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
- Political parties
Benin Rebirth Party (RB)
Action Front for Renewal and Development (FARD–Alafia)
- Other factions
- Status
Denotes acting or interim head of state
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political affiliation | Prime minister(s) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975) | ||||||||
1 | ![]() | Hubert Maga (1916–2000) | 1960 | 1 August 1960 | 28 October 1963 (Deposed in a coup) | 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 in a coup) | 23 days | PDD | Position abolished |
3 | ![]() | Christophe Soglo (1909–1983) | — | 22 December 1965 | 19 December 1967 (Deposed in a coup) | 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 in a coup) | 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 in a coup) | 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 (1975–1990) | ||||||||
(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 (1990–present) | ||||||||
(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, 136 days | Independent | Position abolished |
Timeline
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Notes
- ^ 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
- President of Benin
- Vice President of Benin
- List of prime ministers of Benin
- List of colonial governors of Dahomey
- Politics of Benin
References
- ^ a b c Elections in Benin African Elections Database
- ^ "Mathieu Kérékou, Dictator Who Ushered In Democracy in Benin, Dies at 82". The New York Times. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
External links
- World Statesmen (Benin)