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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 .
Designation
In most cases the president of a republic is
elected , either:
Africa
Algeria :
President of Algeria , President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria since 1963
Angola :
President of Angola , President of the Republic of Angola since 1975
Benin :
President of Benin , President of the Republic of Benin since 1960
Botswana :
President of Botswana , President of the Republic of Botswana since 1966
Burkina Faso :
President of Burkina Faso , President of the Republic of Burkina Faso since 1960
Burundi :
President of Burundi , President of the Republic of Burundi since 1966
Cameroon :
President of Cameroon , President of the Republic of Cameroon since 1960
Cape Verde :
President of Cape Verde , President of the Republic of Cape Verde since 1975
Central African Republic :
President of the Central African Republic since 1960, abolished in 1976, restored in 1979
Chad :
President of Chad , President of the Republic of Chad since 1962
Comoros :
President of the Comoros , President of the Union of the Comoros since 1977
Republic of the Congo :
President of the Republic of the Congo since 1960
Democratic Republic of the Congo :
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1960
Djibouti :
President of Djibouti , President of the Republic of Djibouti since 1977
Egypt :
President of Egypt , President of the Arab Republic of Egypt since 1953
Equatorial Guinea :
President of Equatorial Guinea , President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea since 1968
Eritrea :
President of Eritrea , President of the State of Eritrea since 1993
Ethiopia :
President of Ethiopia , President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 1974
Gabon :
President of Gabon , President of the Gabonese Republic since 1960
The Gambia :
President of the Gambia , President of the Republic of The Gambia since 1970
Ghana :
President of Ghana , President of the Republic of Ghana since 1960
Guinea :
President of Guinea , President of the Republic of Guinea since 1958
Guinea-Bissau :
President of Guinea-Bissau , President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau since 1973
Ivory Coast :
President of Ivory Coast , President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire since 1960
Kenya :
President of Kenya , President of the Republic of Kenya since 1964
Liberia :
President of Liberia , President of the Republic of Liberia since 1847
Madagascar :
President of Madagascar , President of the Republic of Madagascar since 1959
Malawi :
President of Malawi , President of the Republic of Malawi since 1966
Mali :
President of Mali , President of the Republic of Mali since 1965
Mauritania :
President of Mauritania , President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania since 1961
Mauritius :
President of Mauritius , President of the Republic of Mauritius since 1992
Mozambique :
President of Mozambique , President of the Republic of Mozambique since 1975
Namibia :
President of Namibia , President of the Republic of Namibia since 1990
Niger :
President of Niger , President of the Republic of Niger since 1960
Nigeria :
President of Nigeria , President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria since 1963
Rwanda :
President of Rwanda , President of the Republic of Rwanda since 1961
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic :
President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic since 1982
São Tomé and Príncipe :
President of São Tomé and Príncipe , President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe since 1975
Senegal :
President of Senegal , President of the Republic of Senegal since 1960
Seychelles :
President of Seychelles , President of the Republic of Seychelles since 1976
Sierra Leone :
President of Sierra Leone , President of the Republic of Sierra Leone since 1971
Somalia :
President of Somalia , President of the Federal Republic of Somalia since 1960
Somaliland :
President of Somaliland , President of the Somaliland state of Somalia since 1991
South Africa :
President of South Africa , President of the Republic of South Africa since 1994
South Sudan :
President of South Sudan , President of the Republic of South Sudan since 2011
Sudan :
President of Sudan , President of the Republic of Sudan since 1958
Tanzania :
President of Tanzania , President of the United Republic of Tanzania since 1964
Togo :
President of Togo , President of the Togolese Republic since 1960
Tunisia :
President of Tunisia , President of the Republic of Tunisia since 1957
Uganda :
President of Uganda , President of the Republic of Uganda since 1963
Zambia :
President of Zambia , President of the Republic of Zambia since 1964
Zimbabwe :
President of Zimbabwe , President of the Republic of Zimbabwe since 1980
Americas
Argentina :
President of Argentina , Presidente de la Nación Argentina since 1826
Barbados :
