List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea
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 Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and State Security. 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
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
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Symbols
C Constitutional referendum
| No. | Portrait | Name(Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 46 years, 362 days | Military(until 1982) |
| 2 | 1982[C] | Independent(until 1987) | |||||
| 198919962002200920162022 | PDGE | ||||||
Timeline
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 405,910 | 97.00 | |
| Andrés Esono Ondó | Convergence for Social Democracy | 9,684 | 2.31 | |
| Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu | 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
Notes
- ↑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.
- ↑Changed name to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong in 1976 due to the policy of Africanization.
- ↑Executed by firing squad on 29 September 1979.
- ↑Nephew of Francisco Macías Nguema.
References
- ↑"The highest and lowest paid African presidents". Business Daily.
- ↑Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
External links
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