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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 a or one of its Chambers, or

Parliament

by an which may itself be designated.

electoral college

In most cases the president of a republic is elected, either:

 : President of Algeria, President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria since 1963

Algeria

 : President of Angola, President of the Republic of Angola since 1975

Angola

 : President of Benin, President of the Republic of Benin since 1960

Benin

 : President of Botswana, President of the Republic of Botswana since 1966

Botswana

 : President of Burkina Faso, President of the Republic of Burkina Faso since 1960

Burkina Faso

 : President of Burundi, President of the Republic of Burundi since 1966

Burundi

 : President of Cameroon, President of the Republic of Cameroon since 1960

Cameroon

 : President of Cape Verde, President of the Republic of Cape Verde since 1975

Cape Verde

 : President of the Central African Republic since 1960, abolished in 1976, restored in 1979

Central African Republic

 : President of Chad, President of the Republic of Chad since 1962

Chad

 : President of the Comoros, President of the Union of the Comoros since 1977

Comoros

 : President of the Republic of the Congo since 1960

Republic of the Congo

 : President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1960

Democratic Republic of the Congo

 : President of Djibouti, President of the Republic of Djibouti since 1977

Djibouti

 : President of Egypt, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt since 1953

Egypt

 : President of Equatorial Guinea, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea since 1968

Equatorial Guinea

 : President of Eritrea, President of the State of Eritrea since 1993

Eritrea

 : President of Ethiopia, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 1974

Ethiopia

 : President of Gabon, President of the Gabonese Republic since 1960

Gabon

 : President of the Gambia, President of the Republic of The Gambia since 1970

The Gambia

 : President of Ghana, President of the Republic of Ghana since 1960

Ghana

 : President of Guinea, President of the Republic of Guinea since 1958

Guinea

 : President of Guinea-Bissau, President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau since 1973

Guinea-Bissau

 : President of Ivory Coast, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire since 1960

Ivory Coast

 : President of Kenya, President of the Republic of Kenya since 1964

Kenya

 : President of Liberia, President of the Republic of Liberia since 1847

Liberia

 : President of Madagascar, President of the Republic of Madagascar since 1959

Madagascar

 : President of Malawi, President of the Republic of Malawi since 1966

Malawi

 : President of Mali, President of the Republic of Mali since 1965

Mali

 : President of Mauritania, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania since 1961

Mauritania

 : President of Mauritius, President of the Republic of Mauritius since 1992

Mauritius

 : President of Mozambique, President of the Republic of Mozambique since 1975

Mozambique

 : President of Namibia, President of the Republic of Namibia since 1990

Namibia

 : President of Niger, President of the Republic of Niger since 1960

Niger

 : President of Nigeria, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria since 1963

Nigeria

 : President of Rwanda, President of the Republic of Rwanda since 1961

Rwanda

 : President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic since 1982

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

 : President of São Tomé and Príncipe, President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe since 1975

São Tomé and Príncipe

 : President of Senegal, President of the Republic of Senegal since 1960

Senegal

 : President of Seychelles, President of the Republic of Seychelles since 1976

Seychelles

 : President of Sierra Leone, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone since 1971

Sierra Leone

 : President of Somalia, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia since 1960

Somalia

 : President of Somaliland, President of the Somaliland state of Somalia since 1991

Somaliland

 : President of South Africa, President of the Republic of South Africa since 1994

South Africa

 : President of South Sudan, President of the Republic of South Sudan since 2011

South Sudan

 : President of Sudan, President of the Republic of Sudan since 1958

Sudan

 : President of Tanzania, President of the United Republic of Tanzania since 1964

Tanzania

 : President of Togo, President of the Togolese Republic since 1960

Togo

 : President of Tunisia, President of the Republic of Tunisia since 1957

Tunisia

 : President of Uganda, President of the Republic of Uganda since 1963

Uganda

 : President of Zambia, President of the Republic of Zambia since 1964

Zambia

 : President of Zimbabwe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe since 1980

Zimbabwe

 : President of Argentina, Presidente de la Nación Argentina since 1826

Argentina

 : President of Barbados, President of Barbados since 2021

Barbados

 : President of Bolivia, Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia since 1825

Bolivia

 : President of Brazil, Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil since 1889

Brazil

 : President of Chile, Presidente de la República de Chile since 1826

Chile

 : President of Colombia, Presidente de la República de Colombia since 1819

Colombia

 : President of Costa Rica, Presidente de la República de Costa Rica since 1848

Costa Rica

 : President of Cuba, Presidente de la República de Cuba since 1902

Cuba

 : President of Dominica, President of the State of Dominica since 1978

Dominica

 : President of the Dominican Republic, Presidente de la República Dominicana since 1844

Dominican Republic

 : President of Ecuador, Presidente de la República del Ecuador since 1830

Ecuador

 : President of El Salvador, Presidente de la República de El Salvador since 1841

El Salvador

 : President of Guatemala, Presidente de la República de Guatemala since 1839

Guatemala

 : President of Guyana, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana since 1970

Guyana

 : President of Haiti, Président de la République d'Haïti (French), Prezidan peyi Repiblik Ayiti (Creole) since 1807

Haiti

 : President of Honduras, Presidente de la República de Honduras since 1982

Honduras

 : President of Mexico, Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1824 to 1864 and since 1867

