List of presidents of Guinea
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This article lists the presidents of Guinea, since the country gained independence from France in 1958 (after rejecting to join the French Community in a constitutional referendum).
TypePresident
| President of the Republic of Guinea | |
|---|---|
| Président de la République de Guinée (French) ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߬ ߞߊ߲ߕߌ߮ ߟߎ߬ ߛߙߍߘߍ (N'Ko) | |
| |
 Presidential Standard | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | President |
| Status | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Conakry |
| Term length | Seven years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Guinea |
| Inaugural holder | Ahmed Sékou Touré |
| Formation | 2 October 1958 |
| Salary | US$22,390 annually[1] |
| Website | presidence.gov.gn |
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Guinea. This limit has been lifted for Conté in 2001 and for Condé in 2020.[2]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
Denotes acting President
- Symbols
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984) |
1961[§] 1968[§] 1974[§] 1982[§] |
2 October 1958 | 26 March 1984[†] | 25 years, 176 days | PDG–RDA |
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Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923–1984) |
— | 26 March 1984 | 3 April 1984 (Deposed in a coup) |
8 days | PDG–RDA |
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Lansana Conté (1934–2008)[b] |
— | 3 April 1984 | 22 December 2008[†] | 24 years, 263 days | Military / PUP |
| 2 | 1993 1998 2003 | ||||||
| 3 |  |
Moussa Dadis Camara (born 1964)[c] |
— | 23 December 2008 (Took power in a coup) |
3 December 2009[d] | 345 days | Military |
| — |  |
Sékouba Konaté (born 1966)[c] |
— | 3 December 2009 | 21 December 2010 | 1 year, 18 days | Military |
| 4 |  |
Alpha Condé (born 1938) |
2010 2015 2020 |
21 December 2010 | 5 September 2021 (Deposed in a coup) |
10 years, 258 days | RPG |
| — |  |
Mamady Doumbouya (born 1984)[a] |
— | 5 September 2021 | 17 January 2026 | 4 years, 221 days | Military / Independent |
| 5 | 2025 | 17 January 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
Notes
- Styled as Chairman of the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development until 1 October 2021, when he was additionally sworn in as Interim President.[3] He was inaugurated as a civilian president on 17 January 2026.[4]
- Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Restoration until 5 April 1984.
- Styled as Chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development.
- Incapacitated after an assassination attempt.
Timeline
