List of heads of state of Togo

President of the
Togolese Republic

Coat of arms of Togo
Incumbent
Faure Gnassingbé
since 4 May 2005
Residence Palace of the Governors, Lomé
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Sylvanus Olympio
Formation 27 April 1960
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This is a list of heads of state of Togo, since the establishment of that office in 1960.

Presidents of Togo (1960–Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Togolese Republic
27 April 1960 to 13 January 1963Sylvanus Olympio, PresidentCUTAssassinated in a coup d'état
13 January 1963 to 15 January 1963 Emmanuel Bodjollé, Chairman of the Insurrection CommitteeMil
16 January 1963 to 13 January 1967 Nicolas Grunitzky, PresidentPTPDeposed in a coup d'état
14 January 1967 to 14 April 1967 Kléber Dadjo, Chairman of the National Reconciliation CommitteeMil
14 April 1967 to 30 November 1969Étienne Eyadéma, PresidentMil
30 November 1969 to 8 May 1974RPTChanged name to Gnassingbé Eyadéma
8 May 1974 to 5 February 2005Gnassingbé Eyadéma, PresidentDied in office
5 February 2005 to 25 February 2005Faure Gnassingbé, PresidentRPT1st Term;
Son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma. Resigned due to doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of his succession.
25 February 2005 to 4 May 2005 Bonfoh Abass, Acting PresidentRPTSucceeded Eyadéma as the constitutional successor, President of the National Assembly
4 May 2005 to PresentFaure Gnassingbé, PresidentRPT2nd Term

Affiliations

Latest election

 Summary of the 4 March 2010 Togo presidential election results
Candidates – nominating parties Votes %
Faure Gnassingbé – Rally for the Togolese People 1,234,044 60.9
Jean-Pierre Fabre – Union of Forces for Change 692,584 33.9
Yawovi Agboyibo – Action Committee for Renewal 60,388 3.0
Agbéyomé Kodjo – Organization for the Construction of a United Togo 17,397 0.9
Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson – Democratic Convention of African Peoples 13,451 0.7
Bassabi Kagbara – Pan-African Democratic Party 8,357 0.4
Nicolas Lawson – Party for Renewal and Redemption 6,029 0.3
Total (turnout 65.7%) 2,040,506  
Registered voters 3,599,306
Total votes 2,119,829
Invalid or blank votes (1.6%) 79,283

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