List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea

President of the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea

* Presidente de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)
* Président de la République de Guinée-Équatoriale (French)
* Presidente da República da Guiné Equatorial (Portuguese)

Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea

Incumbent
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

since 12 October 1982[a]

Executive branch of the Government of Equatorial Guinea
Type|

* Head of state
* Commander-in-chief

Residence| Malabo Government Building
Term length| Seven years,
renewable once
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Equatorial Guinea (1991)
Precursor| Governor of Spanish Guinea
Formation| 12 October 1968; 56 years ago (1968-10-12)
First holder| Francisco Macías Nguema
Deputy| Vice President
Salary| 93,139,380 Central African CFA francs/152,680 USD annually[1]
Website| Official website

The president of Equatorial Guinea is the head of state of Equatorial Guinea, a country in the Gulf of Guinea. The president has formal presidency over the Council of Ministers and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea. Francisco Macías Nguema was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 12 October 1968. The incumbent is Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, having taken office on 3 August 1979.

## Term limits

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As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Equatorial Guinea. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.[2]

## List of officeholders

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Political parties

Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea (IPGE)

United National Workers' Party (PUNT)

Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE)

Other factions

Military

Independent

Symbols

C Constitutional referendum

No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Elected  | Term of office  | Political party

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Francisco Macías Nguema
(1924–1979)[b] | 1968 | 12 October 1968  | 3 August 1979
(Deposed in a coup[c]) | 10 years, 295 days  | IPGE
(until 1970)
| 1973 [C] | PUNT
—  |  | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo[d]
(born 1942)
Chairman of the SMC from 1979 to 1982 | —  | 3 August 1979  | Incumbent  | 45 years, 201 days  | Military
(until 1982)
2  | 1982 [C] | Independent
(until 1987)
| 1989
1996
2002
2009
2016
2022 | PDGE

### Timeline

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## Latest election

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Main article: 2022 Equatorial Guinean general election

The government announced on 26 November 2022 that Obiang had won the election by an overwhelming margin, as expected. It stated that provisional results showed him with 97% of the vote on a turnout of 98%. The official numbers included a few mistakes including the total electorate or the number of valid votes.

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea| 405,910| 97.00
| Andrés Esono Ondó [es]| Convergence for Social Democracy| 9,684| 2.31
| Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu [es]| Party of the Social Democratic Coalition| 2,855| 0.68
Total| 418,449| 100.00
Valid votes| 418,449| 99.50
Invalid votes| 1,278| 0.30
Blank votes| 804| 0.19
Total votes| 420,531| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 427,671| 98.33
Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea

## See also

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Politics of Equatorial Guinea

Constitution

* Human rights

Government

* President

T. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
* Vice President

T. Nguema Obiang Mangue
* Prime Minister

M. Roka Botey
* Council of Ministers

Parliament

* Senate

President Teresa Efua Asangono
* Chamber of Deputies

President Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu

Administrative divisions

* Provinces
* Districts
* Municipalities

Elections

* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2016
* 2022

* Parliamentary: 2017
* 2022

* Political parties

Democratic Party (PDGE)

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Minister: Simeón Oyono Esono Angue

* * *

* Diplomatic missions of / in Equatorial Guinea

* * *

* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

* Other countries

* v
* t
* e

* Politics of Equatorial Guinea
* Vice President of Equatorial Guinea
* List of prime ministers of Equatorial Guinea
* List of colonial governors of Spanish Guinea

## Notes

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1. ^ As Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council from 3 until 25 August 1979 and then as Chairman of the Supreme Military Council until 12 October 1982.
2. ^ Changed name to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong in 1976 due to the policy of Africanization.
3. ^ Executed by firing squad on 29 September 1979.
4. ^ Nephew of Francisco Macías Nguema.

## References

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1. ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents". Business Daily.
2. ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

## External links

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* World Statesmen – Equatorial Guinea

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Presidents of Equatorial Guinea

* Francisco Macías Nguema (1968–1979)
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