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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.

Contents

List of officeholders

Political parties
   Dahomeyan Unity Party (PDU)
   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 or interim head of state
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Beath)		Term of officePolitical partyElectedGovernment(s)Ref.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975)
1 Hubert Maga (cropped) in Sepyember 24th, 1961.jpg Hubert Maga
(1916–2000)		1 August 196028 October 1963
(Deposed)		3 years, 88 days Independent — Maga I
PDU 1960
– Christophe Soglo illustration.png Christophe Soglo
(1909–1983)
acting [a] 		28 October 196325 January 196489 days Military — Maga I
2 Sourou Migan Apithy in 1958.jpg Sourou-Migan Apithy
(1913–1989)		25 January 196427 November 1965
(Resigned)		1 year, 306 days PDD 1964 Apithy
– Ahomadegbe.jpg Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917–2002)
acting [b] 		27 November 196529 November 19652 days PDD — Apithy
– Tahirou Congacou illustration.png Tahirou Congacou
(1911–1993)
acting [c] 		29 November 196522 December 1965
(Deposed)		23 days PDD — Apithy
3 Christophe Soglo illustration.png Christophe Soglo
(1909–1983)		22 December 196517 December 1967
(Deposed)		1 year, 360 days Military — Soglo
– No image.png Jean-Baptiste Hachème
(1929–1998)
acting [d] 		17 December 196721 December 19674 days Military — Revolutionary Committee [3]
– No image.png Maurice Kouandété
(1932–2003)
acting [e] 		20 December 196721 December 19671 day Military — Revolutionary Committee
– No image.png Alphonse Alley
(1930–1987)
acting [f] 		21 December 196717 July 1968209 days Military — Revolutionary Committee
Provisional Government
4 Emile Zinsou.jpg Émile Derlin Zinsou
(1918–2016)		17 July 196810 December 1969
(Deposed)		1 year, 146 days Independent 1968 (Jul) Zinsou
– No image.png Maurice Kouandété
(1932–2003)
acting [g] 		10 December 196913 December 19693 days Military —
– No image.png Paul-Émile de Souza
(1930–1999) [h] 		13 December 19697 May 1970145 days Military — Directory
1 Hubert Maga (cropped) in Sepyember 24th, 1961.jpg Hubert Maga
(1916–2000) [i] 		7 May 19707 May 19722 years Independent 1970 Maga II
5 Ahomadegbe.jpg Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917–2002) [i] 		7 May 197226 October 1972
(Deposed)		172 days Independent Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
6 Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)		26 October 197230 November 19753 years, 35 days Military — Kérékou I
People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)
(6) Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)		30 November 19751 March 199014 years, 120 days Military [j] 1980 [6] Central Committee
1984 [6]
PRPB 1989 [6]
Republic of Benin (1990–present)
(6) Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)		1 March 19904 April 19911 year, 34 days PRPB [k] — Kérékou II
Independent
7 Nicephore Soglo 1991.jpg Nicéphore Soglo
(born 1934)		4 April 19914 April 19965 years RB 1991 Soglo
(6) Mathieu Kerekou 2006Feb10 (cropped).JPG Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)		4 April 19966 April 200610 years, 2 days FARD–Alafia 1996 Kérékou III
2001 Kérékou IV
8 Yayi Boni.jpg Thomas Boni Yayi
(born 1951)		6 April 20066 April 201610 years Independent [l] 2006 Yayi I  [ fr ]
— Yayi II
— Yayi III
— Yayi IV
— Yayi V
— Yayi VI
2011 Yayi VII
— Yayi VIII
— Yayi IX
— Yayi X
9 Patrice Talon at USAID HQ (4) (cropped).jpg Patrice Talon
(born 1958)		6 April 2016Incumbent9 years, 339 days Independent [m] 2016 Talon I  [ fr ]
2021 Talon II  [ fr ]

Timeline

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

Notes

  1. ↑ Styled as Head of the Provisional Government.
  2. ↑ Styled as Provisional President. [1]
  3. ↑ As President of the National Assembly. [1]
  4. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee. [2]
  5. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee. [2]
  6. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee [2] and as Provisional President of the Provisional Government. [4]
  7. ↑ Styled as Chief of Staff of the Army . [2]
  8. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Directory. [2]
  9. 1 2 Styled as Chairman of the Presidential Council .
  10. ↑ Retired from the military in 1987, with the rank of a general. [5]
  11. ↑ Succeeded by the Union of Forces of Progress (UFP) at its dissolution on 30 April 1990.
  12. ↑ Supported by the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE).
  13. ↑ Supported by the Progressive Union for Renewal (UPR) and the Republican Bloc (BR).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Decalo, Samuel (April 1973), "Regionalism, Politics, and the Military in Dahomey", The Journal of Developing Areas, 7 (3), College of Business, Tennessee State University: p. 459, JSTOR 4190033
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Decalo, Samuel (13 December 1987). "Historical dictionary of Benin". Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ Agué, Vincent (31 August 2020). "Les chefs d'Etat du Bénin depuis 1960 : Qui est qui et qui a fait quoi ?".
  4. ↑ Decalo, Samuel (April 1973), "Regionalism, Politics, and the Military in Dahomey", The Journal of Developing Areas, 7 (3), College of Business, Tennessee State University: p. 464, JSTOR 4190033
  5. ↑ "Mathieu Kérékou, Dictator Who Ushered In Democracy in Benin, Dies at 82". The New York Times. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "Elections in Benin". africanelections.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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