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President of the
Republic of Guinea
Coat of arms of Guinea
Incumbent
Alpha Condé
since 21 December 2010
ResidencePresidential Palace, Conakry
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderAhmed Sékou Touré
Formation2 October 1958
Politics of Guinea
Constitution
Government
Parliament
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations

The following is a list of Presidents of Guinea, since the country gained independence from France in 1958 (after rejecting to join the French Community in a constitutional referendum).

Key

Political parties
Other factions
Symbols
  • § Elected unopposed
  • † Died in office

Presidents of Guinea (1958–present)

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of Office Political Party
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally/meta/color; color:white;"| 1 Ahmed Sékou Touré
(1922–1984)		 1961[§]
1968[§]
1974[§]
1982[§]		 2 October 1958 26 March 1984[†] PDG–RDA
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally/meta/color; color:white;"| — Louis Lansana Beavogui
(1923–1984)
Acting President		 — 26 March 1984 3 April 1984[1] PDG–RDA
style="background-color:Template:Unity and Progress Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 Lansana Conté
(1934–2008)[2]		 1993
1998
2003		 3 April 1984 22 December 2008[†] Military /
PUP
style="background-color:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 3 Moussa Dadis Camara
(1964–)		 — 24 December 2008 3 December 2009[3] Military
style="background-color:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black;"| — Sékouba Konaté
(1966–)
Acting President		 — 3 December 2009 21 December 2010 Military
style="background:Template:Rally of the Guinean People/meta/color; color:white;"| 4 Alpha Condé
(1938–)		 2010
2015		 21 December 2010 Incumbent RPG

Footnotes

  1. ^ Deposed in a coup d'état
  2. ^ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Restoration until 5 April 1984
  3. ^ Incapacitated after an assassination attempt

Latest election

Main article: Guinean presidential election, 2015
Candidate Party Votes %
Alpha Condé Rally of the Guinean People 2,285,827 57.85
Cellou Dalein Diallo Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea 1,242,362 31.44
Sidya Touré Union of Republican Forces 237,549 6.01
Faya Lansana Millimouno Liberal Bloc 54,718 1.38
El Hadj Papa Koly Kourouma Generations for Reconciliation, Union, and Prosperity 51,750 1.31
Lansana Kouyaté National Party for Hope and Development 45,962 1.16
Ghandi Faraguet Tounkara Guinean Union for Democracy and Development 19,840 0.50
Marie Madeilein Dioubaté Guinea Ecologists Party 13,214 0.33
Invalid/blank votes 179,804 –
Total 4,131,026 100
Registered voters/turnout 6,042,634 68.36
Source: CENI (98.2% of polling stations reporting)

See also

Government
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