President of Lyoa

President of Lyoa
Incumbent Alexander Nyarashe (RUF) since 1 February 2021
Appointer	Elected by the Citizenry
Term length	3 years
Formation	20 November 1967
First holder	Joseph Kyangyu (Independent)

The President of Lyoa is the formal Head of State of the Republic of Lyoa.

List of Presidents of Lyoa

Portrait		President (Birth–Death)	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days			Party	Vice President (Term)	Notes
1		His Excellency Joseph Kyangyu (1896–1973)	1 December 1967	1 February 1970	1967	Independent	Cyril Nakunguza (1967–1970)	Annouced he would resign on 19 January 1970. Resigned 1 February 1970.
			2 years and 62 days
2		His Excellency William Ntihura (1920–1993)	1 February 1970	1 February 1974	1970	Lyoan Popular Patriotic Party	Philip Anikatu (1970–1974)
			4 years and 0 days
3		His Excellency James Sharokoh (1921–2001)	1 February 1974	23 March 1979	1974	Lyoan People's Democratic Party	Andre Sultani Karairi (1974–1979)	Deposed in the 1979 Lyoan coup d'état.
					1978
			5 years and 50 days
–		Major Laurent Tulossa (1951–)	23 March 1979	12 May 1982		National Armed Forces Revolutionary Council	Vacant	Assumed power via the 1979 Lyoan coup d'état.
			3 years and 50 days
4		Major Laurent Tulossa (1951–)	12 May 1982	14 October 2002	–	People's Popular Revolutionary Movement	Vacant	Deposed in the First Lyoan Civil War.
			20 years and 155 days				Patrice Yakurusha (1996–2002)
5		His Excellency Marcil Yantanda (1962–)	14 October 2002	1 February 2006	–	Revolutionary United Front	Jusu Mansaray (2002–2006)	Assumed power in the First Lyoan Civil War.
			3 years and 110 days
6		His Excellency Joseph Kyundu (1957–)	1 February 2006	1 February 2012	2006	Revolutionary United Front	Kandeh Luseni 60px (2006–2012)
					2009
			6 years and 0 days
7		His Excellency Kemoh Foday (1968–)	1 February 2012	1 February 2021	2012	Revolutionary United Front	Amelia Maluku (2012–)
					2015
					2018
			9 years and 0 days
7		His Excellency Alexander Nyarashe (1962–)	1 February 2021	Incumbent	2021	Revolutionary United Front	Alix Guidon (2021–)
			27 days

Latest election

Main article: 2018 Lyoan presidential election

Popular vote
RUF			62.8%
LDA			20.2%
NPL			8.2%
NIF			3.9%
RDF			2.4%
MRF			1.3%
Other			1.1%

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kemoh Foday	Revolutionary United Front	6,534,945	62.8
	Nadie Radinka	Lyoan Democratic Alliance	2,103,584	20.2
	Joshua Pierre Hagando	Nationalist Party of Lyoa	850,323	8.2
	Istin Gabano	Nationalist and Integrationist Front	401,565	3.9
	Felix Yakashiba	Renewal and Democracy Front	254,131	2.4
	Laurent-Désiré Ngidi	Movement of Republican Forces	131,941	1.3
	Other	Other	117,859	1.1
Blank or invalid votes			0	–
Total			10,394,348	100
Registered voters/turnout			11,639,807	89.3

Living former Presidents

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  Laurent Tulossa
  1979-2002
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  Marcil Yantanda
  2002-2006
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  Joseph Kyundu
  2006-2012

See also

• Lyoa