List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea facts for kids
Quick facts for kids President of theRepublic of Equatorial Guinea |
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Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
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| Executive branch of the Government of Equatorial Guinea | |
| Residence | Malabo Government Building |
| Term length | Seven years,
renewable once
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| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Equatorial Guinea (1991) |
| Precursor | Governor of Spanish Guinea |
| Formation | 12 October 1968 |
| First holder | Francisco Macías Nguema |
| Deputy | Vice President |
| Salary | 93,139,380 Central African CFA francs/152,680 USD annually |
The President of Equatorial Guinea is the top leader of the country. This person is the head of state, which means they are the main representative of Equatorial Guinea. They also lead the Council of Ministers, which is like the country's main team of government officials. Plus, the president is the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces.
The first person to hold this important job was Francisco Macías Nguema. He became president on October 12, 1968. The current president is Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who took office on August 3, 1979.
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Presidential Term Limits
In Equatorial Guinea, the president can serve for a certain number of years, called a "term." As of 2021, the country's Constitution says that a president can only serve two terms. Each term lasts for seven years. So far, no president has reached this two-term limit.
List of Presidents
This section shows the people who have been president of Equatorial Guinea.
- Political parties
Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea (IPGE) United National Workers' Party (PUNT) Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE)
- Other groups
Military Independent
| No. | Picture | Name (Born–Died) |
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| 1 | Francisco Macías Nguema (1924–1979) |
1968 | 12 October 1968 | 3 August 1979 (Removed from power) |
10 years, 295 days | IPGE (until 1970) |
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| 1973 | PUNT | ||||||
| — | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (born 1942) Leader of the SMC from 1979 to 1982 |
— | 3 August 1979 | Currently in office | 45 years, 357 days | Military (until 1982) |
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| 2 | 1982 | Independent (until 1987) |
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| 1989 1996 2002 2009 2016 2022 |
PDGE | ||||||
Timeline of Presidents
Latest Election Information
To learn more about how the current president was elected, you can look at the details from the 2022 Equatorial Guinean general election. 2022 Equatorial Guinean general election
See also
In Spanish: Presidente de Guinea Ecuatorial para niños
- Politics of Equatorial Guinea
- Vice President of Equatorial Guinea
- List of prime ministers of Equatorial Guinea
- List of colonial governors of Spanish Guinea
