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List of presidents of Guinea

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President of the
Republic of Guinea
Président de la République de Guinée (French)
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Coat of arms of Guinea
Presidential Standard
since 5 September 2021[a]
StyleHis Excellency
TypePresident
Status
ResidencePresidential Palace, Conakry
Term lengthFive years,
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Guinea
Inaugural holderAhmed Sékou Touré
Formation2 October 1958; 66 years ago (1958-10-02)
Salary22,390 USD annually[1]
Website[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

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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

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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. 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
(Deposed in a coup) 		8 days PDG–RDA
— Lansana Conté
(1934–2008)[b] 		— 3 April 1984 22 December 2008[†] 24 years, 263 days Military /
PUP
2 1993
1998
2003
3 Moussa Dadis Camara
(born 1964)[c] 		— 23 December 2008
(Took power in a coup) 		3 December 2009[d] 345 days Military
— Sékouba Konaté
(born 1966)[c] 		— 3 December 2009 21 December 2010 1 year, 18 days Military
4 Alpha Condé
(born 1938) 		2010
2015
2020 		21 December 2010 5 September 2021
(Deposed in a coup) 		10 years, 258 days RPG
— Mamady Doumbouya
(born 1980)[a] 		— 5 September 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 328 days Military

Notes

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  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Restoration until 5 April 1984.
  3. ^ a b Styled as Chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development.
  4. ^ Incapacitated after an assassination attempt.

Timeline

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Mamady DoumbouyaAlpha CondéSékouba KonatéMoussa Dadis CamaraLansana ContéLouis Lansana BeavoguiAhmed Sékou Touré

Latest election

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Main article: 2020 Guinean presidential election

See also

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References

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  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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