| Tenure |
Portrait |
Incumbent |
Affiliation |
Notes |
| Togolese Republic |
| 27 April 1960 to 13 January 1963 |
|
Sylvanus Olympio, President |
CUT |
Assassinated |
| 13 January 1963 to 15 January 1963 |
|
Emmanuel Bodjollé, Chairman of the Insurrection Committee |
Mil |
|
| 16 January 1963 to 13 January 1967 |
|
Nicolas Grunitzky, President |
PTP |
Deposed |
| 14 January 1967 to 14 April 1967 |
|
Kléber Dadjo, Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee |
Mil |
|
| 14 April 1967 to 30 November 1969 |
|
Étienne Eyadéma, President |
Mil |
|
| 30 November 1969 to 8 May 1974 |
RPT |
Changed name to Gnassingbé Eyadéma |
| 8 May 1974 to 5 February 2005 |
Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President |
RPT |
Died in office |
| 5 February 2005 to 25 February 2005 |
|
Faure Gnassingbé, President |
RPT |
1st Term;
son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma. Installed as President immediately after Eyadéma's death. Doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of the succession led to heavy regional pressure, and he resigned. |
| 25 February 2005 to 4 May 2005 |
|
Bonfoh Abass, Acting President |
RPT |
Succeeded Eyadéma as the constitutional successor, President of the National Assembly |
| 4 May 2005 to Present |
|
Faure Gnassingbé, President |
RPT |
2nd Term |