# List of presidents of Guinea-Bissau

This article lists the presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of president in 1973.
Since Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973, there have been six presidents, five acting presidents and three interim military leaders. The current holder of the office is Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who took office on 27 February 2020 after being elected in the 2019 presidential election.

## Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Guinea-Bissau. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.

## List of officeholders
### Symbols

$^†$ Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Political party |
| 1 | | Luís Cabral (1931–2009) Chairman of the Council of State | 1976–77 | 24 September 1973 | 14 November 1980 (Deposed in a coup) | 7 years, 51 days | PAIGC |
| 2 | | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) Chairman of the Council of the Revolution | — | 14 November 1980 | 14 May 1984 | 3 years, 182 days | Military / PAIGC |
| — | | Carmen Pereira (1937–2016) Acting president | — | 14 May 1984 | 16 May 1984 | 2 days | PAIGC |
| (2) | | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) Chairman of the Council of the Revolution | 1984 1989 1994 | 16 May 1984 | 7 May 1999 (Deposed in a coup) | 14 years, 356 days | PAIGC |
| (2) | | President of the Republic from 29 September 1994 | 1984 1989 1994 | 16 May 1984 | 7 May 1999 (Deposed in a coup) | 14 years, 356 days | PAIGC |
| — | | Brigadier general Ansumane Mané (c. 1940–2000) Chairman of the Supreme Command of the Military Junta | — | 7 May 1999 | 14 May 1999 | 7 days | Military |
| — | | Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012) Acting president | — | 14 May 1999 | 17 February 2000 | 279 days | PAIGC |
| 3 | | Kumba Ialá (1953–2014) | 1999–2000 | 17 February 2000 | 14 September 2003 (Deposed in a coup) | 3 years, 209 days | PRS |
| — | | General Veríssimo Correia Seabra (1947–2004) Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic Order | — | 14 September 2003 | 28 September 2003 | 14 days | Military |
| — | | Henrique Rosa (1946–2013) Acting president | — | 28 September 2003 | 1 October 2005 | 2 years, 3 days | Independent |
| (2) | | João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009) | 2005 | 1 October 2005 | 2 March 2009 (Assassinated) | 3 years, 152 days | Independent |
| — | | Raimundo Pereira (born 1955) Acting president | — | 3 March 2009 | 8 September 2009 | 189 days | PAIGC |
| 4 | | Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947–2012) | 2009 | 8 September 2009 | 9 January 2012 | 2 years, 123 days | PAIGC |
| — | | Raimundo Pereira (born 1955) Acting president | — | 9 January 2012 | 12 April 2012 (Deposed in a coup) | 94 days | PAIGC |
| — | | Major general Mamadu Ture Kuruma (born 1947) Chairman of the Military Command | — | 12 April 2012 | 11 May 2012 | 29 days | Military |
| — | | Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (1958–2020) Acting president | — | 11 May 2012 | 23 June 2014 | 2 years, 43 days | Independent |
| 5 | | José Mário Vaz (born 1957) | 2014 | 23 June 2014 | 27 February 2020 | 5 years, 249 days | PAIGC |
| 6 | | Umaro Sissoco Embaló (born 1972) | 2019 | 27 February 2020 | Incumbent | 5 years, 19 days | Madem G15 |