president of the Central African Republic

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{{Infobox official post

| post = President

| body = the
Central African Republic

| native_name = {{lang|fr|Président de la
République centrafricaine}}

| insignia = Coat of arms of the Central African Republic.svg

| insigniasize = 125px

| insigniacaption = Coat of arms of the Central African Republic

| nativename =

| image = Faustin Touadera October 2019.jpg

| imagesize = 165px

| incumbent = Faustin-Archange Touadéra

| incumbentsince = 30 March 2016

| style =

| residence = Renaissance Palace, Bangui

| seat = Bangui

| appointer =

| termlength = Five years,

| termlength_qualified = renewable once

| formation = 12 December 1960
21 September 1979 {{small|(office reestablished)}}

| succession =

| inaugural = David Dacko

| deputy =

| salary = EUR €3,049 per month{{cite web|url=http://dakarbuzz.net/2017/08/08/23-photos-salaire-chefs-detat-africains-macky-sall-parmi-presidents-plus-mal-payes/|title=Salaire des chefs d'Etat africains : Macky Sall parmi les Présidents les plus mal payés...|date=8 August 2017|website=Dakarbuzz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619035700/http://dakarbuzz.net/2017/08/08/23-photos-salaire-chefs-detat-africains-macky-sall-parmi-presidents-plus-mal-payes/|archive-date=19 June 2018}}

| website =

}}

{{Politics of the Central African Republic}}

This article lists the heads of state of the Central African Republic. There have been seven heads of state of the Central African Republic and the Central African Empire since independence was obtained from the French on 13 August 1960. This list includes not only those persons who were sworn into office as President of the Central African Republic, but also those who served as de facto heads of state.

Jean-Bédel Bokassa served as a de facto head of state (and also reigned as Emperor from 1976 to 1979), while David Dacko (who served as de facto head of state from 1979 to 1981), André Kolingba, Ange-Félix Patassé, and François Bozizé were elected into office at some point during their tenures. To date, Kolingba is the only former head of state of the Central African Republic to voluntarily step down from the office through a democratic process, following the 1993 general election.

The current president is Faustin-Archange Touadéra, since 30 March 2016.[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-centralafrica-president-idUSKCN0WW1ZG "Central African Republic's president vows peace, reforms at inauguration"], Reuters, 30 March 2016.