List of heads of state of Guinea-Bissau

President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Official coat of arms
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló since February 27, 2020
Official seat	Bissau
Term of office	5 years
Creation of office	September 29, 1994
Last choice	29th December 2019

This is a list of the heads of state of Guinea-Bissau since independence on September 24, 1973. For the list of governors of the Colony of Portuguese Guinea, see List of Colonial Governors of Portuguese Guinea .

State of Guinea-Bissau (1973–1977)

No.	image	Name (life data)	Official title	Term of office		Political party
				Beginning	The End
1		Luís Cabral (1931-2009)	Chairman of the Council of State	September 24, 1973	March 13, 1977	PAIGC

Republic of Guinea-Bissau (from 1977)

No.	image	Name (life data)	Official title	Term of office		Political party
				Beginning	The End
1		Luís Cabral (1931-2009)	Chairman of the Council of State	March 13, 1977	November 14, 1980	PAIGC
2		João Bernardo Vieira (1939-2009)	Chairman of the Revolutionary Council	November 14, 1980	May 14, 1984	PAIGC / military
3		Carmen Pereira (1937-2016)	Interim President (as President of the National People's Assembly )	May 14, 1984	May 16, 1984	PAIGC
4th		João Bernardo Vieira (1939-2009)	President of the Council of State	May 16, 1984	September 29, 1994	PAIGC
			president	September 29, 1994	May 7, 1999
5		Ansumané Mané (1940-2000)	Chairman of the main command of the military junta	May 7, 1999	May 14, 1999	military
6th		Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012)	Interim president	May 14, 1999	February 17, 2000	PAIGC
7th		Kumba Ialá (1953-2014)	president	February 17, 2000	September 14, 2003	PRS
8th		Veríssimo Correia Seabra (1947-2004)	Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of the Constitutional and Democratic Order	September 14, 2003	September 28, 2003	military
9		Henrique Pereira Rosa (1946-2013)	Interim president	September 28, 2003	October 1, 2005	independent
10		João Bernardo Vieira (1939-2009)	president	October 1, 2005	March 2, 2009 (†)	independent
11		Raimundo Pereira (* 1956)	Interim president	March 2, 2009	September 8, 2009	PAIGC
12		Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012)	president	September 8, 2009	January 9, 2012 (†)	PAIGC
13		Raimundo Pereira (* 1956)	Interim president	January 9, 2012	April 12, 2012	PAIGC
14th		Mamadu Ture Kuruma (* 1947)	Chairman of the military command	April 12, 2012	May 11, 2012	military
15th		Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (1958-2020)	Interim president	May 11, 2012	June 23, 2014	independent
16		José Mário Vaz (* 1957)	president	June 23, 2014	June 27, 2019	PAIGC
17th		Cipriano Cassamá (* 1958)	Interim President (status unclear)	June 27, 2019	June 29, 2019	PAIGC
18th		José Mário Vaz (* 1957)	Interim president	June 29, 2019	2020	PAIGC
18th		Umaro Sissoco Embaló (* 1972)	President (sworn in)	February 27, 2020	officiating	PAIGC

Web links

• List of Heads of State and Government of Guinea-Bissau - World Statesmen.org. Retrieved March 9, 2017 . 
• List of Heads of State and Government of Guinea-Bissau - Rulers.org. Retrieved March 9, 2017 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Guinea Bissau candidate swears himself in as president despite vote row. AFP. In: News24.com, February 27, 2020.