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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ivory Coast (République du Côte d'Ivoire) | |||
| 7 August 1960 to 3 November 1960 | Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Head of State | PDCI | |
| 3 November 1960 to 1985 | Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President | ||
| Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (République du Côte d'Ivoire) | |||
| 1985 to 7 December 1993 | Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President | PDCI | |
| 7 December 1993 to 24 December 1999 | Aimé Henri Konan Bédié, President | PDCI | |
| 25 December 1999 to 4 January 2000 | Robert Guéï, President of the National Public Salvation Committee | Mil | |
| 4 January 2000 to 25 October 2000 | Robert Guéï, President | ||
| 26 October 2000 to present | Laurent Gbagbo, President | FPI | |
| 19 September 2002 to 2 May 2003 | Front Populaire Ivorienne | ||
| (Ivorian Popular Front) socialist | |||
| MPCI | Mouvement Patriotique de la Côte d?Ivoire | ||
| (Ivory Coast Patriotic Movement) militant, northern muslim regionalist | |||
| PDCI | Parti Démocratique de Côte d?Ivoire-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain | ||
| (Democratic Party of Ivory Coast-Afican Democratic Rally) authoritarian | |||
| RDR | Rassemblement Des Républicains | ||
| (Rally of the Republicans) centrist | |||
| Mil | Military | ||
| n-p | non-partisan | ||