List of presidents of Guinea explained

Post:President
Body:the
Republic of Guinea
Native Name:
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Guinea.svg
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Guinea
Flag:Presidential Standard of Guinea.svg
Flagcaption:Presidential Standard
Incumbent:Mamady Doumbouya
(Interim)
Incumbentsince:5 September 2021
Residence:Presidential Palace, Conakry
Inaugural:Ahmed Sékou Touré
Formation:2 October 1958
Salary:22,390 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 of officeholders

Political parties
Other factions
Symbols Elected unopposed

Died in office

PortraitName
ElectedTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Ahmed Sékou Touré
2 October 195826 March 1984PDG–RDA
Louis Lansana Beavogui
26 March 19843 April 1984PDG–RDA
2Lansana Conté
1993
1998
2003
3 April 198422 December 2008Military /
PUP
Moussa Dadis Camara
24 December 20083 December 2009Military
Sékouba Konaté
3 December 200921 December 2010Military
3Alpha Condé
2010
2015
2020
21 December 20105 September 2021RPG
Mamady Doumbouya
5 September 2021IncumbentMilitary

Latest election

See main article: 2020 Guinean presidential election.

See also

External links

Government

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily. 27 December 2020 . Business Daily.
  2. Web site: Cook . Candace . Siegle . Joseph . Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa . Africa Center for Strategic Studies.