This is a list of
president
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
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s of
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
since the formation of the post of president in 1960, to the present day.
A total of four people have served as president (not counting one acting president and two interim military officeholders). Additionally, one person,
, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
Gnassingbé is the incumbent president, since 4 May 2005.
Description of the office
Election
The president of the Republic is elected by universal, direct and secret suffrage for a mandate of five (05) years.
[Article 59 of the Constitution of 1992.]
He is re-eligible.
The election of the president of the Republic takes place by uninominal majority ballot in one (01) round.
[Article 60 of the Constitution of 1992.]
The president of the Republic is elected with the majority of the suffrage expressed.
The vote is opened on convocation of the electoral body by decree taken in the Council of Ministers sixty (60) days at least and seventy-five (75) days at most before the expiration of the mandate of the president in office.
[Article 61 of the Constitution of 1992.]
No one may be a candidate for the office of the president of the Republic if they:
[Article 62 of the Constitution of 1992.]
:# are not exclusively of Togolese nationality by birth;
:# are not thirty-five (35) years of age on the date of the deposit of the candidature;
:# do not enjoy all their civil and political rights;
:# do not present a general state of physical and mental well-being duly declared by three (03) sworn physicians, designated by the Constitutional Court;
:# do not reside in the national territory for at least twelve (12) months.
The president of the Republic enters office within the fifteen days which follow the proclamation of the results of the presidential election.
[Article 63 of the Constitution of 1992.]
Oath of office
Before his entry into office, the president of the Republic swears before the Constitutional Court meeting in solemn hearing, in these terms:
[Article 64 of the Constitution of 1992.]
Vacancy
In case of a vacancy of the presidency of the Republic by death, resignation or definitive incapacity, the presidential function is exercised provisionally by the president of the National Assembly.
[Article 65 of the Constitution of 1992.]
The vacancy is declared by the Constitutional Court referred to
he matter
He or HE may refer to:
Language
* He (pronoun), an English pronoun
* He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ
* He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets
* He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...
by the Government.
The Government convokes the electoral body within the sixty (60) days of the opening of the vacancy for the election of a new president of the Republic.
Residences
After independence, the President of Togo used the
Palace of the Governors as an office and residence. The Palace was formerly used by both German and French colonial administrators. In 1970, President
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born Étienne Gnassingbé, 26 December 1935 – 5 February 2005) was the president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immediately succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé.
Eyadéma participated i ...
moved in a new Presidential Palace built near the Palace of the Governors. Another residence used by the
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born Étienne Gnassingbé, 26 December 1935 – 5 February 2005) was the president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immediately succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé.
Eyadéma participated i ...
was the Presidential Residence of Lomé II. In 2006, a new Presidential Palace, financed by
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
, was inaugurated by President
on the outskirts of
Lomé
Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 .
List of officeholders
;Key
Political parties
Other factions
Status
Timeline
Latest election
Notes
See also
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List of prime ministers of Togo
This is a list of prime ministers of Togo since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to the present day.
A total of thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Togo – twelve men and one woman. Among them, one person, Ede ...
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List of colonial governors of Togo
This article lists the colonial governors of Togo. It encompasses the period when the country was under colonial rule of the German Empire (as Togoland), military occupation of the territory by the Allies of World War I (during the Togoland ...
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Politics of Togo
Politics of Togo takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Togo is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the gove ...
References
External links
World Statesmen – Togo1992 Constitution of Togo (as amended in 2007)
{{Heads of state and government of Africa
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Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
Presidents
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...