List of presidents of Guinea-Bissau

The following is a list of presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of President in 1973.

President of the
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Incumbent
Umaro Sissoco Embaló
since 27 February 2020
ResidencePresidential Palace, Bissau
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderLuís Cabral
Formation24 September 1973
Salary3,000,000 CFA francs annually[1]

Presidents of Guinea-Bissau (1973–present)
No. PresidentTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyElection
1
Cabral, LuísLuís Cabral
(1931–2009)
Chairman of the Council of State[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]		24 September 197314 November 19807 years, 51 daysPAIGC1976–77
2
Vieira, JoãoJoão Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)
Chairman of the Council of the Revolution		14 November 198014 May 19843 years, 182 daysPAIGC
FARP		—
–
Pereira, CarmenCarmen Pereira
(1937–2016)
Acting		14 May 198416 May 19842 daysPAIGC—
(2)
Vieira, JoãoJoão Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)
Chairman of the Council of the Revolution[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]		16 May 19847 May 199914 years, 356 daysPAIGC1984
1989
1994
N/A
Mané, AnsumaneBrigadier general
Ansumane Mané
(c. 1940–2000)
Chairman of the Supreme Command of the Military Junta		7 May 199914 May 19997 daysFARP—
–
Sanhá, MalamMalam Bacai Sanhá
(1947–2012)
Acting		14 May 199917 February 2000279 daysPAIGC—
3
Ialá, KumbaKumba Ialá
(1953–2014)
[lower-alpha 5]		17 February 200014 September 20033 years, 209 daysPRS1999–2000
N/A
Seabra, VeríssimoGeneral
Veríssimo Correia Seabra
(1947–2004)
Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic Order		14 September 200328 September 200314 daysFARP—
–
Rosa, HenriqueHenrique Rosa
(1946–2013)
Acting		28 September 20031 October 20052 years, 3 daysIndependent—
(2)
Vieira, JoãoJoão Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)		1 October 20052 March 2009 †3 years, 152 daysIndependent2005
–
Pereira, RaimundoRaimundo Pereira
(born 1955)
Acting		3 March 20098 September 2009189 daysPAIGC—
4
Sanhá, MalamMalam Bacai Sanhá
(1947–2012)		8 September 20099 January 2012 †2 years, 122 daysPAIGC2009
–
Pereira, RaimundoRaimundo Pereira
(born 1955)
Acting
[lower-alpha 6]		9 January 201212 April 201294 daysPAIGC—
N/A
Kuruma, MamaduMajor general
Mamadu Ture Kuruma
(born 1947)
Chairman of the Military Command		12 April 201211 May 201229 daysFARP—
–
Nhamadjo, ManuelManuel Serifo Nhamadjo
(1958–2020)
Acting		11 May 201223 June 20142 years, 43 daysIndependent—
5
Vaz, JoséJosé Mário Vaz
(born 1957)		23 June 201427 February 20205 years, 249 daysIndependent2014
6
Umaro Sissoco Embaló
(born 1972)		27 February 2020Incumbent121 daysMadem G152019

Notes
  1. In exile in Conakry, Guinea until 19 October 1974.
  2. Deposed in the 1980 coup d'état.
  3. Until 29 September 1994.
  4. Deposed in the Guinea-Bissau Civil War.
  5. Deposed in the 2003 coup d'état.
  6. Deposed in the 2012 coup d'état.

Latest election
Main article: 2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential election
Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Domingos Simões PereiraPAIGC222,87040.13254,46846.45
Umaro Sissoco EmbalóMadem G15153,53027.65293,35953.55
Nuno Gomes NabiamAssembly of the People United73,06313.16
José Mário VazIndependent68,93312.41
Carlos Gomes JúniorIndependent14,7662.66
Baciro DjáPatriotic Front of National Salvation7,1261.28
Vicente FernandesDemocratic Convergence Party4,2500.76
Mamadú Iaia DjalóNew Democracy Party2,8130.51
Idrissa DjalóNational Unity Party2,5690.46
Mutaro Intai DjabiIndependent2,3850.43
Gabriel Fernando IndiUnited Social Democratic Party1,9820.36
António Afonso TéRepublican Party for Independence and Development1,0610.19
Invalid/blank votes11,125–5,694–
Total566,473100553,521100
Registered voters/turnout761,67674.37761,67672.67
Source: CNE, CNE

See also
Guinea-Bissau
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
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References
  1. "Pensões vitalícias para políticos e militares causam polémica". VOA.
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