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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 3 August 1979
Executive branch of the Government of Equatorial Guinea
Residence Malabo Government Building
Term length 7 years
renewable once
Precursor Governor of Spanish Guinea
Formation 12 October 1968; 56 years ago (1968-10-12)
First holder Francisco Macías Nguema
Deputy Vice President of Equatorial Guinea
Salary 93,139,380 Central African CFA francs/152,680 USD annually

The president of Equatorial Guinea is the head of state and head of government of Equatorial Guinea, a country in the Gulf of Guinea. The president has formal presidency over the Council of Ministers and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea. Francisco Macías Nguema was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 12 October 1968. The incumbent is Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, having taken office on 3 August 1979.

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Equatorial Guinea. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.

List of officeholders

Political parties

     Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea (IPGE)      United National Workers' Party (PUNT)      Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE)

Other factions

     Military      Independent

Symbols

Constitutional referendum

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Don Francisco Macias.jpg Francisco Macías Nguema
(1924–1979)
1968 12 October 1968 3 August 1979
(Deposed)
10 years, 295 days IPGE
(until 1970)
1973 PUNT
2 Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the White House in 2014.jpg Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
(born 1942)
Chairman of the SMC from 1979 to 1982
3 August 1979 Incumbent 45 years, 91 days Military
(until 1982)
1982 Independent
(until 1987)
1989
1996
2002
2009
2016
2022
PDGE

Timeline

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Francisco Macías Nguema

Latest election

2022 Equatorial Guinean general election

See also

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

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