President of Bamvango

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President of the
Republic of Bamvango
Coat of Arms of Bamvango.png
Alassane Ouattara UNESCO 09-2011.jpg
Incumbent
Anthony Benoudjita
since 17 October 2014
StyleMr. President
His Excellency
TypeHead of state
Head of government
ResidencePresident's House, Jombo
AppointerParliamentary National Assembly of Bamvango
Term length5 years
renewable once
Formation2 December 1946 (inaugural)
17 October 2014 (current constitution)
First holderJohnathan A. Akech
DeputyVice President of Bamvango
SalaryBVS 500,000,000 (€209,812.156) annually
Websitewww.thepresidency.gov.bv

The President of the Republic of Bamvango is the head of state and government of Bamvango, making them the highest executive office-holder in the government of Bamvango. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the Bamvangan Armed Forces (BAF).

The president is elected by the Parliamentary Assembly where they must hold a majority of seats in order to govern. The president is entitled only to two five year terms under the current constitution passed in 2014 albeit under previous versions there were no term limits applied to the presidency. The current president is Anthony Benoudjita who was elected to the post in October 2014.

The position of head of state has been subject to frequent change due to the instability of Bamvango since independence with the country having suffered numerous coup d'état's and civil conflict. From 1962-64, 1987-91 and 2014 the position of president was superseded by interim military governments. From 1977 to 1987 the position of president was abolished in favour a military dictatorship led by the Supreme Commander of the Security Commission.

The president is required to be a member of the Parliamentary Assembly at the time of his election. Upon his election, he immediately resigns his seat for the duration of his term. The president may be removed either by a motion of no-confidence or an impeachment trial.

History

Appointment

Duties

Amenities

List

  • 1947-1962 - President of the Republic
  • 1962-1964 - Chairman of the Sovereignty Council
  • 1964-1977 - President of the Republic
  • 1977-1987 - Supreme Commander of the Security Commission
  • 1987-1991 - Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee
  • 1991-2014 - President of the Republic
  • 2014 - Chairman of the National Transitional Council
  • 2014-present - President of the Republic
No Picture Name Term Tenure Presidential mandate Affiliation
1 Obote cropped.png Johnathan A. Akech
(1904-1962)
- 2 December
1946
11 March
1947
Interim president Bamvangan National Rally-Bahian Union
1 11 March
1947
27 May
1950
1947
2 27 May
1950
14 May
1955
1950
3 14 May
1955
18 May
1960
1955
4 18 May
1960
7 August
1962
1960
The first president of Bamvango Akech led the colony to independence in 1946 with his Bamvangan National Rally-Bahian Union (BNR-BU) party gaining a majority in elections in 1947. Akech a committed socialist intended to modernise the colony garnering strong support from leftist student groups and trade unions, consolidating power following the 1950 snap elections. Akech subsequently led bold land reforms, socially progressive policies and policies intended to develop Bamvango through nationalisation and investment in industry. However he was frequently was accused of being authoritarian and concentrating power in his own Welke ethnic group, as well as being fiercely opposed by powerful landlords and cotton farmers'. In 1962 he was overthrown and killed in a coup d'état that was widely suspected as having been ordered by Estmere.
2 Joshua Ngakoutou.png Brig. General
Joshua Ngakoutou
(1925-2012)
- 7 August
1962
22 November
1964
Military president Military

