List of presidents of Equatorial Guinea

President of the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
President of the; Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Presidente de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish); Président de la République de Guinée-Équatoriale (French); Presidente da República da Guiné Equatorial (Portuguese);
	Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
	Incumbent; Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo; since 3 August 1979
Residence	Malabo Government Building
Term length	7 years; renewable once
Precursor	Governor of Spanish Guinea
Formation	12 October 1968; 55 years ago
First holder	Francisco Macías Nguema
Deputy	Vice President of Equatorial Guinea
Salary	152,680 USD annually
Website	Official website

This article lists the presidents of Equatorial Guinea, a country in the Gulf of Guinea and on the western equatorial coast of Central Africa, since the establishment of the office of president in 1968. Francisco Macías Nguema was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 12 October 1968. The incumbent is Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, having taken office on 3 August 1979.

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
1		Francisco Macías Nguema (1924–1979^[a])^[b]	1968 1973	12 October 1968	3 August 1979^[c]	10 years, 295 days	IPGE / PUNT
2		Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (born 1942)^[d]^[e]	1982 1989 1996 2002 2009 2016	3 August 1979	Incumbent	44 years, 352 days	Military / Independent / PDGE


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo	Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea	271,177	93.53
	Avelino Mocache Mehenga	Centre-Right Union	4,556	1.57
	Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu	Party of the Social Democratic Coalition	4,417	1.52
	Benedicto Obian Mangue	Independent	2,802	0.97
	Carmelo Mba Bakalé	Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea	2,415	0.83
	Agustín Masoko Abegue	Independent	2,412	0.83
	Tomás Mba Monabang	Independent	2,154	0.74
Total			289,933	100.00

Valid votes			289,933	96.07
Invalid/blank votes			11,864	3.93
Total votes			301,797	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			325,548	92.70
Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea

^ Executed by firing squad on 29 September 1979.
^ Changed name to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong in 1976 due to the policy of Africanization.
^ Deposed in a coup d'état.
^ Styled as Chairman of the Supreme Military Council (Revolutionary Military Council to 25 August 1979) until 12 October 1982.
^ Nephew of Francisco Macías Nguema.