List of Presidents of Equatorial Guinea - Definition and Overview

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
12 October 1968 to 1970	Francisco Macías Nguema, President
1970 to 14 July 1972	Francisco Macías Nguema, President	PUNT	Changed name to Francisco Macías Nguema Biyogo
14 July 1972 to 26 September 1975	Francisco Macías Nguema Biyogo, President		Hitherto Francisco Macías Nguema; Changed name to Macías Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong
26 September 1975 to 1976	Macías Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong, President		Hitherto Francisco Macías Nguema Biyogo; Changed name to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong
1976 to 3 August 1979	Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong, President		Hitherto Macías Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong
3 August 1979 to 25 August 1979	Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council	Mil
25 August 1979 to 12 October 1982	Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council	Mil
12 October 1982 to 1987		PDGE
1987 to present	Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President	PDGE


GNBA	Grupo Nacionalista Bubi Primero de Abril
GNBA	(Bubi Nationalist Group First of April) ethnic Bubi, Fernando Poo island separatist, proscribed
PDGE	Partido Democratico Guinea Ecuatorial
PDGE	(Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea) authoritarian, estd.1987
IPGE	Idea Popular de la Guinea Ecuatorial
IPGE	(Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea) ethnic Fang
MUNGE	Movimiento Nacional de Unidad de Guinea Ecuatorial
MUNGE	(National Movement for Unity of Equatorial Guinea)
PUNT	Partido Unido Nacional del Trabajador
PUNT	(Worker's National United Party) 1970-1979
Mil	Military
n-p	non-partisan
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