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List of presidents of Benin
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
Benin Rebirth Party (RB)
Action Front for Renewal and Development (FARD–Alafia)
- 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 | 8 years, 4 days | Independent | Position abolished | ||
Timeline edit
Notes edit
- ^ Styled as Head of the Provisional Government.
- ^ Styled as Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee.
- ^ Styled as Chief of Staff of the Army.
- ^ Styled as Chairman of the Directory.
- ^ a b Styled as Chairman of the Presidential Council.
- ^ Retired from the military in 1987, with the rank of a general.[2]
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- World Statesmen (Benin)