List of presidents of Benin (Redirected from President of Benin)

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

Key

Political parties

Other factions

Status

  •  Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State
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 1961 (cropped).png Hubert Maga
(1916–2000)
1960 1 August 1960 28 October 1963
(deposed.)
3 years, 88 days RDD Himself
No image.png Christophe Soglo
(1909–1983)
28 October 1963 25 January 1964 89 days Military Position abolished
2 Sourou Migan Apithy in 1958.jpg Sourou-Migan Apithy
(1913–1989)
1964 25 January 1964 27 November 1965
(resigned.)
1 year, 306 days PDD Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
Ahomadegbe.jpg Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917–2002)
27 November 1965 29 November 1965 2 days PDD Himself
No image.png Tahirou Congacou
(1911–1993)
29 November 1965 22 December 1965
(deposed.)
23 days PDD Position abolished
3 No image.png Christophe Soglo
(1909–1983)
22 December 1965 19 December 1967
(deposed.)
1 year, 362 days Military Position abolished
No image.png Jean-Baptiste Hachème
(1929–1998)
19 December 1967 20 December 1967 1 day Military Position abolished
No image.png Maurice Kouandété
(1932–2003)
20 December 1967 21 December 1967 1 day Military Position abolished
No image.png Alphonse Alley
(1930–1987)
21 December 1967 17 July 1968 209 days Military Kouandété
4 Emile Zinsou.jpg Émile Derlin Zinsou
(1918–2016)
1968 (Jul) 17 July 1968 10 December 1969
(deposed.)
1 year, 146 days Independent Position abolished
No image.png Maurice Kouandété
(1932–2003)
10 December 1969 13 December 1969 3 days Military Position abolished
No image.png Paul-Émile de Souza
(1930–1999)
13 December 1969 7 May 1970 145 days Military Position abolished
1 Hubert Maga 1961 (cropped).png Hubert Maga
(1916–2000)
7 May 1970 7 May 1972 2 years RDD Position abolished
2 Ahomadegbe.jpg Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917–2002)
7 May 1972 26 October 1972
(deposed.)
172 days PDD Position abolished
5 Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)
26 October 1972 30 November 1975 3 years, 35 days Military Position abolished
People's Republic of Benin
(5) Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg 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 Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)
1 March 1990 4 April 1991 1 year, 34 days PRPB / Independent Soglo
6 Nicéphore Soglo - mars 2012.jpg Nicéphore Soglo
(born 1934)
1991 4 April 1991 4 April 1996 5 years RB Position abolished
(5) Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10.JPG Mathieu Kérékou
(1933–2015)
1996
2001
4 April 1996 6 April 2006 10 years, 2 days Independent / FARD–Alafia Houngbédji
7 Yayi Boni.jpg Thomas Boni Yayi
(born 1951)
2006
2011
6 April 2006 6 April 2016 10 years Independent Koupaki
Zinsou
8 Patrice Talon at the 52nd African Development Bank Annual Meeting in Gandhinagar (Cropped).jpg Patrice Talon
(born 1958)
2016
2021
6 April 2016 Incumbent 6 years, 357 days Independent Position abolished

Timeline

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

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