List of presidents of Benin
Appearance
President of the Republic of Benin | |
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Residence | Presidential Palace, Porto-Novo |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Hubert Maga |
Formation | 31 December 1960 |
Salary | 29,810 USD annually[1] |
This is a list of presidents of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of President in 1960, to the present day.
Key
[change | change source]- Political parties
- Benin Rebirth Party (RB)
- Action Front for Renewal and Development (FARD–Alafia)
- Other factions
- Status
- Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State
List
[change | change source]No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political affiliation |
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Republic of Dahomey | ||||
1 | Sourou-Migan Apithy, | 25 May 1957 to 26 July 1958 | PD | |
26 July 1958 to 4 December 1958 | ||||
4 December 1958 to 22 May 1959 | ||||
2 | Coutoucou Hubert Maga, | 22 May 1959 to 1 August 1960 | RDD | |
1 August 1960 to 31 December 1960 | ||||
31 December 1960 to 28 October 1963 |
No. | President (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Elected | Political affiliation | ||
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Took office | Left office | ||||||
Republic of Dahomey | |||||||
1 | Hubert Maga (1916–2000) |
1 August 1960 | 28 October 1963 (deposed.) |
1960 | RDD | ||
2 | Hubert Maga
(1916–2000) |
Provisional Government (1963—1963) | |||||
3 | Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917—2002) |
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4 | Sourou Migan Marcellin
(1913—1989) |
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5 | Christophe Soglo (1909–1983)[a] |
28 October 1963 | 25 January 1964 | – | Military | ||
6 | Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913–1989) |
25 January 1964 | 27 November 1965 (resigned.) |
1964 | PDD | ||
7 | Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002) |
27 November 1965 | 29 November 1965 | – | PDD | ||
8 | Tahirou Congacou (1911–1993) |
29 November 1965 | 22 December 1965 (deposed.) |
– | PDD | ||
9 | Christophe Soglo (1909–1983) |
22 December 1965 | 19 December 1967 (deposed.) |
– | Military | ||
19 December
1967 |
17 July 1968 | — | Military | ||||
10 | Jean-Baptiste Hachème (1929–1998)[b] |
19 December 1967 | 20 December 1967 | – | Military | ||
11 | Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003) |
20 December 1967 | 21 December 1967 | – | Military | ||
12 | Alphonse Alley (1930–1987) |
21 December 1967 | 17 July 1968 | – | Military | ||
_ | Basile Adjou Moumouni (1922 – 2019) | 5 May 1968 | 17 July 1968 | ||||
13 | Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918–2016) |
17 July 1968 | 10 December 1969 (deposed.) |
1968 (Jul) | Independent | ||
14 | Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003)[c] |
10 December 1969 | 13 December 1969 | – | Military | ||
15 | Paul-Émile de Souza (1930–1999)[d] |
13 December 1969 | 7 May 1970 | – | Military | ||
16 | Hubert Maga (1916–2000)[e] |
7 May 1970 | 7 May 1972 | – | RDD | ||
Presidential Council (1970—1972) | |||||||
17 | Hubert Maga
(1916–2000) |
7 May 1970 | 7 May
1972 |
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18 | Sourou Migan Marcellin
(1913—1989) |
7 May 1970 | 7 May 1972 | ||||
19 | Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917—2002) |
7 May 1970 | 7 May 1972 | ||||
Presidential Council | |||||||
20 | Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002)[e] |
7 May 1972 | 26 October 1972 (deposed.) |
– | PDD | ||
21 | Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015) |
26 October 1972 | 30 November 1975 | – | Military | ||
People's Republic of Benin | |||||||
22 | Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015) |
30 November 1975 | 1 March 1990 | 1980 | Military, PRPB | ||
Republic of Benin | |||||||
23 | Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015) |
1 March 1990 | 4 April 1991 | – | PRPB / Independent | ||
24 | Nicéphore Soglo (1934–) |
4 April 1991 | 4 April 1996 | 1991 | RB | ||
— | Adrien Houngbédji | 4 April 1996 | 14 May 1998 | ||||
25 | Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015) |
4 April 1996 | 6 April 2006 | 1996 2001 |
Independent / FARD–Alafia | ||
26 | Thomas Boni Yayi (1951–) |
6 April 2006 | 6 April 2016 | 2006 2011 |
Independent | ||
— | Pascal Koupaki | 28 May 2011 | 11 August 2013 | ||||
— | Lionel Zinsou | 6 April 2016 | 6 April 2016 | ||||
27 | Patrice Talon (1958–) |
6 April 2016 | 6 April 2021 | 2016 |
Independent | ||
28 | Mariam Chabi Talata Zimé Yérima
(1963 ) |
6 April 2021 | 6 April 2021 | Independent | |||
29 | Patrice Talon
(1958–) |
6 April 2021 | Incumbent | 2021 | Independent |
Provisional Government (1963—1963)
[change | change source]Portrait | Name
(years of life) |
Authority | ||
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Coutoucou Hubert Maga(1916—2000) | 27 October 1963 | 28 October
1963 | ||
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917—2002) | ||||
Joseph Sourou Migan Marcellin
(1913—1989) |
Presidential Council (1970—1972)
[change | change source](French: Conseil présidentiel)
1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état
Portrait | Name
(years of life) |
Authority | ||
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Coutoucou Hubert Maga(1916—2000) | 1970 | 1972 | ||
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917—2002) | ||||
Marcellin Joseph Sourou-Migan Apithy
(1913—1989) |