Touré
(1922–1984)
1961[§]
1968[§]
1974[§]
1982[§]
2 October 1958 26 March 1984[†] 25 years, 176 days PDG–RDA
Louis Lansana Beavogui
(1923–1984)
26 March 1984 3 April 1984[lower-alpha 2] 8 days PDG–RDA
2 Lansana Conté
(1934–2008)[lower-alpha 3]
1993
1998
2003
3 April 1984 22 December 2008[†] 24 years, 263 days Military /
PUP
Moussa Dadis Camara
(born 1964)[lower-alpha 4]
24 December 2008[lower-alpha 5] 3 December 2009[lower-alpha 6] 344 days Military
Sékouba Konaté
(born 1966)[lower-alpha 4]
3 December 2009 21 December 2010 1 year, 18 days Military
3 Alpha Condé
(born 1938)
2010
2015
2020
21 December 2010 5 September 2021[lower-alpha 7] 10 years, 258 days RPG
Mamady Doumbouya
(born 1980)[lower-alpha 1]
5 September 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 134 days Military

Notes

  1. 1 2 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]
  2. Deposed in the 1984 coup d'état.
  3. Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Restoration until 5 April 1984.
  4. 1 2 Styled as Chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development.
  5. Took office in the 2008 coup d'état.
  6. Incapacitated after an assassination attempt.
  7. Deposed in the 2021 coup d'état.

Timeline

Mamady DoumbouyaAlpha CondéSékouba KonatéMoussa Dadis CamaraAboubacar SomparéLansana ContéLouis Lansana BeavoguiAhmed Sékou Touré

Latest election

See also

References

  1. "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
  2. Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
  3. "Guinea swears in coup leader Mamady Doumbouya as interim president". Reuters. CNN. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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