List of presidents of Guinea

President of the
Republic of Guinea
Président de la République de Guinée (French)
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since 5 September 2021
StyleHis Excellency
TypePresident
Status
ResidencePresidential Palace, Conakry
Term length
  • Seven years,
  • renewable once
Constituting instrument
Constitution of Guinea
Inaugural holderAhmed Sékou Touré
Formation2 October 1958; 68 years ago (1958-10-02)
SalaryUS$22,390 annually
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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

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.

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
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)		 — 3 April 1984 22 December 2008[†] 24 years, 263 days Military /
PUP
2 1993
1998
2003
3 Moussa Dadis Camara
(born 1964)		 — 23 December 2008
(Took power in a coup)		 3 December 2009 345 days Military
— Sékouba Konaté
(born 1966)		 — 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 1984)		 — 5 September 2021 17 January 2026 5 years, 54 days Military / GMD
5 2025 17 January 2026 Incumbent

Notes

  1. 1 2 Styled as Chairman of the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development until 1 October 2021, when he was additionally sworn in as Interim President. He was inaugurated as a civilian president on 17 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Restoration until 5 April 1984.
  3. 1 2 Styled as Chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development.
  4. ↑ Incapacitated after an assassination attempt.

Timeline

Mamady DoumbouyaAlpha CondéSékouba KonatéMoussa Dadis CamaraLansana ContéLouis Lansana BeavoguiAhmed Sékou Touré

Latest election

See also

References

  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.
  4. ↑ "From camouflage to tracksuits - Guinea's junta leader becomes civilian president". BBC. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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