| President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau | |
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| Presidente da República da Guiné-Bissau (Portuguese) | |
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 Presidential flag of Guinea Bissau | |
since 27 November 2025 | |
| Status | Head of state Commander-in-Chief Head of government[a] |
| Residence | Presidential Palace,Bissau |
| Appointer | High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order (currently)[b] |
| Term length | One year (currently)[b] |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Guinea-Bissau (1994) |
| Inaugural holder | Luís Cabral |
| Formation | 24 September 1973; 52 years ago (1973-09-24) |
| Deputy | None (1991–present) Historical: Vice President of Guinea-Bissau (1973–1991) |
| Salary | CFA 3,000,000[4] or 12283 Int$ annually |
| Website | presidencia |
This article lists thepresidents ofGuinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of president in 1973.
SinceGuinea-Bissau'sunilateral declaration of independence fromPortugal on 24 September 1973, there have been six presidents, six acting presidents and five interim military leaders. The current transitional president is GeneralHorta Inta-A Na Man, who was appointed on 27 November 2025 following acoup d'état.[5]
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in theConstitution of Guinea-Bissau. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.[6]
† Died in office
| 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[c] | 1976–77 | 24 September 1973 | 14 November 1980 (Deposed in a coup) | 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 Chairwoman of the Council of State | — | 14 May 1984 | 16 May 1984 | 2 days | PAIGC |
| (2) | | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) Chairman of the Council of State | 1984 1989 1994 | 16 May 1984 | 10 May 1999 (Deposed in a coup) | 14 years, 359 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 president | — | 14 May 1999 | 17 February 2000 | 279 days | PAIGC |
| 3 |  | Kumba Yala (1953–2014) | 1999–2000 | 17 February 2000 | 14 September 2003 (Deposed in a coup) | 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 president | — | 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 |
| — | .jpg) | Raimundo Pereira (born 1956) Acting president | — | 3 March 2009 | 8 September 2009 | 189 days | PAIGC |
| 4 | | Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012) | 2009 | 8 September 2009 | 9 January 2012[†] | 2 years, 123 days | PAIGC |
| — | | Raimundo Pereira (born 1956) Acting president | — | 9 January 2012 | 12 April 2012 (Deposed in a coup) | 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 president | — | 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 (Until 2015) |
| Independent (From 2015) | |||||||
| — |  | Cipriano Cassamá (born 1959) Acting president[7][8] | — | 27 June 2019 | 29 June 2019 | 2 days | PAIGC |
| 6 |  | Umaro Sissoco Embaló (born 1972) | 2019 | 27 February 2020 | 26 November 2025 (Deposed in a coup) | 5 years, 272 days | Madem G15 |
| — | | Brigadier general Dinis Incanha (born 1960) Spokesperson[9] of theHigh Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order[10][11][12] | — | 26 November 2025 | 27 November 2025 | 1 day | Military |
| — | | General Horta Inta-A Na Man (bornc. 1960) Transitional president[d][5] | — | 27 November 2025 | Incumbent[e] | 79 days | Military |
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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