List of heads of state of Togo

President of the
Togolese Republic

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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The following is a list of heads of state of Togo, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.

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Presidents of Togo (1960–present)

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of Office Political Party
1 Sylvanus Olympio
(1902–1963) 		1961[§] 27 April 1960 13 January 1963[X] CUT
— Emmanuel Bodjollé
(1928–)[1] 		— 13 January 1963 15 January 1963 Military
2 Nicolas Grunitzky
(1913–1969) 		1963[§] 16 January 1963 13 January 1967[2] PTP
— Kléber Dadjo
(1914–1988/89)[3] 		— 14 January 1967 14 April 1967 Military
3 Gnassingbé Eyadéma
(1935–2005)[4] 		1972[§]
1979[§]
1986[§]
1993
1998
2003 		14 April 1967 5 February 2005[†] Military /
RPT
4 Faure Gnassingbé
(1966–)[5] 		— 5 February 2005 25 February 2005[6] RPT
— Bonfoh Abass
(1948–)
Acting President[7] 		— 25 February 2005 4 May 2005 RPT
(4) Faure Gnassingbé
(1966–)[5] 		2005
2010
2015 		4 May 2005 Incumbent RPT /
UNIR

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Insurrection Committee
  2. ↑ Deposed in a coup d'état
  3. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee
  4. ↑ Previously named Étienne Eyadéma; changed name on 8 May 1974 due to the policy of Africanization, and to commemorate survival of a plane crash
  5. 1 2 Son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma
  6. ↑ Resigned due to heavy regional pressure, caused over doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of his succession
  7. ↑ Succeeded Eyadéma as the constitutional successor, President of the National Assembly

Latest election

Candidate Party Votes %
Faure GnassingbéUnion for the Republic1,221,75658.75
Jean-Pierre FabreNational Alliance for Change732,02635.21
Tchaboure GogueAlliance of Democrats for Integral Development83,8034.03
Gerry TamaaNew Togolese Commitment21,5811.04
Mohamed Tchassona-TraoréCitizens' Movement for Democracy and Development20,0640.96
Invalid/blank votes58,813–
Total2,138,438100
Registered voters/turnout3,509,25860.92
Source: Constitutional Court

See also

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