List of presidents of Benin
(Redirected from Heads of State 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.
List of officeholders
- Political parties
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Dahomeyan Unity Party (PDU)
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Benin Rebirth Party (RB)
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Action Front for Renewal and Development (FARD–Alafia)
- Other factions
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- Status
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Denotes acting or interim head of state
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Elected | Term of office | Political affiliation | Prime minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975) | ||||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 1 | File:Hubert Maga 1961 (cropped).png | Hubert Maga (1916–2000)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1960 | 1 August 1960 | 28 October 1963 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | Independent / PDU | Himself Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| – | File:Christophe Soglo illustration.png | Christophe Soglo (1909–1983)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
— | 28 October 1963 | 25 January 1964 | Template:Ayd | Military | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 2 | File:Sourou Migan Apithy in 1958.jpg | Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1964 | 25 January 1964 | 27 November 1965 (Resigned)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | PDD | Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| – | File:Ahomadegbe.jpg | Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
— | 27 November 1965 | 29 November 1965 | Template:Ayd | PDD | Himself |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| – | File:Tahirou Congacou illustration.png | Tahirou Congacou (1911–1993)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
— | 29 November 1965 | 22 December 1965 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | PDD | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 3 | File:Christophe Soglo illustration.png | Christophe Soglo (1909–1983)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 22 December 1965 | 17 December 1967 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | Military | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| – | File:No image.png | Jean-Baptiste Hachème (1929–1998)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
— | 17 December 1967 | 21 December 1967 | Template:Ayd[1] | Military | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| – | File:No image.png | Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
— | 20 December 1967 | 21 December 1967 | Template:Ayd | Military | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| – | File:No image.png | Alphonse Alley (1930–1987)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
— | 21 December 1967 | 17 July 1968 | Template:Ayd | Military | Kouandété |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 4 | File:Emile Zinsou.jpg | Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918–2016)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1968 (Jul) | 17 July 1968 | 10 December 1969 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | Independent | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| – | File:No image.png | Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
— | 10 December 1969 | 13 December 1969 | Template:Ayd | Military | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| – | File:No image.png | Paul-Émile de Souza (1930–1999)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
— | 13 December 1969 | 7 May 1970 | Template:Ayd | Military | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Hubert Maga 1961 (cropped).png | Hubert Maga (1916–2000)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
— | 7 May 1970 | 7 May 1972 | Template:Age in years years | Independent | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Ahomadegbe.jpg | Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn |
— | 7 May 1972 | 26 October 1972 (Deposed in a coup)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | Independent | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 5 | File:Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg | Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 26 October 1972 | 30 November 1975 | Template:Ayd | Military | Position abolished |
| People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990) | ||||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg | Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1980[2] 1984[2] 1989[2] |
30 November 1975 | 1 March 1990 | Template:Ayd | MilitaryTemplate:Efn / PRPB | Position abolished |
| Republic of Benin (1990–present) | ||||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg | Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 1 March 1990 | 4 April 1991 | Template:Ayd | PRPBTemplate:Efn / Independent | Position abolished Soglo |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 6 | File:Nicéphore Soglo - mars 2012.jpg | Nicéphore Soglo (born 1934)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1991 | 4 April 1991 | 4 April 1996 | Template:Age in years years | RB | Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10 (cropped).JPG | Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1996 2001 |
4 April 1996 | 6 April 2006 | Template:Ayd | Independent / FARD–Alafia | Position abolished Houngbédji Position abolished |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 7 | File:Yayi Boni.jpg | Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1951)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2006 2011 |
6 April 2006 | 6 April 2016 | Template:Age in years years | IndependentTemplate:Efn | Position abolished Koupaki Position abolished Zinsou |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 8 | File:Patrice Talon at USAID HQ (4) (cropped).jpg | Patrice Talon (born 1958)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2016 2021 |
6 April 2016 | Incumbent | Template:Ayd | IndependentTemplate:Efn | Position abolished |
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Timeline
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Notes
See also
- President of Benin
- Vice President of Benin
- List of prime ministers of Benin
- List of colonial governors of Dahomey
- Politics of Benin
References
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External links
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