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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 length5 years,
renewable once
Inaugural holderAhmed Sékou Touré
Formation2 October 1958
Salary22,390 USD annually[1]
Politics of Guinea
Constitution
Government
Parliament
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations

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
2 Lansana Conté
(1934–2008)[b] 		1993
1998
2003 		3 April 1984 22 December 2008[†] 24 years, 263 days Military /
PUP
3 Moussa Dadis Camara
(born 1964)[c] 		— 24 December 2008
(Took power in a coup) 		3 December 2009[d] 344 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, 78 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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