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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.

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Status

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)	—	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)	—	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)	—	10 December 1969	13 December 1969	3 days	Military	Position abolished
–		Paul-Émile de Souza (1930–1999)	—	13 December 1969	7 May 1970	145 days	Military	Position abolished
1		Hubert Maga (1916–2000)	—	7 May 1970	7 May 1972	2 years	RDD	Position abolished
2		Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002)	—	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 1984 1989	30 November 1975	1 March 1990	14 years, 120 days	Military / 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 1931)	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	7 years, 168 days	Independent	Position abolished

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