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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

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Political parties
  Dahomeyan Democratic Rally (RDD)
  Dahomeyan Democratic Party (PDD)
  People's Revolutionary Party of Benin (PRPB)
  Benin Rebirth Party (RB)
  Action Front for Renewal and Development (FARD–Alafia)
Other factions
  Military
  Independent
Status
  Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		ElectedTerm of officePolitical affiliationPrime minister(s)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Republic of Dahomey
1 Hubert Maga
(1916–2000)		19601 August 196028 October 1963
(deposed.)		3 years, 88 daysRDDHimself
– Christophe Soglo
(1909–1983)[a]		—28 October 196325 January 196489 daysMilitaryPosition abolished
2 Sourou-Migan Apithy
(1913–1989)		196425 January 196427 November 1965
(resigned.)		1 year, 306 daysPDDAhomadégbé-Tomêtin
– Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917–2002)		—27 November 196529 November 19652 daysPDDHimself
– Tahirou Congacou
(1911–1993)		—29 November 196522 December 1965
(deposed.)		23 daysPDDPosition abolished
3 Christophe Soglo
(1909–1983)		—22 December 196519 December 1967
(deposed.)		1 year, 362 daysMilitaryPosition abolished
– Jean-Baptiste Hachème
(1929–1998)[b]		—19 December 196720 December 19671 dayMilitaryPosition abolished
– Maurice Kouandété
(1932–2003)		—20 December 196721 December 19671 dayMilitaryPosition abolished
– Alphonse Alley
(1930–1987)		—21 December 196717 July 1968209 daysMilitaryKouandété
4 Émile Derlin Zinsou
(1918–2016)		1968 (Jul)17 July 196810 December 1969
(deposed.)		1 year, 146 daysIndependentPosition abolished
– Maurice Kouandété
(1932–2003)[c]		—10 December 196913 December 19693 daysMilitaryPosition abolished
– Paul-Émile de Souza
(1930–1999)[d]		—13 December 19697 May 1970145 daysMilitaryPosition abolished
1 Hubert Maga
(1916–2000)[e]		—7 May 19707 May 19722 yearsRDDPosition abolished
2 Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917–2002)[e]		—7 May 197226 October 1972
(deposed.)		172 daysPDDPosition abolished
5 Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)		—26 October 197230 November 19753 years, 35 daysMilitaryPosition abolished
People's Republic of Benin
(5) Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)		1980[1]
1984[1]
1989[1]		30 November 19751 March 199014 years, 120 daysMilitary[f] / PRPBPosition abolished
Republic of Benin
(5) Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)		—1 March 19904 April 19911 year, 34 daysPRPB / IndependentSoglo
6 Nicéphore Soglo
(born 1934)		19914 April 19914 April 19965 yearsRBPosition abolished
(5) Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)		1996
2001		4 April 19966 April 200610 years, 2 daysIndependent / FARD–AlafiaHoungbédji
7 Thomas Boni Yayi
(born 1951)		2006
2011		6 April 20066 April 201610 yearsIndependentKoupaki
Zinsou
8 Patrice Talon
(born 1958)		2016
2021		6 April 2016Incumbent8 years, 78 daysIndependentPosition abolished

Timeline

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

Notes

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  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

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References

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  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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