List of heads of state of Togo

President of the; Togolese Republic;
	; Coat of arms of Togo;
	Incumbent; Faure Gnassingbé; since 4 May 2005
Residence	Palace of the Governors, Lomé
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Sylvanus Olympio
Formation	27 April 1960

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[edit] Presidents of Togo (1960–Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Togolese Republic
27 April 1960 to 13 January 1963	Sylvanus Olympio, President	CUT	Assassinated
13 January 1963 to 15 January 1963	Emmanuel Bodjollé, Chairman of the Insurrection Committee	Mil
16 January 1963 to 13 January 1967	Nicolas Grunitzky, President	PTP	Deposed
14 January 1967 to 14 April 1967	Kléber Dadjo, Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee	Mil
14 April 1967 to 30 November 1969	Étienne Eyadéma, President	Mil
30 November 1969 to 8 May 1974	Étienne Eyadéma, President	RPT	Changed name to Gnassingbé Eyadéma
8 May 1974 to 5 February 2005	Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President	RPT	Died in office
5 February 2005 to 25 February 2005	Faure Gnassingbé, President	RPT	1st Term; son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma. Installed as President immediately after Eyadéma's death. Doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of the succession led to heavy regional pressure, and he resigned.
25 February 2005 to 4 May 2005	Bonfoh Abass, Acting President	RPT	Succeeded Eyadéma as the constitutional successor, President of the National Assembly
4 May 2005 to Present	Faure Gnassingbé, President	RPT	2nd Term

e • d **Summary of the 4 March 2010 Togo presidential election results**
Candidates – nominating parties	Votes	%
Faure Gnassingbé – Rally for the Togolese People	1,234,044	60.9
Jean-Pierre Fabre – Union of Forces for Change	692,584	33.9
Yawovi Agboyibo – Action Committee for Renewal	60,388	3.0
Agbéyomé Kodjo – Organization for the Construction of a United Togo	17,397	0.9
Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson – Democratic Convention of African Peoples	13,451	0.7
Bassabi Kagbara – Pan-African Democratic Party	8,357	0.4
Nicolas Lawson – Party for Renewal and Redemption	6,029	0.3
Total (turnout 65.7%)	2,040,506
Registered voters	3,599,306
Total votes	2,119,829
Invalid or blank votes (1.6%)	79,283

President of the Togolese Republic
Coat of arms of Togo
Incumbent Faure Gnassingbé since 4 May 2005
Residence	Palace of the Governors, Lomé
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Sylvanus Olympio
Formation	27 April 1960