Nonpartistan
5 22 November
1964
16 June
1970
1964
The leader of the 1962 coup d'état that deposed Akech, Ngakoutou largely reversed some of the progressive measures instituted by his predecessor. An opponent of the radical anti-colonial movements common in Bahia at the time Ngakoutou was largely unpopular amongst the masses although his administration refrained from overly repressive acts. Protests in 1970 led to Ngakoutou to pass power to a civilian administration that had military support.
3 François Tombalbaye 1959.jpg Armel Yombandje
(1917-1979)
6 16 June
1970
3 March
1977
1970 Nonpartistan
The former finance minister under Akech Yombandje allied with the military to engineer his rise to power of a nonpartisan government that attempted to ensure a convergence of military and reformist elements. Yombandje subsequently crafted a authoritarian state that crushed dissent but was never to properly able to gain military support for his government. After facing a wave of unrest Yombandje was ousted whilst on a diplomatic visit to Nuxica by the chief of staff Kashim Shehu.
4 Kashim Shehu.png Mj. General
Kashim Shehu
(1927-1985)
- 3 March
1977
17 July
1985
Military president Military
Ousting Yombandje in a coup d'état Shehu held a referendum that allowed him to suspend the constitution and rule by decree. Shehu would subsequently run one of the most brutal governments in Bahia torturing his opponents with meathooks and crafting an elaborate and increasingly bizarre cult of personality. Shehu's economic mismanagement and corruption in the wake of the 1980 worldwide recession led to his support to dissipate leading to Shehu to increasingly favour his own Kamba ethnic group. This triggered the Bamvangan Bush War during which Shehu was accused of promoting genocide. He was killed in the Estmerish Operation Fair Game in 1985.
5 David Oumarou.jpg Brig. General
David Oumarou
(1916-1992)
- 17 July
1985
4 April
1987
Military president Military
An army chief who had served under Shehu Oumarou established a temporary junta following the fall of Shehu with Estmerish support. He was however unable to garner further support as government forces faced a rapid series of defeats to the Bamvangan People's Revolutionary Organisation and in 1987 fled the country after BPRO forces took the capital Jombo.
6 Idriss Déby at the White House in 2014.jpg Field marshal
Abdallah Ibrahim
(1948-)
- 4 April
1987
17 June
1991
Interim president Bamvangan People's Revolutionary Organisation

Bamvangan Popular Renewal Organisation
7 17 June
1991
14 June
1996
1991
8 14 June
1996
15 June
2001
1996
9 15 June
2001
20 June
2006
2001
10 20 June
2006
18 June
2011
2006
11 18 June
2011
5 February
2014
2011
Seizing power as head of the Bamvangan People's Revolutionary Organisation in 1987, Ibrahim concluded the Bush War in 1989 and secured a power-sharing deal as a result, leading the now-renamed Bamvangan Popular Renewal Organisation to electoral victory in 1991. In his first and second terms Ibrahim rebuilt the country after the damage of the Shehu regime and civil war but his push for a third term in 2001 led to repression and a return to authoritarian politics and ethnic favouritism. The economy had already begun to decline in the mid 1990's and further stagnated during the 2000's despite increased oil and mineral extraction. In 2010 the Patriotic Front for the Liberation of Bamvango began an insurgency due to Ibrahim's ethnic policies and in 2014 foreign powers withdrew support for his regime, causing his government to collapse and Ibrahim to flee the country.
7 Paul Malong Awan.png Brig. General
Oscar Kuol Arop
(1960-)
- 6 February
2014
17 October
2014
Military president Patriotic Front for the Liberation of Bamvango
The rebel leader of the Patriotic Front Kuol Arop was pressured by his allies and foreign powers to oversee a transitional government and hold elections. He did so by October 2014 which saw his Patriotic Front enter a coalition with the victorious Democratic Rainbow Alliance of Anthony Benoudjita.
8 Alassane Ouattara UNESCO 09-2011.jpg Anthony Benoudjita
(1945-)
12 17 October
2014
19 October
2019
2014 Union of Progress and Democracy
Democratic Rainbow Alliance
13 19 October
2019
Incumbent 2019
Elected as part of the Democratic Rainbow Alliance, a coalition of parties opposed to the former Ibrahim regime including Benoudjita's own UPD, Benoudjita has focused on ending insurgent violence in the country and restarting economic development that has been damaged due to the insurgency. In 2017 his vice-president and leader of the Patriotic Front Kuol Arop left the government to take up arms again escalating the insurgency. Benoudjita and the DRA were re-elected in 2019 against a weak opposition.