List of presidents of Guinea-Bissau
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This article lists the presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of president in 1973.
Since Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973, there have been six presidents, six acting presidents and five interim military leaders. The current transitional president is General Horta Inta-A Na Man, who was appointed on 27 November 2025 following a coup d'état.[1]
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
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Party for Social Renewal (PRS)
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Movement for Democratic Alternation, Group of 15 (Madem G15)
- Other affiliations
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- Symbols
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Denotes acting president
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Tenure | |||||
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 1 | File:Luís Cabral 1979.png | Luís Cabral (1931–2009) Chairman of the Council of StateScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
1976–77 | 24 September 1973 | 14 November 1980 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2 | File:João Bernardo Vieira.jpg | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) Chairman of the Council of the RevolutionScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 14 November 1980 | 14 May 1984 | Template:Ayd | Military / PAIGC |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | — | File:No image.png | Carmen Pereira (1937–2016) Acting Chairwoman of the Council of StateScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 14 May 1984 | 16 May 1984 | Template:Ayd | PAIGC |
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (2) | File:João Bernardo Vieira.jpg | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) Chairman of the Council of StateScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1984 1989 1994 |
16 May 1984 | 10 May 1999 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| President of the Republic from 29 September 1994Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |||||||
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — | File:No image.png | Brigadier general Ansumane Mané (c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".–2000) Chairman of the Supreme Command of the Military JuntaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 7 May 1999 | 14 May 1999 | Template:Ayd | Military |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | — | File:Malam Bacai Sanhá.jpg | Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012) Acting presidentScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 14 May 1999 | 17 February 2000 | Template:Ayd | PAIGC |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 3 | File:Koumbayala.jpg | Kumba Yala (1953–2014)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1999–2000 | 17 February 2000 | 14 September 2003 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | PRS |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — | File:No image.png | General Veríssimo Correia Seabra (1947–2004) Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic OrderScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 14 September 2003 | 28 September 2003 | Template:Ayd | Military |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — | File:Henrique Rosa 2005.jpg | Henrique Rosa (1946–2013) Acting presidentScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 28 September 2003 | 1 October 2005 | Template:Ayd | Independent |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | (2) | File:João Bernardo Vieira.jpg | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2005 | 1 October 2005 | 2 March 2009 (Assassinated)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | — | File:Guinea Bissaus interim President Raimundo Pereira (cropped).jpg | Raimundo Pereira (born 1956) Acting presidentScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 3 March 2009 | 8 September 2009 | Template:Ayd | PAIGC |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 4 | File:Malam Bacai Sanhá.jpg | Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | — | File:Guinea Bissaus interim President Raimundo Pereira (cropped).jpg | Raimundo Pereira (born 1956) Acting presidentScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 9 January 2012 | 12 April 2012 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — | File:No image.png | Major general Mamadu Ture Kuruma (born 1947) Chairman of the Military CommandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 12 April 2012 | 11 May 2012 | Template:Ayd | Military |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — | File:Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo 2015.jpg | Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (1958–2020) Acting presidentScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 11 May 2012 | 23 June 2014 | Template:Ayd | Independent |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 5 | File:José Mário Vaz 2014.jpg | José Mário Vaz (born 1957)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2014 | 23 June 2014 | 27 February 2020 | Template:Ayd | PAIGC (Until 2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | | Independent (From 2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | — | File:2021-11-28 Cipriano Cassamá.jpg | Cipriano Cassamá (born 1959) Acting presidentScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[3][4] |
— | 27 June 2019 | 29 June 2019 | Template:Ayd | PAIGC |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 6 | File:Umaro Sissoco Embaló en 2021.jpg | Umaro Sissoco Embaló (born 1972)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2019 | 27 February 2020 | 26 November 2025 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — | File:No image.png | Brigadier general Dinis Incanha (born 1960) Spokesperson[5] of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public OrderScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[6][7][8] |
— | 26 November 2025 | 27 November 2025 | Template:Ayd | Military |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — | File:No image.png | General Horta Inta-A Na Man (born c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) Transitional presidentTemplate:EfnScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[1] |
— | 27 November 2025 | Incumbent | Template:Ayd | Military |
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Notes
Timeline
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Latest election
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See also
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- Politics of Guinea-Bissau
- List of captains-major of Bissau
- List of captains-major of Cacheu
- List of governors of Portuguese Guinea
- List of prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau
- Vice President of Guinea-Bissau
References
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External links
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