| 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).
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]
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| 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, 258 days | Military |
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