List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea
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The president of Equatorial Guinea is the head of state and head of government of Equatorial Guinea, a country in the Gulf of Guinea. The president has formal presidency over the Council of Ministers and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea. 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.
| President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of Equatorial Guinea | |
| Residence | Malabo Government Building |
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| Precursor | Governor of Spanish Guinea |
| Formation | 12 October 1968 |
| First holder | Francisco Macías Nguema |
| Deputy | Vice President of Equatorial Guinea |
| Salary | 93,139,380 Central African CFA francs/152,680 USD annually[1] |
| Website | Official website |
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
Prime minister of Spanish Guinea (1963–1968)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Bonifacio Ondó Edú (1922–1969) |
1964 | 15 December 1963 | 12 October 1968 | 4 years, 302 days | MUNGE |
List
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Symbols
C Constitutional referendum
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Francisco Macías Nguema (1924–1979)[a] |
1968 | 12 October 1968 | 3 August 1979 (Deposed[b]) |
10 years, 295 days | IPGE (until 1970) |
| 1973 [C] | PUNT | ||||||
| 2 |  |
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo[c] (born 1942) Chairman of the SMC from 1979 to 1982 |
— | 3 August 1979 | Incumbent | 47 years, 48 days | Military (until 1982) |
| 1982 [C] | Independent (until 1987) | ||||||
| 1989 1996 2002 2009 2016 2022 |
PDGE | ||||||
Timeline
Latest election
See also
Notes
- 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.