Mexico

 : President of Nicaragua, Presidente de la República de Nicaragua since 1854

Nicaragua

 : President of Panama, Presidente de la República de Panamá since 1904

Panama

 : President of Paraguay, Presidente de la República del Paraguay since 1844

Paraguay

 : President of Peru, presidente de la República del Perú since 1823

Peru

 : President of Suriname, President van de Republiek Suriname since 1975

Suriname

 : President of Trinidad and Tobago, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago since 1976

Trinidad and Tobago

 : President of the United States of America since 1789

United States of America

 : President of Uruguay, Presidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay since 1830

Uruguay

 : President of Venezuela, Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela since 1830

Venezuela

 : 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 the Republic of China, 中華民國總統 since 1947

Republic of China (Taiwan)

 : 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 Indonesia, Presiden Republik Indonesia since 1945

Indonesia

 : President of Iran, رییس‌جمهور ایران Rayis Jomhur-e Irān (Persian) since 1980

Iran

 : President of Iraq, رئيس العراق Rayis aleiraq since 1958

Iraq

 : President of Israel, נשיא מדינת ישראל, President of the State of Israel since 1949

Israel

 : President of Kazakhstan, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respwblïkasınıñ Prezïdenti since 1990

Kazakhstan

 : President of South Korea, 대한민국 대통령, President of the Republic of Korea since 1948

South Korea

 : President of Kyrgyzstan, Кыргыз Республикасынын Президенти or Президент Киргизской Республики, President of the Kyrgyz Republic since 1990

Kyrgyzstan

 : President of Laos, President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic since 1975

Laos

 : President of Lebanon, رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية Rayiys aljumhuriat allubnania since 1926

Lebanon

 : President of the Maldives 1953-54 and since 1968

Maldives

 : President of Mongolia, Монгол Улсын Ерөнхийлөгч, Mongol Ulsyn Yerönkhiilögch since 1990

Mongolia

 : 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 Palestine, رئيس دولة فلسطين Rayiys dawlat filastin since 1989

Palestine

 : President of the Philippines, President of the Republic of the Philippines, "Pangulo ng Republika ng Pilipinas" (Filipino) since 1899

Philippines

 : President of Singapore, President of the Republic of Singapore since 1965

Singapore

 : President of Sri Lanka, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති (Sinhalese), இலங்கை சனாதிபதி (Tamil) since 1972

Sri Lanka

 : President of Syria, رئيس سوريا Rayis suria since 1946

Syrian Arab Republic

 : 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 Uzbekistan, Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti since 1990

Uzbekistan

 : President of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam since 1976, abolished in 1981, restored in 1992

Vietnam

 : President of Yemen, رئيس الجمهورية اليمنية Rayiys aljumhuriat alyamania since 1990

Yemen

 : President of Abkhazia, President of the Republic of Abkhazia since 1994

Abkhazia

 : President of Albania, Presidenti i Shqipërisë since 1991

Albania

 : 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 Austria, Bundespräsident der Republik Österreich since 1920

Austria

 : President of Azerbaijan, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan since 1990

Azerbaijan

 : President of Belarus, Прэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь or Президент Республики Беларусь (President of the Republic of Belarus) since 1994

Belarus

 : President of Bulgaria, Президент на Република България since 1990

Bulgaria

 : President of Croatia Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske since 1990

Croatia

 : 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 Estonia, Eesti Vabariigi President since 1992 (pre Soviet 1938)

Estonia

 : President of Finland, tasavallan presidentti or republikens president since 1919

Finland

 : President of the French Republic, Président de la République Française 1848-52 and since 1870

France

 : President of Georgia, საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი since 1991

Georgia

 : 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 the Republic of Hungary, Köztársasági elnök since 1989

Hungary

 : President of Iceland, Forseti Íslands since 1944

Iceland

 : President of Ireland, Uachtarán na hÉireann since 1938

Ireland

 : President of the Italian Republic, Presidente della Repubblica Italiana since 1948

Italy

 : 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 Montenegro, Предсједник Црне Горе since 1990

Montenegro

 : 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 the Portuguese Republic, Presidente da República Portuguesa since 1910

Portugal

 : President of Romania, Președintele României since 1974

Romania

 : President of Russia, Президент Российской Федерации Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii since 1991

Russia

 : President of Serbia, Председник Републике Србије Predsednik Republike Srbije since 1945

Serbia

 : President of the Slovak Republic, Prezident Slovenskej republiky since 1993

Slovakia

 : President of Slovenia, Predsednik Republike Slovenije since 1991

Slovenia

 : President of South Ossetia, Хуссар Ирыстоны президент or Президент Южной Осетии, President of the Republic of South Ossetia since 1996

South Ossetia

  : President of Switzerland, President of the Swiss Confederation since 1848

Switzerland

 : 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 Ukraine, Президент України since 1991

Ukraine

 : President of Fiji, President of the Republic of Fiji since 1987

Fiji

 : President of French Polynesia since 1984

French Polynesia

 : President of Kiribati, President of the Republic of Kiribati since 1979

Kiribati

 : President of the Marshall Islands, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands since 1979

Marshall Islands

 : President of Micronesia, President of the Federated States of Micronesia since 1979

Micronesia

 : President of Nauru, President of the Republic of Nauru since 1968

Nauru

 : President of Palau, President of the Republic of Palau since 1981

Palau

 : President of Vanuatu, President of the Republic of Vanuatu since 1980

Vanuatu

Eternal President of the Republic