List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea

President of the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Presidente de la
República de Guinea Ecuatorial
Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
Incumbent
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

since 3 August 1979
ResidenceMalabo Government Building, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Term length7 years
Inaugural holderFrancisco Macías Nguema
Formation12 October 1968
DeputyVice President of Equatorial Guinea
Salary152,680 USD annually[1]

The following is a list of presidents of Equatorial Guinea, since the establishment of the office of President in 1968.

List

No. President Took office Left office Time in office Party Election
1
Francisco Macías Nguema
Nguema, FranciscoFrancisco Macías Nguema
(1924–1979[a])
[b]
12 October 19683 August 1979[c]10 years, 295 daysPUNT1968
1973
Supreme Military Council[d]
Supreme Military Council[d]
Chairman:
Lieutenant general
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
(born 1942)
3 August 197912 October 19823 years, 70 daysArmed Forces of Equatorial Guinea
2
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Mbasogo, TeodoroTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
(born 1942)
[e]
12 October 1982Incumbent41 years, 130 daysPDGE1982
1989
1996
2002
2009
2016

Notes

  1. Executed by firing squad on 29 September 1979.
  2. Changed name to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong in 1976 due to the policy of Africanization.
  3. Deposed in a coup d'état.
  4. Initially called the Revolutionary Military Council until 25 August 1979.
  5. Nephew of Francisco Macías Nguema.

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