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List of presidents of Guinea-Bissau

This article lists the presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of president in 1973.

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Guinea-Bissau. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.[2]

List of officeholders

Political parties
  African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)
  Party for Social Renewal (PRS)
  Movement for Democratic Alternation, Group of 15 (Madem G15)
Other factions
  Military
  Independent
Symbols
  Denotes acting president
Symbols

† Died in office

Notes

  1. ^ In exile in Conakry, Guinea until 19 October 1974.

Timeline

Umaro Sissoco EmbalóJosé Mário VazManuel Serifo NhamadjoMamadu Ture KurumaRaimundo PereiraHenrique RosaVeríssimo Correia SeabraKumba IaláMalam Bacai SanháAnsumane ManéCarmen PereiraJoão Bernardo VieiraLuís Cabral

Latest election

In the first round of voting Domingos Simões Pereira led the field, with 40.13% of the vote. Incumbent president José Mário Vaz finished fourth in the first round of voting, failing to progress to the runoff.[3] According to the preliminary and final results published by the national commission of elections, Umaro Sissoco Embaló won the runoff vote against Simões Pereira, 54% to 46%.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pensões vitalícias para políticos e militares causam polémica". VOA (in Portuguese). 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
  3. ^ "Guinea Bissau presidential election to be held on November 24". Africanews. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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