List of presidents of Guinea

President of the
Republic of Guinea
President of the; Republic of Guinea
Président de la République de Guinée ( Presidential Palace, Conakry
Inaugural holder	Ahmed Sékou Touré
Formation	2 October 1958
Salary	22,390 USD annually

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

Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally (PDG–RDA)

Unity and Progress Party (PUP)

Rally of the Guinean People (RPG)

Other factions

Military

Symbols

Denotes acting President

^§ Elected unopposed

^† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
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^[b]	8 days	PDG–RDA
2		Lansana Conté (1934–2008)^[c]	1993 1998 2003	3 April 1984	22 December 2008^[†]	24 years, 263 days	Military / PUP
—		Moussa Dadis Camara (born 1964)^[d]	—	24 December 2008^[e]	3 December 2009^[f]	344 days	Military
—		Sékouba Konaté (born 1966)^[d]	—	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^[g]	10 years, 258 days	RPG
—		Mamady Doumbouya (born 1980)^[a]	—	5 September 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 227 days	Military

Notes

^ ^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]
^ Deposed in the 1984 coup d'état.
^ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Restoration until 5 April 1984.
^ ^a ^b Styled as Chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development.
^ Took office in the 2008 coup d'état.
^ Incapacitated after an assassination attempt.
^ Deposed in the 2021 coup d'état.

Timeline

Latest election

References

^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
^ "Guinea swears in coup leader Mamady Doumbouya as interim president". Reuters. CNN. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

External links

Government

(in French) Official site of the Guinean government
Guinea's state structure

[CNRD-1] 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]

[4] Deposed in the 1984 coup d'état.

[CMRN-5] Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Restoration until 5 April 1984.

[CNDD-6] Styled as Chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development.

[7] Took office in the 2008 coup d'état.

[8] Incapacitated after an assassination attempt.

[9] Deposed in the 2021 coup d'état.

[africabusinessdaily-2] "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.

[termlimits-3] Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

[Reuters-10] "Guinea swears in coup leader Mamady Doumbouya as interim president". Reuters. CNN. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

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