<Table> <Tr> <Th> Term in office </Th> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Lost election </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1797 -- 1801 </Td> <Td> John Adams </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1800 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1825 -- 1829 </Td> <Td> John Quincy Adams </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1828 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1885 - 1889 </Td> <Td> Grover Cleveland </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1888 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1889 - 1893 </Td> <Td> Benjamin Harrison </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1892 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1909 - 1913 </Td> <Td> William Taft </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1912 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1929 - 1933 </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1932 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 -- 1937 </Td> <Td> Pehr Evind Svinhufvud </Td> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> Finnish presidential election , 1937 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1948 -- 1955 </Td> <Td> Luigi Einaudi </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Italian presidential election , 1955 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 -- 1962 </Td> <Td> Giovanni Gronchi </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Italian presidential election , 1962 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 -- 1967 </Td> <Td> Aden Abdullah Osman Daar </Td> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> Somali presidential election , 1967 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 -- 1971 </Td> <Td> Giuseppe Saragat </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Italian presidential election , 1971 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1974 -- 1977 </Td> <Td> Gerald Ford </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1976 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 -- 1980 </Td> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1980 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 - 1990 </Td> <Td> Daniel Ortega </Td> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> Nicaraguan general election , 1990 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1974 -- 1981 </Td> <Td> Valéry Giscard d'Estaing </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> French presidential election , 1981 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 -- 1991 </Td> <Td> Mathieu Kérékou </Td> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> Beninese presidential election , 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 -- 1991 </Td> <Td> Kenneth Kaunda </Td> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> Zambian general election , 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 -- 1992 </Td> <Td> Václav Havel </Td> <Td> Czechoslovakia </Td> <Td> Czechoslovak presidential election , 1992 </Td> <Td> Later elected President of the Czech Republic . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1975 -- 1993 1996 -- 2001 </Td> <Td> Didier Ratsiraka </Td> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> Malagasy presidential election , 1992 - 93 Malagasy presidential election , 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1987 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> Pierre Buyoya </Td> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> Burundian presidential election , 1993 </Td> <Td> Returned to power in 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> André Kolingba </Td> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> Central African general election , 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 -- 1994 </Td> <Td> Hastings Banda </Td> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> Malawian general election , 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 -- 1994 </Td> <Td> Leonid Kravchuk </Td> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> Ukrainian presidential election , 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 -- 1995 </Td> <Td> Lech Wałęsa </Td> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> Polish presidential election , 1995 </Td> <Td> Also lost 2000 election . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 -- 1996 </Td> <Td> Nicéphore Soglo </Td> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> Beninese presidential election , 1996 </Td> <Td> Also lost in 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 -- 1996 </Td> <Td> Albert Zafy </Td> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> Malagasy presidential election , 1996 , 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 -- 1997 </Td> <Td> Mircea Snegur </Td> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> Moldovan presidential election , 1996 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 -- 1997 </Td> <Td> Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat </Td> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> Mongolian presidential election , 1997 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 -- 2000 </Td> <Td> Robert Guéï </Td> <Td> Ivory Coast </Td> <Td> Ivorian presidential election , 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 -- 1996 </Td> <Td> Ion Iliescu </Td> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> Romanian general election , 1996 </Td> <Td> Returned to office after 2000 election
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Term in office </Th> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Lost election </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1797 -- 1801 </Td> <Td> John Adams </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1800 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1825 -- 1829 </Td> <Td> John Quincy Adams </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1828 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1885 - 1889 </Td> <Td> Grover Cleveland </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1888 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1889 - 1893 </Td> <Td> Benjamin Harrison </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1892 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1909 - 1913 </Td> <Td> William Taft </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1912 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1929 - 1933 </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1932 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 -- 1937 </Td> <Td> Pehr Evind Svinhufvud </Td> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> Finnish presidential election , 1937 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1948 -- 1955 </Td> <Td> Luigi Einaudi </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Italian presidential election , 1955 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 -- 1962 </Td> <Td> Giovanni Gronchi </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Italian presidential election , 1962 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 -- 1967 </Td> <Td> Aden Abdullah Osman Daar </Td> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> Somali presidential election , 1967 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 -- 1971 </Td> <Td> Giuseppe Saragat </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Italian presidential election , 1971 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1974 -- 1977 </Td> <Td> Gerald Ford </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1976 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 -- 1980 </Td> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1980 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 - 1990 </Td> <Td> Daniel Ortega </Td> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> Nicaraguan general election , 1990 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1974 -- 1981 </Td> <Td> Valéry Giscard d'Estaing </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> French presidential election , 1981 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 -- 1991 </Td> <Td> Mathieu Kérékou </Td> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> Beninese presidential election , 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 -- 1991 </Td> <Td> Kenneth Kaunda </Td> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> Zambian general election , 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States presidential election , 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 -- 1992 </Td> <Td> Václav Havel </Td> <Td> Czechoslovakia </Td> <Td> Czechoslovak presidential election , 1992 </Td> <Td> Later elected President of the Czech Republic . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1975 -- 1993 1996 -- 2001 </Td> <Td> Didier Ratsiraka </Td> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> Malagasy presidential election , 1992 - 93 Malagasy presidential election , 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1987 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> Pierre Buyoya </Td> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> Burundian presidential election , 1993 </Td> <Td> Returned to power in 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> André Kolingba </Td> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> Central African general election , 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 -- 1994 </Td> <Td> Hastings Banda </Td> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> Malawian general election , 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 -- 1994 </Td> <Td> Leonid Kravchuk </Td> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> Ukrainian presidential election , 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 -- 1995 </Td> <Td> Lech Wałęsa </Td> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> Polish presidential election , 1995 </Td> <Td> Also lost 2000 election . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 -- 1996 </Td> <Td> Nicéphore Soglo </Td> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> Beninese presidential election , 1996 </Td> <Td> Also lost in 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 -- 1996 </Td> <Td> Albert Zafy </Td> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> Malagasy presidential election , 1996 , 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 -- 1997 </Td> <Td> Mircea Snegur </Td> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> Moldovan presidential election , 1996 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 -- 1997 </Td> <Td> Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat </Td> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> Mongolian presidential election , 1997 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 -- 2000 </Td> <Td> Robert Guéï </Td> <Td> Ivory Coast </Td> <Td> Ivorian presidential election , 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 -- 1996 </Td> <Td> Ion Iliescu </Td> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> Romanian general election , 1996 </Td> <Td> Returned to office after 2000 election
when was the last time an incumbent president lost
when was the last time an incumbent president lost
1992
1992