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 | 7 years,
renewable once
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| 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 head of state for the country of Equatorial Guinea. This means the president is the top leader of the nation. Equatorial Guinea is a country located in the Gulf of Guinea in Africa.
The president also leads the Council of Ministers. This group helps the president run the government. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea. This means they are in charge of the country's military.
Francisco Macías Nguema was the first person to become president. He started his role on October 12, 1968. The current president is Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. He took office on August 3, 1979.
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President's Term Limits
As of 2021, the Constitution of Equatorial Guinea says a president can only serve two terms. A term is how long someone stays in office. Each term lasts for seven years. So far, no president has reached this two-term limit.
List of Presidents
Here is a list of the people who have served as president of Equatorial Guinea. You can see their pictures, when they were in office, and which political party they belonged to.
- 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) |
Elected | Time in Office | Political Party | ||
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| Started | Ended | Total Time | |||||
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Francisco Macías Nguema (1924–1979) |
1968 | 12 October 1968 | 3 August 1979 (Removed from power) |
10 years, 295 days | IPGE (until 1970) |
| 1973 | PUNT | ||||||
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Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (born 1942) (Leader of the Military Council from 1979 to 1982) |
— | 3 August 1979 | Still in office | 45 years, 316 days | Military (until 1982) |
| 2 | 1982 | Independent (until 1987) |
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| 1989 1996 2002 2009 2016 2022 |
PDGE | ||||||
Timeline of Presidents
This timeline shows when each president was in power and which political party they were part of.
Latest Election Information
To learn more about the most recent election for president, you can visit the main article:
- 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
