List of presidents of Guinea-Bissau
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This article lists the presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of president in 1973.
| President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|
| Presidente da República da Guiné-Bissau (Portuguese) | |
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| Residence | Presidential Palace, Bissau |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Luís Cabral |
| Formation | 24 September 1973 |
| Salary | 3 million XOF[1] or 12283 Int$ annually |
| Website | presidencia |
Since Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973, there have been six presidents, five acting presidents and three interim military leaders. The current holder of the office is Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who took office on 27 February 2020 after being elected in the 2019 presidential election.
Term limits
editAs of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Guinea-Bissau. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.[2]
List of officeholders
edit- Political parties
Party for Social Renewal (PRS)
Movement for Democratic Alternation, Group of 15 (Madem G15)
- Other factions
- Symbols
Denotes acting president
- Symbols
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Tenure | |||||
| 1 | 
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Luís Cabral (1931–2009) Chairman of the Council of State[a] |
1976–77 | 24 September 1973 | 14 November 1980 (Deposed in a coup) |
7 years, 51 days | PAIGC |
| 2 | 
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João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) Chairman of the Council of the Revolution |
— | 14 November 1980 | 14 May 1984 | 3 years, 182 days | Military / PAIGC |
| — | 
|
Carmen Pereira (1937–2016) Acting president |
— | 14 May 1984 | 16 May 1984 | 2 days | PAIGC |
| (2) |
|
João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) Chairman of the Council of the Revolution |
1984 1989 1994 |
16 May 1984 | 7 May 1999 (Deposed in a coup) |
14 years, 356 days | PAIGC |
| President of the Republic from 29 September 1994 | |||||||
| — |
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Brigadier general Ansumane Mané (c. 1940–2000) Chairman of the Supreme Command of the Military Junta |
— | 7 May 1999 | 14 May 1999 | 7 days | Military |
| — | 
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Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012) Acting president |
— | 14 May 1999 | 17 February 2000 | 279 days | PAIGC |
| 3 | 
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Kumba Ialá (1953–2014) |
1999–2000 | 17 February 2000 | 14 September 2003 (Deposed in a coup) |
3 years, 209 days | PRS |
| — |
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General Veríssimo Correia Seabra (1947–2004) Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic Order |
— | 14 September 2003 | 28 September 2003 | 14 days | Military |
| — | 
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Henrique Rosa (1946–2013) Acting president |
— | 28 September 2003 | 1 October 2005 | 2 years, 3 days | Independent |
| (2) |
|
João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) |
2005 | 1 October 2005 | 2 March 2009 (Assassinated) |
3 years, 152 days | Independent |
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Raimundo Pereira (born 1955) Acting president |
— | 3 March 2009 | 8 September 2009 | 189 days | PAIGC |
| 4 |
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Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012) |
2009 | 8 September 2009 | 9 January 2012[†] | 2 years, 123 days | PAIGC |
| — |
|
Raimundo Pereira (born 1955) Acting president |
— | 9 January 2012 | 12 April 2012 (Deposed in a coup) |
94 days | PAIGC |
| — |
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Major general Mamadu Ture Kuruma (born 1947) Chairman of the Military Command |
— | 12 April 2012 | 11 May 2012 | 29 days | Military |
| — | 
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Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (1958–2020) Acting president |
— | 11 May 2012 | 23 June 2014 | 2 years, 43 days | Independent |
| 5 | 
|
José Mário Vaz (born 1957) |
2014 | 23 June 2014 | 27 February 2020 | 5 years, 249 days | PAIGC |
| 6 |
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Umaro Sissoco Embaló (born 1972) |
2019 | 27 February 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 302 days | Madem G15 |
Notes
editTimeline
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Latest election
editIn the first round of voting Domingos Simões Pereira led the field, with 40.13% of the vote. Incumbent president José Mário Vaz finished fourth in the first round of voting, failing to progress to the runoff.[3] According to the preliminary and final results published by the national commission of elections, Umaro Sissoco Embaló won the runoff vote against Simões Pereira, 54% to 46%.
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Domingos Simões Pereira | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde | 222,870 | 40.13 | 254,468 | 46.45 | |
| Umaro Sissoco Embaló | Madem G15 | 153,530 | 27.65 | 293,359 | 53.55 | |
| Nuno Gomes Nabiam | Assembly of the People United | 73,063 | 13.16 | |||
| José Mário Vaz | Independent | 68,933 | 12.41 | |||
| Carlos Gomes Júnior | Independent | 14,766 | 2.66 | |||
| Baciro Djá | Patriotic Front of National Salvation | 7,126 | 1.28 | |||
| Vicente Fernandes | Democratic Convergence Party | 4,250 | 0.77 | |||
| Mamadú Iaia Djaló | New Democracy Party | 2,813 | 0.51 | |||
| Idrissa Djaló | National Unity Party | 2,569 | 0.46 | |||
| Mutaro Intai Djabi | Independent | 2,385 | 0.43 | |||
| Gabriel Fernando Indi | United Social Democratic Party | 1,982 | 0.36 | |||
| António Afonso Té | Republican Party for Independence and Development | 1,061 | 0.19 | |||
| Total | 555,348 | 100.00 | 547,827 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 555,348 | 98.04 | 547,827 | 98.97 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,125 | 1.96 | 5,694 | 1.03 | ||
| Total votes | 566,473 | 100.00 | 553,521 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 761,676 | 74.37 | 761,676 | 72.67 | ||
| Source: CNE, CNE | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pensões vitalícias para políticos e militares causam polémica". VOA (in Portuguese). 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ "Guinea Bissau presidential election to be held on November 24". Africanews. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.