President of the Republic
The President of the Republic is a title used for heads of state and/or heads of government in countries having republican form of government.
For broader coverage of this topic, see President (government title).by (by all voters), or
direct universal suffrage
by , or
indirect suffrage
by an which may itself be designated.
electoral college
In most cases the president of a republic is elected, either:
: President of the Central African Republic since 1960, abolished in 1976, restored in 1979
Central African Republic
: President of Equatorial Guinea, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea since 1968
Equatorial Guinea
: President of Ethiopia, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 1974
Ethiopia
: President of São Tomé and Príncipe, President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe since 1975
São Tomé and Príncipe
: President of the Dominican Republic, Presidente de la República Dominicana since 1844
Dominican Republic
: President of Haiti, Président de la République d'Haïti (French), Prezidan peyi Repiblik Ayiti (Creole) since 1807
Haiti
: President of Mexico, Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1824 to 1864 and since 1867
Mexico
: President of Trinidad and Tobago, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago since 1976
Trinidad and Tobago
: President of Bangladesh, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি (Bengali), President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (English) since 1971
Bangladesh
: President of the People's Republic of China, 中华人民共和国主席 since 1954, abolished in 1975, restored in 1982
People's Republic of China
: President of East Timor, Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste or Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste since 2002
East Timor
: President of India, भारत गणराज्य के राष्ट्रपति (Hindi), President of the Republic of India (English) since 1950
India
: President of Kazakhstan, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respwblïkasınıñ Prezïdenti since 1990
Kazakhstan
: President of Kyrgyzstan, Кыргыз Республикасынын Президенти or Президент Киргизской Республики, President of the Kyrgyz Republic since 1990
Kyrgyzstan
: President of Myanmar, ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် သမ္မတ, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar since 1948
Myanmar
: President of Nepal, संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपालका अध्यक्ष डा, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal since 2008
Nepal
: President of Pakistan, صدر اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان (Urdu), President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (English) since 1956
Pakistan
: President of the Philippines, President of the Republic of the Philippines, "Pangulo ng Republika ng Pilipinas" (Filipino) since 1899
Philippines
: President of Sri Lanka, ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති (Sinhalese), இலங்கை சனாதிபதி (Tamil) since 1972
Sri Lanka
: President of Tajikistan, Президенти Тоҷикистон or Президент Таджикистана, President of the Republic of Tajikistan since 1990
Tajikistan
: President of Turkmenistan, Türkmenistanyň ministrler kabinetiniň prezidenti we başlygy (Turkmen), President and chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan (English) since 1990
Turkmenistan
: President of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam since 1976, abolished in 1981, restored in 1992
Vietnam
: President of Armenia, Հայաստանի Հանրապետության նախագահ, President of the Republic of Armenia since 1991
Armenia
: President of Artsakh, Արցախի հանրապետության նախագահ or Президент Нагорно-Карабахской Республики, President of the Republic of Artsakh since 1994
Artsakh
: President of Belarus, Прэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь or Президент Республики Беларусь (President of the Republic of Belarus) since 1994
Belarus
: President of Cyprus, Πρόεδρος της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας or Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı (President of the Republic of Cyprus, lit. 'President of the Cypriot Republic') since 1960
Cyprus
: President of the Czech Republic, Prezident České republiky (President of the Czech Republic) since 1993
Czech Republic
: President of the French Republic, Président de la République Française 1848-52 and since 1870
France
: President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany) 1949-90 for West Germany only, and since 1990 for all of Germany
Germany
: President of the Hellenic Republic, Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας (President of the Hellenic Republic) since 1973
Greece
: President of Kosovo, Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës or Председник Републике Косова, President of the Republic of Kosovo since 2008
Kosovo
: President of Latvia, Latvijas Valsts prezidents (Latvian), President of the Republic of Latvia since 1922
Latvia
: President of Lithuania, Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas (Lithuanian), President of the Republic of Lithuania since 1919
Lithuania
: President of Malta, President tar-Repubblika ta' Malta (Maltese), President of the Republic of Malta since 1974
Malta
: President of Moldova, Președintele Republicii Moldova (Romanian), President of the Republic of Romania since 1990
Moldova
: President of North Macedonia, Претседател на Република Северна Македонија or Presidenti i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut, President of the Republic of North Macedonia since 1991
North Macedonia
: President of Northern Cyprus Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı since 1983
Northern Cyprus
: President of Poland, Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (President of the Republic of Poland) since 1922
Poland
: President of Russia, Президент Российской Федерации Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii since 1991
Russia
: President of South Ossetia, Хуссар Ирыстоны президент or Президент Южной Осетии, President of the Republic of South Ossetia since 1996
South Ossetia
: President of Transnistria, Președintele Republicii Moldovenești Nistrene or Прешединтеле Републичий Молдовенешть Нистрене, President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic since 1991
Transnistria
: President of Turkey, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı (President of the Republic of Turkey) since 1923
Turkey
: President of the Marshall Islands, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands since 1979