List of presidents of Togo
President of the Republic of Togo | |
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Acting President Faure Gnassingbé since May 4, 2005 |
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Official seat | Lomé |
Term of office | 5 years (re-election possible) |
Creation of office | April 27, 1960 |
Last choice | April 25, 2015 |
website | www.presidencetogo.tg ( Memento from December 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) |
This is a list of the presidents of Togo since the country gained independence on April 27, 1960.
List of incumbents
No. | image | Name (life data) |
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Sylvanus Olympio (* 1902; † 1963) |
April 27, 1960 | January 13, 1963 (†) | CUT | murdered in office |
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Emmanuel Bodjollé (* 1928) |
January 13, 1963 | January 15, 1963 | military | as chairman of the indignation committee |
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Nicolas Grunitzky (* 1913; † 1969) |
January 16, 1963 | January 13, 1967 | PTP | deposed by a coup |
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Kléber Dadjo (1914 - 1979) |
January 14, 1967 | April 14, 1967 | military | as chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee |
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Étienne Eyadéma (* 1935) |
April 14, 1967 | May 8, 1974 | Military / RPT | died in office |
Gnassingbé Eyadéma († 2005) |
May 8, 1974 | February 5, 2005 (†) | RPT | |||
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Faure Gnassingbé (* 1966) |
February 5, 2005 | February 25, 2005 | RPT | Resignation due to international pressure |
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Abass Bonfoh (* 1948) |
February 25, 2005 | May 4, 2005 | RPT | Interim President |
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Faure Gnassingbé (* 1966) |
May 4, 2005 | officiating | RPT / UNIR |
See also
Web links
- Official website of the presidency. Retrieved February 3, 2018 (French).
- Togo rulers list - World Statesmen.org. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .
- Togo's rulers list - Rulers.org. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .