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President of the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea.svg
Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the White House in 2014.jpg
Incumbent
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

since 12 October 1982
Executive branch of the Government of Equatorial Guinea
Residence Malabo Government Building
Term length Seven years,
renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Equatorial Guinea (1991)
Precursor Governor of Spanish Guinea
Formation 12 October 1968; 56 years ago (1968-10-12)
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.

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)
Elected Time in Office Political Party
Started Ended Total Time
1
Don Francisco Macias
Francisco Macías Nguema
Francisco Macías Nguema
(1924–1979)
1968 12 October 1968 3 August 1979
(Removed from power)
10 years, 295 days IPGE
(until 1970)
1973 PUNT
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the White House in 2014
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
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)
2 1982 Independent
(until 1987)
1989
1996
2002
2009
2016
2022
PDGE

Timeline of Presidents

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Francisco Macías Nguema

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

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Presidente de Guinea Ecuatorial para niños

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