List of Presidents of Zimbabwe

President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
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Incumbent Robert Mugabe since 31 December 1987
Term length	6 years
Inaugural holder	Clifford Dupont (Rhodesia) Josiah Zion Gumede (Zimbabwe Rhodesia) Canaan Banana (Zimbabwe)
Formation	2 March 1970 (Rhodesia) 1 June 1979 (Zimbabwe Rhodesia) 18 April 1980 (Zimbabwe)
Deputy	Vice President of Zimbabwe

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The President of Zimbabwe is the head of state of Zimbabwe. The office was first held by Canaan Banana following independence in 1980. From 31 December 1987 to 11 February 2009 the President was also the head of government, as the position of Prime Minister was abolished by Banana's successor, Robert Mugabe. Following political negotiations in 2008 and 2009, the position of Prime Minister was restored, and the President again became solely the head of state.

The President of Zimbabwe is elected to a term of 6 years.

Presidents of Zimbabwe (1980–Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Zimbabwe
18 April 1980 to 31 December 1987		Canaan Banana, President	ZANU	Ceremonial President
31 December 1987 to Present		Robert Mugabe, President	ZANU – PF	Executive President

Affiliations

• ZANU – Zimbabwe African National Union
• ZANU – PF – Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

Latest election

  Summary of the 29 March and 27 June 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election results

Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front	Robert Mugabe	1,079,730	43.2	2,150,269	85.5
	Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai	Morgan Tsvangirai	1,195,562	47.9	233,000	9.3
	Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn	Simba Makoni	207,470	8.3
	Independent	Langton Towungana	14,503	0.6
	Invalidated				131,481	5.2
Totals			2,497,265	100.0	2,514,750	100.0

See also

• Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
• List of Presidents of Rhodesia