Heads of state of Guinea - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

List of Heads of State of Guinea

(Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Guinea Guinea Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...	Independence from France
(République du Guinée Guinea Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures... )
2 October 1958 to 1 January 1979		Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré was an African political leader and President of Guinea from 1958 to his death in 1984... , President	PDG-RDA
People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea Guinea Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
(République Populaire Révolutionnaire du Guinée Guinea Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures... )
1 January 1979 to 26 March 1984		Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré was an African political leader and President of Guinea from 1958 to his death in 1984... , President	PDG-RDA	Died in office
26 March 1984 to 3 April 1984		Louis Lansana Beavogui Louis Lansana Beavogui Louis Lansana Beavogui was a Guinean politician. He was Prime Minister from 1972 to 1984 and was briefly interim President in 1984.-Background and political career:... , Acting President	PDG-RDA	Deposed in the 1984 coup d'état
3 April 1984 to 5 April 1984		Lansana Conté Lansana Conté Lansana Conté was the second President of Guinea from 3 April 1984 until his death. He was a Muslim and a member of the Susu ethnic group.-Early life:... , Chairman of the Military Committee of National Restoration	Mil
5 April 1984 to 25 May 1984		Lansana Conté Lansana Conté Lansana Conté was the second President of Guinea from 3 April 1984 until his death. He was a Muslim and a member of the Susu ethnic group.-Early life:... , President	Mil
Republic of Guinea Guinea Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
(République du Guinée Guinea Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures... )
25 May 1984 to 1991		Lansana Conté Lansana Conté Lansana Conté was the second President of Guinea from 3 April 1984 until his death. He was a Muslim and a member of the Susu ethnic group.-Early life:... , President	Mil
1991 to 22 December 2008			PUP	Died in office
22 December 2008 to 24 December 2008		Aboubacar Somparé Aboubacar Somparé El Hajj Aboubacar Somparé is a Guinean politician who was President of the National Assembly of Guinea from 2002 to 2008. He was previously Guinea's Ambassador to France from 1978 to 1984 and was Secretary-General of the Unity and Progress Party from 1995 to 2002.-Political career until... , Acting President	PUP	Deposed in the 2008 coup d'état 2008 Guinean coup d'état The 2008 Guinean coup d'état was a Guinean military coup d'état that occurred in Guinea on 23 December 2008, shortly after the death of long-time President Lansana Conté...
24 December 2008 to 3 December 2009		Moussa Dadis Camara Moussa Dadis Camara Captain Moussa Dadis Camara now called Moïse Dadis Camara is an ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the President of the Republic of Guinea's National Council for Democracy and Development , which seized power in a military coup d'état on 23 December 2008 after the... , President	Mil	Incapacitated after an assassination attempt
3 December 2009 to 21 December 2010		Sékouba Konaté Sékouba Konaté Brigadier General Sékouba Konaté is an officer of the Guinean army and formerly served as the Vice President of its military junta, the National Council for Democracy and Development. After attending military academy, he received the nickname "El Tigre" for his action in battle, and gained such... , Acting President	Mil
21 December 2010 to Present		Alpha Condé Alpha Condé Alpha Condé is a Guinean politician who has been President of Guinea since December 2010. He was a political science professor at the University of Paris and spent decades in opposition to a succession of regimes in Guinea, unsuccessfully running against President Lansana Conté in the 1993 and... , President	RPG

For Colonial Heads prior to independence, see: Colonial Heads of Guinea

Colonial heads of Guinea

-List of Colonial Heads of Guinea:For continuation after independence, see: Presidents of Guinea-See also:*Guinea**Heads of State of Guinea**Heads of Government of Guinea...

Affiliations


PDG-RDA	Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain
PDG-RDA	(Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally) socialist, only legal party 1960-1984
PUP	Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès
PUP	(Unity and Progress Party Unity and Progress Party The Unity and Progress Party is a political party in Guinea. It was the ruling party during the long rule of President Lansana Conté.In the parliamentary election held on 30 June, 2002, the party won 61.57 % of the popular vote and 85 out of 114 seats... ) authoritarian
UPG	Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée
UPG	(Union for the Progress of Guinea)
RPG	Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen
RPG	(Rally of the Guinean People Rally of the Guinean People The Rally of the Guinean People is a political party in Guinea. The RPG is the current ruling party in the country and is led by Alpha Condé. It is mainly based amongst the Mandinka population.... )
Mil	Military
n-p	non-partisan
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