Head of state
VerifiedTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
President of the Republic · 12 Oct 1982 – present[3][4][5][6]
Signs decree no. 60/2026 as President of the Republic. Wikipedia gives 12 October 1982 as the start of his presidency; he had led the country as Chairman of the Supreme Military Council since 3 August 1979. The Vice-President of the Republic, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, is in charge of National Defence and State Security (Guinea Ecuatorial Press, 16 October 2026).