List of Presidents of Guinea-Bissau

President of the
Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Incumbent
José Mário Vaz
since 23 June 2014
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Luís Cabral
Formation 24 September 1973
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The following is a list of heads of state of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of President in 1973.

Presidents of Guinea-Bissau (1973–present)

      African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)
      Party for Social Renewal (PRS)

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Party
1 Luís Cabral
(1931–2009)[1][2] 		24 September 1973 14 November 1980[3] PAIGC
2 João Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)[4] 		14 November 1980 14 May 1984 PAIGC /
Military
— Carmen Pereira
(1937–)
Acting President 		14 May 1984 16 May 1984 PAIGC
(2) João Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)[5] 		16 May 1984 7 May 1999[6] PAIGC
— Ansumane Mané
(c. 1940–2000)[7] 		7 May 1999 14 May 1999 Military
— Malam Bacai Sanhá
(1947–2012)
Acting President 		14 May 1999 17 February 2000 PAIGC
3 Kumba Ialá
(1953–2014) 		17 February 2000 14 September 2003[3] PRS
— Veríssimo Correia Seabra
(1947–2004)[8] 		14 September 2003 28 September 2003 Military
— Henrique Rosa
(1946–2013)
Acting President 		28 September 2003 1 October 2005 Independent
(2) João Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009) 		1 October 2005 2 March 2009[9] Independent
— Raimundo Pereira
(1955–)
Acting President 		3 March 2009 8 September 2009 PAIGC
4 Malam Bacai Sanhá
(1947–2012) 		8 September 2009 9 January 2012[10] PAIGC
— Raimundo Pereira
(1955–)
Acting President 		9 January 2012 12 April 2012[3] PAIGC
— Mamadu Ture Kuruma
(1947–)[11] 		12 April 2012 11 May 2012 Military
— Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
(1958–)
Acting President 		11 May 2012 23 June 2014 Independent
5 José Mário Vaz
(1957–) 		23 June 2014 Incumbent PAIGC

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Council of State
  2. ↑ In exile in Conakry, Guinea until 19 October 1974
  3. 1 2 3 Deposed in a coup d'état
  4. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Council of the Revolution
  5. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Council of State until 29 September 1994
  6. ↑ Deposed in the Guinea-Bissau Civil War
  7. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Supreme Command of the Military Junta
  8. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic Order
  9. ↑ Assassinated
  10. ↑ Died in office
  11. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Military Command

Latest election

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
José Mário VazPAIGC257,57240.89364,39461.92
Nuno Gomes NabiamIndependent156,16324.79224,08938.08
Paulo GomesIndependent65,49010.40
Abel IncandaParty for Social Renewal43,8906.97
Mamadú Iaia DjalóNew Democracy Party28,5354.53
Ibraima Sory DjalóNational Reconciliation Party19,4973.10
Antonio Afonso TéRepublican Party for Independence and Development18,8082.99
Helder Vaz LopesIndependent8,8881.41
Domingos QuadéIndependent8,6071.37
Aregado Mantenque TéWorkers' Party7,2691.15
Luis NancassaIndependent7,0121.11
Jorge MalúIndependent6,1250.97
Cirilo Rodrigues de OliveiraSocialist Party2,0700.33
Invalid/blank votes62,514–18,053–
Total692,440100606,536100
Registered voters/turnout775,50889.29775,50878.21
Source: CNE, CNE

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