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List of prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau

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Prime Minister of the
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Primeiro-Ministro da
República da Guiné-Bissau (Portuguese)
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Emblem of Guinea-Bissau
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since 28 November 2025
StatusHead of government
SeatBissau
Appointer
Inaugural holderFrancisco Mendes
Formation24 September 1973; 53 years ago (1973-09-24)

This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973.

Since Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973, there have been twenty-four prime ministers and two acting prime ministers. The current holder of the office is Ilídio Vieira Té, who was appointed by transitional president General Horta Inta-A Na Man on 28 November 2025, following a coup d'état.[1]

List of officeholders

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Political parties
Other affiliations
Symbols
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† Died in office

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Tenure
1 Image Francisco Mendes
(1939–1978)[a]		 1976–77 24 September 1973 7 July 1978[†] 4 years, 286 days PAIGC
2 Image Constantino Teixeira
(1933–1988)		 — 7 July 1978 28 September 1978 83 days PAIGC
3 Image João Bernardo Vieira
(1939–2009)[b]		 — 28 September 1978 14 November 1980 2 years, 47 days PAIGC
Vacant (14 November 1980 – 14 May 1982)
4 Image Victor Saúde Maria
(1939–1999)[c]		 — 14 May 1982 10 March 1984 83 days PAIGC
Post abolished (10 March 1984 – 27 December 1991)
5 Image Carlos Correia
(1933–2021)		 1994 27 December 1991 26 October 1994 2 years, 303 days PAIGC
6 Image Manuel Saturnino da Costa
(1942–2021)		 — 26 October 1994 6 June 1997 2 years, 223 days PAIGC
(5) Image Carlos Correia
(1933–2021)		 — 6 June 1997 3 December 1998 1 year, 180 days PAIGC
7 Image Francisco Fadul
(born 1953)		 1999 3 December 1998 19 February 2000 1 year, 78 days Independent
8 Image Caetano N'Tchama
(1955–2007)		 — 19 February 2000 19 March 2001 1 year, 28 days PRS
9 Image Faustino Imbali
(born 1956)		 — 21 March 2001 9 December 2001 263 days Independent
10 Image Alamara Nhassé
(born 1957)		 — 9 December 2001 17 November 2002 343 days PRS
11 Image Mário Pires
(1949–2023)		 — 17 November 2002 14 September 2003
(Deposed in a coup)		 301 days PRS
Vacant (14 September 2003 – 28 September 2003)
12 Image Artur Sanhá
(born 1965)		 — 28 September 2003 10 May 2004 225 days PRS
13 Image Carlos Gomes Júnior
(born 1949)		 2004 10 May 2004 2 November 2005 1 year, 176 days PAIGC
14 Image Aristides Gomes
(born 1954)		 — 2 November 2005 13 April 2007 1 year, 162 days PAIGC
15 Image Martinho Ndafa Kabi
(born 1957)		 — 13 April 2007 5 August 2008 1 year, 114 days PAIGC
(5) Image Carlos Correia
(1933–2021)		 — 5 August 2008 2 January 2009 150 days PAIGC
(13) Image Carlos Gomes Júnior
(born 1949)[d]		 2008 2 January 2009 10 February 2012 3 years, 39 days PAIGC
— Image Adiato Djaló Nandigna
(born 1958)
Acting prime minister		 — 10 February 2012 12 April 2012
(Deposed in a coup)		 62 days PAIGC
Vacant (12 April 2012 – 16 May 2012)
— Image Rui Duarte de Barros
(born 1960)
Acting prime minister		 — 16 May 2012 3 July 2014 2 years, 48 days PRS
16 Image Domingos Simões Pereira
(born 1964)		 2014 3 July 2014 20 August 2015 1 year, 48 days PAIGC
17 Image Baciro Djá
(born 1973)		 — 20 August 2015 17 September 2015 28 days PAIGC
(5) Image Carlos Correia
(1933–2021)		 — 17 September 2015 27 May 2016 253 days PAIGC
(17) Image Baciro Djá
(born 1973)		 — 27 May 2016 18 November 2016 175 days PAIGC
18 Image Umaro Sissoco Embaló
(born 1972)		 — 18 November 2016 30 January 2018 1 year, 73 days PAIGC
19 Image Artur Silva
(born 1956)		 — 30 January 2018 16 April 2018 76 days PAIGC
(14) Image Aristides Gomes
(born 1954)		 2019 16 April 2018 29 October 2019 1 year, 198 days PRID
(9) Image Faustino Imbali
(born 1956)		 — 31 October 2019 8 November 2019 10 days Independent
(PMP–affiliated)
PRS[2]
(14) Image Aristides Gomes
(born 1954)		 — 8 November 2019 28 February 2020 112 days PRID
20 Image Nuno Gomes Nabiam
(born 1966)		 — 28 February 2020 8 August 2023 3 years, 161 days APU
21 Image Geraldo Martins
(born 1967)		 2023 8 August 2023 21 December 2023 135 days PAIGC
22 Image Rui Duarte de Barros
(born 1960)		 — 21 December 2023 7 August 2025 1 year, 229 days PAIGC
23 Image Braima Camará
(born 1968)		 — 7 August 2025 28 November 2025
(Dismissed following a coup)		 113 days Madem G15
24 Image Ilídio Vieira Té
(born 1983)		 — 28 November 2025 Incumbent 333 days PRS

Notes

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  1. ↑ In exile in Conakry, Guinea until 19 October 1974.
  2. ↑ Deposed President Cabral in the 1980 coup d'état and took control of the country.
  3. ↑ Fled to Portugal after a power struggle with President Vieira.
  4. ↑ Briefly placed under house arrest by soldiers during the 2010 military unrest.

Timeline

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Ilídio Vieira TéBraima CamaráGeraldo MartinsNuno Gomes NabiamArtur SilvaUmaro Sissoco EmbalóBaciro DjáDomingos Simões PereiraRui Duarte de BarrosAdiato Djaló NandignaMartinho Ndafa KabiAristides GomesCarlos Gomes JúniorArtur SanháMário PiresAlamara NhasséFaustino ImbaliCaetano N'TchamaFrancisco FadulManuel Saturnino da CostaCarlos CorreiaVictor Saúde MariaJoão Bernardo VieiraConstantino TeixeiraFrancisco MendesImage

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Guinea-Bissau soldiers appoint ally of deposed president as prime minister". AP News. 28 November 2025.
  2. ↑ ""FRANCISCO FUDUT IMBALI É O NOVO PRIMEIRO-MINISTRO"" ["Francisco Fudut Imbali is the new Prime Minister"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Sol Mansi. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
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