List of Presidents of Togo

President of the
Togolese Republic
Président de la
République togolaise
Incumbent
Faure Gnassingbé
since 4 May 2005
Residence Palace of the Governors, Lomé
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Sylvanus Olympio
Formation 27 April 1960
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This is a list of Presidents of Togo since the formation of the post of President in 1960, to the present day.

A total of four people have served as President (not counting one Acting President and two interim military officeholders). Additionally, one person, Faure Gnassingbé, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

Key

Political parties
Other factions
Status
  •   Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State

Presidents of Togo

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party
Elected Took Office Left Office Time in Office
1 Sylvanus Olympio
(1902–1963)		 1961 27 April 1960 13 January 1963
(Assassinated)		 2 years, 261 days CUT
— Emmanuel Bodjollé
(1928–)[1]		 — 13 January 1963 15 January 1963 2 days Military
2 Nicolas Grunitzky
(1913–1969)		 1963 16 January 1963 13 January 1967
(Deposed)		 3 years, 362 days PTP
— Kléber Dadjo
(1914–1988/89)[2]		 — 14 January 1967 14 April 1967 91 days Military
3 Gnassingbé Eyadéma
(1935–2005)[3]		 1972
1979
1986
1993
1998
2003		 14 April 1967 5 February 2005
(Died in Office)		 37 years, 297 days Military /
RPT
4 Faure Gnassingbé
(1966–)[4]		 — 5 February 2005 25 February 2005
(Resigned)[5]		 20 days RPT
— Bonfoh Abass
(1948–)
Acting President[6]		 — 25 February 2005 4 May 2005 68 days RPT
(4) Faure Gnassingbé
(1966–)[4]		 2005
2010
2015		 4 May 2005 Incumbent 13 years, 161 days RPT / UNIR

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Insurrection Committee
  2. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee
  3. ↑ Previously named Étienne Eyadéma; changed name on 8 May 1974 due to the policy of Africanization, and to commemorate survival of a plane crash
  4. 1 2 Son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma
  5. ↑ Stepped down due to heavy regional pressure, caused over doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of his succession
  6. ↑ Succeeded Eyadéma as the constitutional successor, President of the National Assembly

Latest election

Candidate Party Votes %
Faure GnassingbéUnion for the Republic1,221,75658.75
Jean-Pierre FabreNational Alliance for Change732,02635.21
Tchaboure GogueAlliance of Democrats for Integral Development83,8034.03
Gerry TamaaNew Togolese Commitment21,5811.04
Mohamed Tchassona-TraoréCitizens' Movement for Democracy and Development20,0640.96
Invalid/blank votes58,813–
Total2,138,438100
Registered voters/turnout3,509,25860.92
Source: Constitutional Court

See also

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