Heads_of_state_of_Guinea-Bissau
This article lists the presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of president in 1973.
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| President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|
| Presidente da República da Guiné-Bissau (Portuguese) | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Bissau |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once. |
| Inaugural holder | Luís Cabral |
| Formation | 24 September 1973 |
| Salary | 3 million XOF[1] or 12283 Int$ annually |
| Website | presidencia.gw |
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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]
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Tenure | |||||
| 1 | Luís Cabral (1931–2009) Chairman of the Council of State[lower-alpha 1] |
1976–77 | 24 September 1973 | 14 November 1980 (deposed) |
7 years, 51 days | PAIGC | |
| 2 | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) Chairman of the Council of the Revolution |
— | 14 November 1980 | 14 May 1984 | 3 years, 182 days | Military / PAIGC | |
| – | Carmen Pereira (1937–2016) Acting |
— | 14 May 1984 | 16 May 1984 | 2 days | PAIGC | |
| (2) | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) Chairman of the Council of the Revolution |
1984 1989 1994 |
16 May 1984 | 7 May 1999 (deposed) |
14 years, 356 days | PAIGC | |
| President of the Republic from 29 September 1994 | |||||||
| – | Brigadier general Ansumane Mané (c. 1940–2000) Chairman of the Supreme Command of the Military Junta |
— | 7 May 1999 | 14 May 1999 | 7 days | Military | |
| – | Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012) Acting |
— | 14 May 1999 | 17 February 2000 | 279 days | PAIGC | |
| 3 | Kumba Ialá (1953–2014) |
1999–2000 | 17 February 2000 | 14 September 2003 (deposed) |
3 years, 209 days | PRS | |
| – | General Veríssimo Correia Seabra (1947–2004) Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic Order |
— | 14 September 2003 | 28 September 2003 | 14 days | Military | |
| – | Henrique Rosa (1946–2013) Acting |
— | 28 September 2003 | 1 October 2005 | 2 years, 3 days | Independent | |
| (2) | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) |
2005 | 1 October 2005 | 2 March 2009 (assassinated) |
3 years, 152 days | Independent | |
| – | Raimundo Pereira (born 1955) Acting |
— | 3 March 2009 | 8 September 2009 | 189 days | PAIGC | |
| 4 | Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012) |
2009 | 8 September 2009 | 9 January 2012 (died in office) |
2 years, 123 days | PAIGC | |
| – | Raimundo Pereira (born 1955) Acting |
— | 9 January 2012 | 12 April 2012 (deposed) |
94 days | PAIGC | |
| – | Major general Mamadu Ture Kuruma (born 1947) Chairman of the Military Command |
— | 12 April 2012 | 11 May 2012 | 29 days | Military | |
| – | Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (1958–2020) Acting |
— | 11 May 2012 | 23 June 2014 | 2 years, 43 days | Independent | |
| 5 | José Mário Vaz (born 1957) |
2014 | 23 June 2014 | 27 February 2020 | 5 years, 249 days | PAIGC | |
| 6 | Umaro Sissoco Embaló (born 1972) |
2019 | 27 February 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 51 days | Madem G15 | |
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Main article: 2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential 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%.
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| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Domingos Simões Pereira | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde | 222,870 | 40.13 | 254,468 | 46.45 | |
| Umaro Sissoco Embaló | Madem G15 | 153,530 | 27.65 | 293,359 | 53.55 | |
| Nuno Gomes Nabiam | Assembly of the People United | 73,063 | 13.16 | |||
| José Mário Vaz | Independent | 68,933 | 12.41 | |||
| Carlos Gomes Júnior | Independent | 14,766 | 2.66 | |||
| Baciro Djá | Patriotic Front of National Salvation [pt] | 7,126 | 1.28 | |||
| Vicente Fernandes [pt] | Democratic Convergence Party | 4,250 | 0.77 | |||
| Mamadú Iaia Djaló | New Democracy Party | 2,813 | 0.51 | |||
| Idrissa Djaló | National Unity Party | 2,569 | 0.46 | |||
| Mutaro Intai Djabi | Independent | 2,385 | 0.43 | |||
| Gabriel Fernando Indi | United Social Democratic Party | 1,982 | 0.36 | |||
| António Afonso Té [pt] | Republican Party for Independence and Development | 1,061 | 0.19 | |||
| Total | 555,348 | 100.00 | 547,827 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 555,348 | 98.04 | 547,827 | 98.97 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,125 | 1.96 | 5,694 | 1.03 | ||
| Total votes | 566,473 | 100.00 | 553,521 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 761,676 | 74.37 | 761,676 | 72.67 | ||
| Source: CNE, CNE | ||||||
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- "Pensões vitalícias para políticos e militares causam polémica". VOA (in Portuguese). 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- "Guinea Bissau presidential election to be held on November 24". Africanews. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.