List of presidents of Guinea

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President of the
Republic of Guinea
Président de la République de Guinée (French)
ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߬ ߞߊ߲ߕߌ߮ ߟߎ߬ ߛߙߍߘߍ (N'Ko)
Coat of Arms of Guinea.svg
Coat of arms of Guinea
Presidential Standard of Guinea.svg
Presidential Standard
Mamadi Doumbouya 2022.jpg
since 5 September 2021 [lower-alpha 1]
Style His Excellency
Type President
Status
Residence Presidential Palace, Conakry
Term length 5 years,
renewable once
Inaugural holder Ahmed 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).

Contents

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 of officeholders

Political parties
   Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally (PDG–RDA)
   Unity and Progress Party (PUP)
   Rally of the Guinean People (RPG)
Other factions
   Military
Status
  Denotes acting President
Symbols

§ Elected unopposed

† Died in office

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		ElectedTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Ahmed Sekou Toure 1962.jpg Ahmed Sékou Touré
(1922–1984)		 1961 [§]
1968 [§]
1974 [§]
1982 [§] 		2 October 195826 March 1984 [†] 25 years, 176 days PDG–RDA
— Louis Lansana Beavogui (1964).jpg Louis Lansana Beavogui
(1923–1984)		—26 March 19843 April 1984
(Deposed in a coup)		8 days PDG–RDA
2 Lansana Conte 27 July 2001-1 (cropped).jpg Lansana Conté
(1934–2008) [lower-alpha 2] 		1993
1998
2003 		3 April 198422 December 2008 [†] 24 years, 263 days Military /
PUP
3 Moussa Dadis Camara 2009-08-08.jpg Moussa Dadis Camara
(born 1964) [lower-alpha 3] 		—24 December 2008
(Took power in a coup)		3 December 2009 [lower-alpha 4] 344 days Military
— No image.png Sékouba Konaté
(born 1966) [lower-alpha 3] 		—3 December 200921 December 20101 year, 18 days Military
4 Alpha Conde 2014-10-09.jpg Alpha Condé
(born 1938)		 2010
2015
2020 		21 December 20105 September 2021
(Deposed in a coup)		10 years, 258 days RPG
— Mamadi Doumbouya 2022.jpg Mamady Doumbouya
(born 1980) [lower-alpha 1] 		—5 September 2021Incumbent3 years, 61 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. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Restoration until 5 April 1984.
  3. 1 2 Styled as Chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development .
  4. ↑ Incapacitated after an assassination attempt.

Timeline

Mamady DoumbouyaAlpha CondéSékouba KonatéMoussa Dadis CamaraLansana ContéLouis Lansana BeavoguiAhmed Sékou TouréList of presidents of Guinea

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References

  1. ↑ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
  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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