List of heads of state of Togo
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| President of the Togolese Republic |
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| Residence | Palace of the Governors, Lomé |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Sylvanus Olympio |
| Formation | 27 April 1960 |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Togo |
The following is a list of heads of state of Togo, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.
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Presidents of Togo (1960–present)[edit]
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Togolese Republic | ||||
| 27 April 1960 to 13 January 1963 |  |
Sylvanus Olympio, President | CUT | Assassinated in a coup d'état |
| 13 January 1963 to 15 January 1963 | Emmanuel Bodjollé, Chairman of the Insurrection Committee | Mil | ||
| 16 January 1963 to 13 January 1967 | Nicolas Grunitzky, President | PTP | Deposed in a coup d'état | |
| 14 January 1967 to 14 April 1967 | Kléber Dadjo, Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee | Mil | ||
| 14 April 1967 to 30 November 1969 |  |
Étienne Eyadéma, President | Mil | |
| 30 November 1969 to 8 May 1974 | RPT | Changed name to Gnassingbé Eyadéma | ||
| 8 May 1974 to 5 February 2005 | Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President | Died in office | ||
| 5 February 2005 to 25 February 2005 |  |
Faure Gnassingbé, President | RPT | 1st Term; Son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma. Resigned due to doubts regarding the constitutional legitimacy of his succession. |
| 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, President | RPT/UNIR | 2nd Term |
Affiliations[edit]
- CAR (Action Committee for Renewal)
- CFN (Coordination of New Forces)
- CPP (Patriotic Pan-African Convergence)
- CUT (Committee of Togolese Unity)
- PTP (Togolese Progress Party)
- RPT (Rally of the Togolese People)
- UNIR (Union for the Republic)
- UTD (Togolese Union for Democracy)
- MIL (Military)
- n-p (Non-partisan)
Latest election[edit]
Main article: Togolese presidential election, 2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Faure Gnassingbé | Union for the Republic | 1,221,756 | 58.75 |
| Jean-Pierre Fabre | National Alliance for Change | 732,026 | 35.21 |
| Tchaboure Gogue | Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development | 83,803 | 4.03 |
| Gerry Tamaa | New Togolese Commitment | 21,581 | 1.04 |
| Mohamed Tchassona-Traoré | Citizens' Movement for Democracy and Development | 20,064 | 0.96 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 58,813 | – | |
| Total | 2,138,438 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,509,258 | 60.92 | |
| Source: Constitutional Court | |||
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