President of Barbados , President of Barbados since 2021
Bolivia :
President of Bolivia , Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia since 1825
Brazil :
President of Brazil , Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil since 1889
Chile :
President of Chile , Presidente de la República de Chile since 1826
Colombia :
President of Colombia , Presidente de la República de Colombia since 1819
Costa Rica :
President of Costa Rica , Presidente de la República de Costa Rica since 1848
Cuba :
President of Cuba , Presidente de la República de Cuba since 1902
Dominica :
President of Dominica , President of the State of Dominica since 1978
Dominican Republic :
President of the Dominican Republic , Presidente de la República Dominicana since 1844
Ecuador :
President of Ecuador , Presidente de la República del Ecuador since 1830
El Salvador :
President of El Salvador , Presidente de la República de El Salvador since 1841
Guatemala :
President of Guatemala , Presidente de la República de Guatemala since 1839
Guyana :
President of Guyana , President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana since 1970
Haiti :
President of Haiti , Président de la République d'Haïti (French), Prezidan peyi Repiblik Ayiti (Creole) since 1807
Honduras :
President of Honduras , Presidente de la República de Honduras since 1982
Mexico :
President of Mexico , Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1824 to 1864 and since 1867
Nicaragua :
President of Nicaragua , Presidente de la República de Nicaragua since 1854
Panama :
President of Panama , Presidente de la República de Panamá since 1904
Paraguay :
President of Paraguay , Presidente de la República del Paraguay since 1844
Peru :
President of Peru , presidente de la República del Perú since 1823
Suriname :
President of Suriname , President van de Republiek Suriname since 1975
Trinidad and Tobago :
President of Trinidad and Tobago , President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago since 1976
United States of America :
President of the United States of America since 1789
Uruguay :
President of Uruguay , Presidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay since 1830
Venezuela :
President of Venezuela , Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela since 1830
Asia
Bangladesh :
President of Bangladesh , গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি (Bengali), President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (English) since 1971
China :
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
East Timor :
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
India :
President of India , भारत गणराज्य के राष्ट्रपति (Hindi), President of the Republic of India (English) since 1950
Indonesia :
President of Indonesia , Presiden Republik Indonesia since 1945
Iran :
President of Iran , رییسجمهور ایران Rayis Jomhur-e Irān (Persian) since 1980
Iraq :
President of Iraq , رئيس العراق Rayis aleiraq since 1958
Israel :
President of Israel , נשיא מדינת ישראל , President of the State of Israel since 1949
Kazakhstan :
President of Kazakhstan , Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті , Qazaqstan Respwblïkasınıñ Prezïdenti since 1990
South Korea :
President of South Korea , 대한민국 대통령 , President of the Republic of Korea since 1948
Kyrgyzstan :
President of Kyrgyzstan , Кыргыз Республикасынын Президенти or Президент Киргизской Республики , President of the Kyrgyz Republic since 1990
Laos :
President of Laos , President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic since 1975
Lebanon :
President of Lebanon , رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية Rayiys aljumhuriat allubnania since 1926
Maldives :
President of the Maldives 1953-54 and since 1968
Mongolia :
President of Mongolia , Монгол Улсын Ерөнхийлөгч , Mongol Ulsyn Yerönkhiilögch since 1990
Myanmar :
President of Myanmar , ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် သမ္မတ , President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar since 1948
Nepal :
President of Nepal , संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपालका अध्यक्ष डा , President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal since 2008
Pakistan :
President of Pakistan , صدر اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان (Urdu), President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (English) since 1956
Palestine :
President of Palestine , رئيس دولة فلسطين Rayiys dawlat filastin since 1989
Philippines :
President of the Philippines , President of the Republic of the Philippines , "Pangulo ng Republika ng Pilipinas" (Filipino) since 1899
Singapore :
President of Singapore , President of the Republic of Singapore since 1965
Sri Lanka :
President of Sri Lanka , ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති (Sinhalese), இலங்கை சனாதிபதி (Tamil) since 1972
Syria :
President of Syria , رئيس سوريا Rayis suria since 1946
Taiwan :
President of the Republic of China , 中華民國總統 since 1912
Tajikistan :
