List of presidents of Benin

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This is a list of presidents of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of President in 1960, to the present day.

List of officeholders[edit]

Political parties
Other factions
Status
  Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political affiliation Prime minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Dahomey
1 Hubert Maga
(1916–2000)
1960 1 August 1960 28 October 1963
(deposed.)
3 years, 88 days RDD Himself
Christophe Soglo
(1909–1983)[a]
28 October 1963 25 January 1964 89 days Military Position abolished
2 Sourou-Migan Apithy
(1913–1989)
1964 25 January 1964 27 November 1965
(resigned.)
1 year, 306 days PDD Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917–2002)
27 November 1965 29 November 1965 2 days PDD Himself
Tahirou Congacou
(1911–1993)
29 November 1965 22 December 1965
(deposed.)
23 days PDD Position abolished
3 Christophe Soglo
(1909–1983)
22 December 1965 19 December 1967
(deposed.)
1 year, 362 days Military Position abolished
Jean-Baptiste Hachème
(1929–1998)[b]
19 December 1967 20 December 1967 1 day Military Position abolished
Maurice Kouandété
(1932–2003)
20 December 1967 21 December 1967 1 day Military Position abolished
Alphonse Alley
(1930–1987)
21 December 1967 17 July 1968 209 days Military Kouandété
4 Émile Derlin Zinsou
(1918–2016)
1968 (Jul) 17 July 1968 10 December 1969
(deposed.)
1 year, 146 days Independent Position abolished
Maurice Kouandété
(1932–2003)[c]
10 December 1969 13 December 1969 3 days Military Position abolished
Paul-Émile de Souza
(1930–1999)[d]
13 December 1969 7 May 1970 145 days Military Position abolished
1 Hubert Maga
(1916–2000)[e]
7 May 1970 7 May 1972 2 years RDD Position abolished
2 Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917–2002)[e]
7 May 1972 26 October 1972
(deposed.)
172 days PDD Position abolished
5 Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)
26 October 1972 30 November 1975 3 years, 35 days Military Position abolished
People's Republic of Benin
(5) Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)
1980[1]
1984[1]
1989[1]
30 November 1975 1 March 1990 14 years, 120 days Military[f] / PRPB Position abolished
Republic of Benin
(5) Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)
1 March 1990 4 April 1991 1 year, 34 days PRPB / Independent Soglo
6 Nicéphore Soglo
(born 1934)
1991 4 April 1991 4 April 1996 5 years RB Position abolished
(5) Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)
1996
2001
4 April 1996 6 April 2006 10 years, 2 days Independent / FARD–Alafia Houngbédji
7 Thomas Boni Yayi
(born 1951)
2006
2011
6 April 2006 6 April 2016 10 years Independent Koupaki
Zinsou
8 Patrice Talon
(born 1958)
2016
2021
6 April 2016 Incumbent 7 years, 356 days Independent Position abolished

Timeline[edit]

Patrice TalonThomas Boni YayiNicéphore SogloMathieu KérékouPaul-Émile de SouzaÉmile Derlin ZinsouAlphonse AlleyMaurice KouandétéJean-Baptiste HachèmeTahirou CongacouJustin Ahomadégbé-TomêtinSourou-Migan ApithyChristophe SogloHubert Maga

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Styled as Head of the Provisional Government.
  2. ^ Styled as Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee.
  3. ^ Styled as Chief of Staff of the Army.
  4. ^ Styled as Chairman of the Directory.
  5. ^ a b Styled as Chairman of the Presidential Council.
  6. ^ Retired from the military in 1987, with the rank of a general.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Elections in Benin African Elections Database
  2. ^ "Mathieu Kérékou, Dictator Who Ushered In Democracy in Benin, Dies at 82". The New York Times. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

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