List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea facts for kids

Quick facts for kids President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
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		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 (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

Latest 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