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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.
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 | |||||||||
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, 17 days | Independent | Position abolished |