List of presidents of Togo

President of the
Togolese Republic
Président de la
République togolaise
Coat of arms of Togo
Incumbent
Faure Gnassingbé
since 4 May 2005
ResidencePalace of the Governors, Lomé
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderSylvanus Olympio
Formation27 April 1960

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

List of Presidents

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political affiliation
Took office Left office
1 Nicolas Grunitzky 1956 21 June 1957
2 Bouyo Moukpé 21 June 1957 21 June 1957
(1) Nicolas Grunitzky 21 June 1957 27 April 1958
3 Sylvanus Olympio
(1902–1963) 		1961 27 April 1958 13 January 1963
(assassinated.) 		CUT
4 Antoine Meatchi 13 January

1963

13 January

1963

CUT
5 Jonathan Sanvi De Tové 13 January

1963

13 January

1963

6 Chairman of the Insurrection Committee 13 January

1963

13 January

1963

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

January

1967

14 January

1967

9 Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee 14 January

1967

16 January

1967

10 Kléber Dadjo
(1914–1988/89)[b] 		— 16 January 1967 14 April 1967 Military
12 Gnassingbé Eyadéma
(1935–2005)[c] 		1972
1979



 14 April 1967 5 February 2005
(died in office.) 		Military / RPT
13 Georges Apedo Amah 1981 1981
12 Gnassingbé Eyadéma 1986 1981 1986
14 Mawupé Valentin Vovor 1986 1986
12 Gnassingbé Eyadéma 1986 1988
15 Messan Acouetey 1988 1988
12 Gnassingbé Eyadéma 1988 1993
Gilchrist Olympio 1993 1993 Union of Forces for Change
Yawovi Agboyibo 1993 1993 Action Committee for Renewal
Zarifou Ayéva 1993 1993 Party for Democracy and Renewal
Léopold Gnininvi 1993 1993 Democratic Convention of African Peoples
Jacques Amouzou 1993 1993 Union of Independent Liberals
Adani Ifé 1993 1993 Togolese Alliance for Democracy
12 Gnassingbé Eyadéma 1993 1 February 1993 1 February 1994
16 Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro 1 February 1994 1 February 1994
12 Gnassingbé Eyadéma 1998 1February 1994 3 March 1999
17 Maurice Dahuku Péré 3 March 1999 3 March 1999
12 Gnassingbé Eyadéma 3 March 1999 29 August 2000
18 Agbéyomé Kodjo 29 August 2000 29 August 2000
12 Gnassingbé Eyadéma 2003 29 August 2000 5 February 2005
Dahuku Péré 3 March 2003 3 March 2003 Socialist Pact for Renewal
Edem Kodjo 3 March 2003 4 March 2003 Pan-African Patriotic Convergence
Léopold Gnininvi 4 March 2003 4 March 2003 Democratic Convention of African Peoples
19 Fambaré Ouattara Natchaba _ 5 February 2005 5 February 2005 RPT
20 Zakari Nandja — 5 February 2005 5 February 2005 RPT
21 Faure Gnassingbé
(1966–)[d] 		— 5 February 2005[e] 25 February 2005
(resigned.)[f] 		RPT
22 Emmanuel Bob-Akitani 25 February 2005 25 February 2005
23 Gilchrist Olympio 25 February 2005 25 February 2005
24 Bonfoh Abass
(1948–2021)[g] 		— 25 February 2005 4 May 2005 RPT
(21) Faure Gnassingbé
(1966–)[d] 		2005
2010
2015
2020 		4 May 2005 Incumbent RPT / UNIR
— Emmanuel Bob-Akitani 4 May 2005 4 May 2005 Union of Forces for Change
— Nicolas Lawson 4 May 2005 4 May 2005 Party for Renewal and Redemption
— Harry Olympio 4 May 2005 4 May 2005 Rally for the Support of Democracy and Development
— Gilbert Bawara 11 May 2010 11 May 2010
— Yawovi Agboyibo 11 May 2010 11 May 2010 Action Committee for Renewal
— Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson 11 May 2010 11 May 2010 Democratic Convention of African Peoples
— Bassabi Kagbara 11 May 2010 11 May 2010 Pan-African Democratic Party
— Nicolas Lawson 11 May 2010 11 May 2010 Party for Renewal and Redemption
— Komandega Tamaa 10 June 2015 10 June 2015 New Togolese Commitment
— Mohamed Tchassona-Traoré 10 June 2015 10 June 2015 New Togolese Commitment
25 Komi Sélom Klassou 10 June 2015 10 June 2015
21 Faure Gnassingbé 10 June 2015 20 December 2018
26 Dama Dramani 20 December 2018 20 December 2018 UNIR
21 Faure Gnassingbé 20 December 2018 24 January 2019
27 Yawa Djigbodi Tségan — 24 January 2019 24 January 2020 UNIR
18 Agbéyomé Kodjo 24 January 2020 25 January 2020 Patriotic Movement for Democracy and Development
28 Jean-Pierre Fabre 25 January 2020 25 January 2020 National Alliance for Change
29 Aimé Gogué 25 January 2020 26 January 2020 Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development
30 Wolou Komi 26 January 2020 26 January 2020 Socialist Pact for Renewal
31 Georges Williams Kuessan 26 January 2020 27 January 2020 Santé du Peuple
32 Tchassona Traoré 27 January 2020 28 January 2020 Civic Movement for Democracy and Development
21 Faure Gnassingbé 28 January 2020 10 June 2024
33 Kodjo Adedze 10 June 2024 10 June 2024 UNIR
34 Victoire Tomegah Dogbé 10 June 2024 10 June 2024 UNIR
21 Faure Gnassingbé 10 June 2024 —
  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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