List of Presidents of Guinea-Bissau

President of the
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Incumbent
José Mário Vaz
since 23 June 2014
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Luís Cabral
Formation 24 September 1973
Guinea-Bissau
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The following is a list of Presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of President in 1973.

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Other factions
Symbols
  • † Died in office
  • X Assassinated

Presidents of Guinea-Bissau (1973–present)

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party
1 Luís Cabral
(1931–2009)[1][2]		24 September 197314 November 1980[3]PAIGC
2 João Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)[4]		14 November 198014 May 1984PAIGC /
Military
— Carmen Pereira
(1937–2016)
Acting President		14 May 198416 May 1984PAIGC
(2) João Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)[5]		16 May 19847 May 1999[6]PAIGC
— Ansumane Mané
(c. 1940–2000)[7]		7 May 199914 May 1999Military
— Malam Bacai Sanhá
(1947–2012)
Acting President		14 May 199917 February 2000PAIGC
3 Kumba Ialá
(1953–2014)		17 February 200014 September 2003[3]PRS
— Veríssimo Correia Seabra
(1947–2004)[8]		14 September 200328 September 2003Military
— Henrique Rosa
(1946–2013)
Acting President		28 September 20031 October 2005Independent
(2) João Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)		1 October 20052 March 2009[X]Independent
— Raimundo Pereira
(1955–)
Acting President		3 March 20098 September 2009PAIGC
4 Malam Bacai Sanhá
(1947–2012)		8 September 20099 January 2012[†]PAIGC
— Raimundo Pereira
(1955–)
Acting President		9 January 201212 April 2012[3]PAIGC
— Mamadu Ture Kuruma
(1947–)[9]		12 April 201211 May 2012Military
— Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
(1958–)
Acting President		11 May 201223 June 2014Independent
5 José Mário Vaz
(1957–)		23 June 2014IncumbentPAIGC

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Council of State
  2. ↑ In exile in Conakry, Guinea until 19 October 1974
  3. 1 2 3 Deposed in a coup d'état
  4. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Council of the Revolution
  5. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Council of State until 29 September 1994
  6. ↑ Deposed in the Guinea-Bissau Civil War
  7. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Supreme Command of the Military Junta
  8. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic Order
  9. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Military Command

Latest election

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
José Mário VazPAIGC257,57240.89364,39461.92
Nuno Gomes NabiamIndependent156,16324.79224,08938.08
Paulo GomesIndependent65,49010.40
Abel IncandaParty for Social Renewal43,8906.97
Mamadú Iaia DjalóNew Democracy Party28,5354.53
Ibraima Sory DjalóNational Reconciliation Party19,4973.10
Antonio Afonso TéRepublican Party for Independence and Development18,8082.99
Helder Vaz LopesIndependent8,8881.41
Domingos QuadéIndependent8,6071.37
Aregado Mantenque TéWorkers' Party7,2691.15
Luis NancassaIndependent7,0121.11
Jorge MalúIndependent6,1250.97
Cirilo Rodrigues de OliveiraSocialist Party2,0700.33
Invalid/blank votes62,514–18,053–
Total692,440100606,536100
Registered voters/turnout775,50889.29775,50878.21
Source: CNE, CNE

See also

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