List of Presidents of Togo
Encyclopedia

Presidents of Togo

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Togolese Republic
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...

27 April 1960 to 13 January 1963 Sylvanus Olympio
Sylvanus Olympio
Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio was a Togolese political figure who served as Prime Minister, and then President, of Togo from 1958 until his assassination in 1963.-Political career:...

, President
CUT Assassinated
13 January 1963 to 15 January 1963 Emmanuel Bodjollé
Emmanuel Bodjollé
Emmanuel Bodjollé was Chairman of the nine-member Insurrection Committee that overthrew the government of former Togolese President Sylvanus Olympio on 13 January 1963....

, Chairman of the Insurrection Committee
Mil
16 January 1963 to 13 January 1967 Nicolas Grunitzky
Nicolas Grunitzky
Nicolas Grunitzky was the third president of Togo. He was President from 1963 to 1967.-Biography:He was born in Atakpamé to a German father and a Togolese mother. He studied civil engineering at the ESTP in Paris and was a public administrator before leaving to form his own company...

, President
PTP Deposed
14 January 1967 to 14 April 1967 Kléber Dadjo
Kléber Dadjo
Kléber Dadjo served as Interim President of Togo in his role as Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee from 14 January 1967 to 14 April 1967 following the overthrow of President Nicolas Grunitzky's government....

, Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee
Mil
14 April 1967 to 30 November 1969 Étienne Eyadéma
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
General Gnassingbé Eyadéma , was the President of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005. He participated in two successful military coups, in January 1963 and January 1967, and became President on April 14, 1967...

, President
Mil
30 November 1969 to 8 May 1974 RPT Changed name to Gnassingbé Eyadéma
8 May 1974 to 5 February 2005 Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
General Gnassingbé Eyadéma , was the President of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005. He participated in two successful military coups, in January 1963 and January 1967, and became President on April 14, 1967...

, President
RPT Died in office
5 February 2005 to 25 February 2005 Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005. A son of President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, he was appointed to the government by his father, serving as Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts, and Telecommunications from 2003 to 2005...

, President
RPT 1st Term;
son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
General Gnassingbé Eyadéma , was the President of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005. He participated in two successful military coups, in January 1963 and January 1967, and became President on April 14, 1967...

. Installed as President immediately after Eyadéma's death. Doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of the succession led to heavy regional pressure, and he resigned.
25 February 2005 to 4 May 2005 Bonfoh Abass, Acting President RPT Succeeded Eyadéma as the constitutional successor, President of the National Assembly
4 May 2005 to Present Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Gnassingbé
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005. A son of President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, he was appointed to the government by his father, serving as Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts, and Telecommunications from 2003 to 2005...

, President
RPT 2nd Term

Affiliations

  • CAR (Action Committee for Renewal
    Action Committee for Renewal
    The Action Committee for Renewal is an opposition political party in Togo. Dodji Apévon has led the party since 2008; previously it was led by Yawovi Agboyibo from 1991 to 2008....

    )
  • CFN (Coordination of New Forces
    Coordination of New Forces
    The Coordination of New Forces is a political party in Togo. Joseph Kokou Koffigoh is the President of the CFN....

    )
  • CPP (Patriotic Pan-African Convergence
    Patriotic Pan-African Convergence
    The Patriotic Pan-African Convergence is a political party in Togo. Former Prime Minister Edem Kodjo is the President of the CPP.The CPP was created in August 1999 through the merger of four parties: the Togolese Union for Democracy , led by Kodjo, the Party of Action for Democracy , led by...

    )
  • CUT (Committee of Togolese Unity)
  • PTP (Togolese Progress Party)
  • RPT (Rally of the Togolese People
    Rally of the Togolese People
    The Rally of the Togolese People is the ruling political party in Togo. The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, is also the National President of the RPT....

    )
  • UTD (Togolese Union for Democracy)
  • MIL (Military
    Military of Togo
    The Military of Togo, in French FAT , consists of the army, navy, air force, and gendarmerie. Total military expenditures during the fiscal year of 2005 totaled 1.6% of the country's GDP. Military bases exist in Lomé, Temedja, Kara, Niamtougou, and Dapaong...

    )
  • n-p (Non-partisan)

See also

  • Togo
    Togo
    Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...

  • Lists of Incumbents

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK