List of heads of state of Togo
| President of the Togolese Republic | |
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| Residence | Palace of the Governors, Lomé |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Sylvanus Olympio |
| Formation | 27 April 1960 |
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The following is a list of heads of state of Togo, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.
Presidents of Togo (1960–present)
- Parties
Committee of Togolese Unity (CUT)
Togolese Party of Progress (PTP)
Rally of the Togolese People (RPT)
Union for the Republic (UNIR)
- Key
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
X Assassinated
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Sylvanus Olympio (1902–1963) | 1961[§] | 27 April 1960 | 13 January 1963[X] | CUT |
| — |  | Emmanuel Bodjollé (1928–)[1] | — | 13 January 1963 | 15 January 1963 | Military |
| 2 |  | Nicolas Grunitzky (1913–1969) | 1963[§] | 16 January 1963 | 13 January 1967[2] | PTP |
| — | | Kléber Dadjo (1914–1988/89)[3] | — | 14 January 1967 | 14 April 1967 | Military |
| 3 |  | Gnassingbé Eyadéma (1935–2005)[4] | 1972[§] 1979[§] 1986[§] 1993 1998 2003 | 14 April 1967 | 5 February 2005[†] | Military / RPT |
| 4 |  | Faure Gnassingbé (1966–)[5] | — | 5 February 2005 | 25 February 2005[6] | RPT |
| — | | Bonfoh Abass (1948–) Acting President[7] | — | 25 February 2005 | 4 May 2005 | RPT |
| (4) | | Faure Gnassingbé (1966–)[5] | 2005 2010 2015 | 4 May 2005 | Incumbent | RPT / UNIR |
Footnotes
- ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Insurrection Committee
- ↑ Deposed in a coup d'état
- ↑ Styled as Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee
- ↑ Previously named Étienne Eyadéma; changed name on 8 May 1974 due to the policy of Africanization, and to commemorate survival of a plane crash
- 1 2 Son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma
- ↑ Resigned due to heavy regional pressure, caused over doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of his succession
- ↑ Succeeded Eyadéma as the constitutional successor, President of the National Assembly
Latest election
Main article: Togolese presidential election, 2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Faure Gnassingbé | Union for the Republic | 1
,221,756 | 58.75 |
| Jean-Pierre Fabre | National Alliance for Change | 732,026 | 35.21 |
| Tchaboure Gogue | Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development | 83,803 | 4.03 |
| Gerry Tamaa | New Togolese Commitment | 21,581 | 1.04 |
| Mohamed Tchassona-Traoré | Citizens' Movement for Democracy and Development | 20,064 | 0.96 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 58,813 | – | |
| Total | 2,138,438 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,509,258 | 60.92 | |
| Source: Constitutional Court | |||
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