List of presidents of Djibouti

The first president of Djibouti was Hassan Gouled Aptidon, one of the leaders of the Ligue Populaire Africaine pour l'Indépendance (LPAI), who took office on 27 June 1977, the day on which Djibouti was declared a republic.

There was a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Djibouti. This limit was lifted in 2010.^[2]

Political parties

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No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party (Coalition)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
• Republic of Djibouti (1977–present) •
1		Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916–2006)	1981 1987 1993	27 June 1977	8 May 1999	21 years, 315 days	RPP
2		Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (born 1947)[a]	1999 2005 2011 2016 2021 2026	8 May 1999	Incumbent	27 years, 111 days	RPP (UMP)

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When 6% of all votes were counted,^[3] an AFP tally of early partial results covering 38 polling stations in Djibouti City indicated that incumbent president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was leading with 96.47% of the vote, while CDU candidate Mohamed Farah Samatar followed second with 3.52% of the vote.^[4]

Later preliminary figures published by the Ministry of the Interior revealed that Guelleh won re-election to a sixth term in office, winning 97.81% of the vote, while Samatar took 2.19% of the vote.^[5] Turnout in the election was reportedly 80.33%.^[6] The results were confirmed by the Constitutional Council on 21 April, which showed that Guelleh was reelected with 97.01% of the vote, followed by Samatar with 2.99%.^[7]

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