President of Tajikistan , Президенти Тоҷикистон or Президент Таджикистана , President of the Republic of Tajikistan since 1990
Turkmenistan :
President of Turkmenistan , Türkmenistanyň ministrler kabinetiniň prezidenti we başlygy (Turkmen), President and chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan (English) since 1990
Uzbekistan :
President of Uzbekistan , Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti since 1990
Vietnam :
President of Vietnam , President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam since 1976, abolished in 1981, restored in 1992
Yemen :
President of Yemen , رئيس الجمهورية اليمنية Rayiys aljumhuriat alyamania since 1990
Europe
Abkhazia :
President of Abkhazia , President of the Republic of Abkhazia since 1994
Albania :
President of Albania , Presidenti i Shqipërisë since 1991
Armenia :
President of Armenia , Հայաստանի Հանրապետության նախագահ , President of the Republic of Armenia since 1991
Artsakh :
President of Artsakh , Արցախի հանրապետության նախագահ or Президент Нагорно-Карабахской Республики , President of the Republic of Artsakh since 1994
Austria :
President of Austria , Bundespräsident der Republik Österreich since 1920
Azerbaijan :
President of Azerbaijan , President of the Republic of Azerbaijan since 1990
Belarus :
President of Belarus , Прэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь or Президент Республики Беларусь (President of the Republic of Belarus) since 1994
Bulgaria :
President of Bulgaria , Президент на Република България since 1990
Croatia :
President of Croatia Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske since 1990
Cyprus :
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
Czech Republic :
President of the Czech Republic , Prezident České republiky (President of the Czech Republic) since 1993
Estonia :
President of Estonia , Eesti Vabariigi President since 1992 (pre Soviet 1938)
Finland :
President of Finland , tasavallan presidentti or republikens president since 1919
France :
President of the French Republic , Président de la République Française 1848-52 and since 1870
Georgia :
President of Georgia , საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი since 1991
Germany :
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
Greece :
President of the Hellenic Republic , Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας (President of the Hellenic Republic) since 1973
Hungary :
President of the Republic of Hungary , Köztársasági elnök since 1989
Iceland :
President of Iceland , Forseti Íslands since 1944
Ireland :
President of Ireland , Uachtarán na hÉireann since 1938
Italy :
President of the Italian Republic , Presidente della Repubblica Italiana since 1948
Kosovo :
President of Kosovo , Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës or Председник Републике Косова , President of the Republic of Kosovo since 2008
Latvia :
President of Latvia , Latvijas Valsts prezidents (Latvian), President of the Republic of Latvia since 1922
Lithuania :
President of Lithuania , Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas (Lithuanian), President of the Republic of Lithuania since 1919
Malta :
President of Malta , President tar-Repubblika ta' Malta (Maltese), President of the Republic of Malta since 1974
Moldova :
President of Moldova , Președintele Republicii Moldova (Romanian), President of the Republic of Romania since 1990
Montenegro :
President of Montenegro , Предсједник Црне Горе since 1990
North Macedonia :
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
Northern Cyprus :
President of Northern Cyprus Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı since 1983
Poland :
President of Poland , Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (President of the Republic of Poland) since 1922
Portugal :
President of the Portuguese Republic , Presidente da República Portuguesa since 1910
Romania :
President of Romania , Președintele României since 1974
Russia :
President of Russia , Президент Российской Федерации Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii since 1991
Serbia :
President of Serbia , Председник Републике Србије Predsednik Republike Srbije since 1945
Slovakia :
President of the Slovak Republic , Prezident Slovenskej republiky since 1993
Slovenia :
President of Slovenia , Predsednik Republike Slovenije since 1991
South Ossetia :
President of South Ossetia , Хуссар Ирыстоны президент or Президент Южной Осетии , President of the Republic of South Ossetia since 1996
Switzerland :
President of Switzerland , President of the Swiss Confederation since 1848
Transnistria :
President of Transnistria , Președintele Republicii Moldovenești Nistrene or Прешединтеле Републичий Молдовенешть Нистрене , President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic since 1991
Turkey :
President of Turkey , Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı (President of the Republic of Turkey) since 1923
Ukraine :
President of Ukraine , Президент України since 1991
Oceania
See also