List of heads of state of Ivory Coast

President of the
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
President of the; Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Président de la; République de Côte d'Ivoire (French)
	Coat of arms of Ivory Coast
	Incumbent; Alassane Ouattara; since 4 December 2010
Residence	Presidential Palace, Abidjan
Term length	Five years,; renewable
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Ivory Coast (2016)
Inaugural holder	Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Formation	3 November 1960; 65 years ago
Deputy	Vice President of Ivory Coast
Salary	US$100,000 annually

This article lists the heads of state of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Alassane Ouattara has been serving as President of Ivory Coast since 4 December 2010.

Term limits

There is a two-term limit for the president in the new 2016 Constitution of Ivory Coast. This limit has been lifted for Alassane Ouattara, allowing him to run for third and fourth terms.^[2]

List of officeholders

Political parties

Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA)

Ivorian Popular Front (FPI)

Rally of the Republicans (RDR)

Coalition

Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP)

Other factions

Military

Symbols

^§ Elected unopposed

^† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party (Coalition)	Vice-president
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party (Coalition)	Vice-president
1		Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993)	1960^[§] 1965^[§] 1970^[§] 1975^[§] 1980^[§] 1985^[§] 1990	3 November 1960	7 December 1993^[†]	33 years, 34 days	PDCI–RDA	Position not established
2		Henri Konan Bédié (1934–2023)^[a]	1995	7 December 1993	24 December 1999 (Deposed in a coup)	6 years, 17 days	PDCI–RDA
3		Robert Guéï (1941–2002)^[b]	—	24 December 1999	26 October 2000	307 days	Military
4		Laurent Gbagbo (born 1945)^[c]	2000	26 October 2000	11 April 2011 (Deposed in a civil war)	10 years, 167 days	FPI
5		Alassane Ouattara (born 1942)^[c]	2010 2015 2020 2025	4 December 2010	Incumbent	15 years, 198 days	RDR (RHDP)
								Daniel Kablan Duncan
								Tiémoko Meyliet Koné

Notes

↑ Acting President until 22 October 1995.
↑ Styled as President of the National Public Salvation Committee until 4 January 2000.
1 2 Co-claimant from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011.

Timeline

Latest election


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Alassane Ouattara	Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace	3,759,030	91.23
	Jean-Louis Billon	Democratic Congress	129,493	3.14
	Simone Gbagbo	Movement of Capable Generations [fr]	101,238	2.46
	Ahoua Don Mello	Independent	82,508	2.00
	Henriette Lagou Adjoua	Independent	48,261	1.17
Total			4,120,530	100.00

Valid votes			4,120,530	95.99
Invalid votes			105,156	2.45
Blank votes			66,788	1.56
Total votes			4,292,474	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,568,456	50.10
Source: CEI^[3]

Sources

"Rulers". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
Guinness Book of Kings Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd

References

↑ "Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017". 15 December 2016.
↑ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
↑ "Election du president de la republique - Resultats" (PDF). www.cei.ci.

[3] Acting President until 22 October 1995.

[4] Styled as President of the National Public Salvation Committee until 4 January 2000.

[co-claimant-5] 1 2 Co-claimant from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011.

[africaranking.com-1] "Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017". 15 December 2016.

[termlimits-2] Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

[6] "Election du president de la republique - Resultats" (PDF). www.cei.ci.

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