List of Presidents of Guinea-Bissau

President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Emblem of Guinea-Bissau
Incumbent José Mário Vaz since 23 June 2014
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Luís Cabral
Formation	24 September 1973

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The following is a list of heads of state of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of President in 1973.

Presidents of Guinea-Bissau (1973–Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
State of Guinea-Bissau	Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Portugal
24 September 1973 to 10 September 1974		Luís Cabral, Chairman of the Council of State	PAIGC	In exile in Conakry, Guinea
State of Guinea-Bissau	Independence recognized by Portugal
10 September 1974 to 13 March 1977		Luís Cabral, Chairman of the Council of State	PAIGC	Arrived in Bissau on 19 October 1974
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
(República da Guiné-Bissau)
13 March 1977 to 14 November 1980		Luís Cabral, Chairman of the Council of State	PAIGC	Deposed in a coup d'état
14 November 1980 to 14 May 1984		João Bernardo Vieira, Chairman of the Council of the Revolution	PAIGC/Mil	1st Term
14 May 1984 to 16 May 1984		Carmen Pereira, Acting President	PAIGC	♀
16 May 1984 to 29 September 1994		João Bernardo Vieira, Chairman of the Council of State	PAIGC	2nd Term; Deposed in the Guinea-Bissau Civil War
29 September 1994 to 7 May 1999		João Bernardo Vieira, President
7 May 1999 to 14 May 1999		Ansumane Mané, Chairman of the Supreme Command of the Military Junta	Mil
14 May 1999 to 17 February 2000		Malam Bacai Sanhá, Acting President	PAIGC	1st Term
17 February 2000 to 14 September 2003		Kumba Ialá, President	PRS	Deposed in a coup d'état
14 September 2003 to 28 September 2003		Veríssimo Correia Seabra, Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic Order	Mil
28 September 2003 to 1 October 2005		Henrique Rosa, Acting President	n-p
1 October 2005 to 2 March 2009		João Bernardo Vieira, President	n-p	3rd Term; Assassinated
3 March 2009 to 8 September 2009		Raimundo Pereira, Acting President	PAIGC	1st Term
8 September 2009 to 9 January 2012		Malam Bacai Sanhá, President	PAIGC	2nd Term; Died in office
9 January 2012 to 12 April 2012		Raimundo Pereira, Acting President	PAIGC	2nd Term; Deposed in a coup d'état
12 April 2012 to 11 May 2012		Mamadu Ture Kuruma, Chairman of the Military Command	Mil
11 May 2012 to 23 June 2014		Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, Acting President	n-p
23 June 2014 to Present		José Mário Vaz, President	PAIGC

Affiliations

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See also

• Guinea-Bissau
  • List of heads of government of Guinea-Bissau
  • List of colonial heads of Portuguese Guinea
  • List of colonial heads of Bissau
  • List of colonial heads of Cacheu
• lists of incumbents
• List of national leaders

References

External links

• World Statesmen - Guinea-Bissau

Presidents of Guinea-Bissau Cabral Vieira C. Pereira Vieira Mané Sanhá Ialá Seabra Rosa Vieira R. Pereira Sanhá R. Pereira Kuruma Nhamadjo Vaz

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