Historical country records
Togo historical timeline
Togo
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1884 | German protectorate | Leaders |
| 26 Aug 1914 | British and French occupation | Leaders |
| 20 Jul 1922 | League of Nations mandates | Leaders |
| 1946 | United Nations trust territory | Leaders |
| 6 Jul 1884 - 26 Jun 1885 | Heinrich Randad | Commissioners (from Nov 1893, Landeshauptleute; from 18 Apr 1898, governors) |
| 26 Jun 1885 - May 1887 | Ernst Falkenthal | Commissioners (from Nov 1893, Landeshauptleute; from 18 Apr 1898, governors) |
| Jul 1887 - 17 Oct 1888 | Jesco von Puttkamer (1st time) | Commissioners (from Nov 1893, Landeshauptleute; from 18 Apr 1898, governors) |
| 17 Oct 1888 - 14 Apr 1891 | Eugen von Zimmerer | Commissioners (from Nov 1893, Landeshauptleute; from 18 Apr 1898, governors) |
| 4 Jun 1892 - 13 Aug 1895 | Jesco von Puttkamer (2nd time) | Commissioners (from Nov 1893, Landeshauptleute; from 18 Apr 1898, governors) |
| 18 Nov 1895 - 20 Jan 1902 | August Köhler | Commissioners (from Nov 1893, Landeshauptleute; from 18 Apr 1898, governors) |
| 1 Dec 1902 - 27 Jul 1905 | Waldemar Horn | Commissioners (from Nov 1893, Landeshauptleute; from 18 Apr 1898, governors) |
| 27 Jul 1905 - 7 Nov 1910 | Johann Nepomuk Julius Graf Zech auf Neuhofen (b. 1868 - d. 1914) | Commissioners (from Nov 1893, Landeshauptleute; from 18 Apr 1898, governors) |
| 31 Mar 1911 - 19 Jun 1912 | Edmund Brückner | Commissioners (from Nov 1893, Landeshauptleute; from 18 Apr 1898, governors) |
| 19 Jun 1912 - 26 Aug 1914 | Adolf Friedrich Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1873 - d. 1969) | Commissioners (from Nov 1893, Landeshauptleute; from 18 Apr 1898, governors) |
British Togoland
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | part of Ghana | Leaders |
| 1920 - 1927 | Francis Walter Fillon Jackson | Administrators |
| 1927 - 1957 | the governors of Gold Coast | Administrators |
French and independent Togo
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1956 | autonomy (Autonomous Republic of Togo) | Leaders |
| 22 Feb 1958 | Republic of Togo | Leaders |
| 27 Apr 1960 | independence (Togolese Republic) | Leaders |
| 4 Sep 1916 - 27 Apr 1917 | Gaston Léon Joseph Fourn | Commissioners |
| 27 Apr 1917 - 31 Jan 1922 | Alfred Louis Woelffel | Commissioners |
| 31 Jan 1922 - 27 Dec 1931 | Auguste François Bonnecarrère | Commissioners |
| 27 Dec 1931 - 18 Oct 1933 | Robert de Guise | Commissioners |
| 18 Oct 1933 - 7 May 1934 | Léon Charles Alphonse Pêtre | Commissioners |
| 7 May 1934 - 1 Jan 1935 | Maurice Bourgine | Commissioners |
| 1 Jan 1935 - 25 Sep 1936 | Léon Geismar | Commissioners |
| 25 Sep 1936 - 1 Jan 1941 | Lucien Montagné | Commissioners |
| 1 Jan 1941 - 19 Nov 1941 | Léonce Joseph Delpech | Commissioners |
| 19 Nov 1941 - 12 Apr 1942 | Jean-François de Saint-Alary | Commissioners |
| 12 Apr 1942 - 31 Aug 1943 | Pierre Salceti | Commissioners |
| 31 Aug 1943 - 10 Jan 1944 | Albert Mercadier (acting) | Commissioners |
| 10 Jan 1944 - 8 Mar 1948 | Jean Noutary | Commissioners |
| 8 Mar 1948 - 20 Sep 1951 | Jean Cédile | Commissioners |
| 20 Sep 1951 - 25 Apr 1952 | Yves Digo | Commissioners |
| 25 Apr 1952 - 3 Feb 1955 | Laurent Péchoux | Commissioners |
| 3 Feb 1955 - 21 Sep 1956 | Jean Bérard | Commissioners |
| 21 Sep 1956 - 23 Mar 1957 | Jean Bérard | High commissioners |
| 23 Mar 1957 - Jun 1957 | Joseph Édouard Georges Rigal | High commissioners |
| Jun 1957 - 27 Apr 1960 | Georges Spénale | High commissioners |
| 27 Apr 1960 - 13 Jan 1963 | Sylvanus Olympio | Presidents |
| 13 Jan 1963 - 15 Jan 1963 | Emmanuel Bodjollé | Presidents |
| 16 Jan 1963 - 13 Jan 1967 | Nicolas Grunitzky | Presidents |
| 14 Jan 1967 - 14 Apr 1967 | Kléber Dadjo | Presidents |
| 14 Apr 1967 - 5 Feb 2005 | Étienne Eyadéma (from 8 May 1974, Gnassingbé Eyadéma) (b. 1937 - d. 2005) | Presidents |
| 5 Feb 2005 - 25 Feb 2005 | Faure Gnassingbé (1st time) | Presidents |
| 25 Feb 2005 - 4 May 2005 | Abass Bonfoh (acting) | Presidents |
| 4 May 2005 - | Faure Gnassingbé (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 10 Sep 1956 - 16 May 1958 | Nicolas Grunitzky | Prime ministers |
| 16 May 1958 - 12 Apr 1961 | Sylvanus Olympio | Prime ministers |
| 27 Aug 1991 - 23 Apr 1994 | Joseph Kokou Koffigoh | Prime ministers |
| 23 Apr 1994 - 20 Aug 1996 | Edem Kodjo (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 20 Aug 1996 - 21 May 1999 | Kwassi Klutse | Prime ministers |
| 21 May 1999 - 31 Aug 2000 | Eugene Koffi Adoboli | Prime ministers |
| 31 Aug 2000 - 29 Jun 2002 | Agbeyome Kodjo | Prime ministers |
| 29 Jun 2002 - 9 Jun 2005 | Koffi Sama | Prime ministers |
| 9 Jun 2005 - 20 Sep 2006 | Edem Kodjo (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 20 Sep 2006 - 6 Dec 2007 | Yawovi Agboyibo | Prime ministers |
| 6 Dec 2007 - | Komlan Mally | Prime ministers |