List of presidents of Togo

This is a list of presidents of Togo since the creation of the job of president in 1960, to the present day.

President of the
Togolese Republic
Président de la
République togolaise
Armoiries du Togo.svg
Faure Gnassingbé 2014.png
Incumbent
Faure Gnassingbé

since 4 May 2005
ResidencePalace of the Governors, Lomé
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderSylvanus Olympio
Formation27 April 1960

List of Presidents

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political affiliation
Took office Left office
Bouyo Moukpé 21 June 1957 21 June 1957
Nicolas Grunitzky 21 June 1957 27 April 1958
1   Sylvanus Olympio
(1902–1963)
1961 27 April 1958 13 January 1963
(assassinated.)
CUT
Antoine Meatchi 13 January

1963

13 January

1963

CUT
_ Jonathan Sanvi De Tové 13 January

1963

13 January

1963

2 Chairman of the Insurrection Committee 13 January

1963

13 January

1963

3   Emmanuel Bodjollé
(1928–)[a]
13 January 1963 15 January 1963 Military
4   Nicolas Grunitzky
(1913–1969)
1963 16 January 1963 13 January 1967
(deposed.)
MPT
Barthélémy Lamboni 13

January

1967

14 January

1967

5 Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee 14 January

1967

16 January

1967

6   Kléber Dadjo
(1914–1988/89)[b]
16 January 1967 14 April 1967 Military
7   Gnassingbé Eyadéma
(1935–2005)[c]
1972
1979
1986
1993
1998
2003
14 April 1967 5 February 2005
(died in office.)
Military / RPT
_ Georges Apedo Amah 1981 1981
_ Mawupé Valentin Vovor 1986 1986
Messan Acouetey 1988 1988
Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro 1February 1994 1 February 1994
Maurice Dahuku Péré 3 March 1999 3 March 1999
Agbéyomé Kodjo 29 August 2000 29 August 2000
Fambaré Ouattara Natchaba _ 5 February 2005 5 February 2005 RPT
8 Zakari Nandja 5 February 2005 5 February 2005 RPT
9   Faure Gnassingbé
(1966–)[d]
5 February 2005[e] 25 February 2005
(resigned.)[f]
RPT
10 Emmanuel Bob-Akitani 25 February 2005 25 February 2005
11 Gilchrist Olympio 25 February 2005 25 February 2005
12   Bonfoh Abass
(1948–2021)[g]
25 February 2005 4 May 2005 RPT
(9)   Faure Gnassingbé
(1966–)[d]
2005
2010
2015
2020
4 May 2005 Incumbent RPT / UNIR
Komi Sélom Klassou 10 June 2015 10 June 2015
Dama Dramani 20 December 2018 20 December 2018 UNIR
_ Yawa Djigbodi Tségan 24 January 2019 24 January 2020 UNIR
  1. Styled asChairman of the Insurrection Committee.
  2. Styled as Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee.
  3. Previously named Étienne Eyadéma; changed name on 8 May 1974 due to the policy of Africanization, and to commemorate survival of a crash of his Douglas C-47 Skytrain presidential plane on 24 January 1974.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma.
  5. Proclaimed president by General Zakari Nandja , Chief of Staff of the Togolese Armed Forces, and confirmed by the National Assembly.
  6. Stepped down 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.

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