List of prime ministers of Benin

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This is a list of prime ministers of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to its abolition in 2016.

A total of six people have served as Prime Minister (not counting one Acting Prime Minister).

List of officeholders

Political parties

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  Dahomeyan Unity Party (PDU)

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  Dahomeyan Democratic Party (PDD)

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  Democratic Renewal Party (PRD)

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  Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE)
Other factions

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  Military

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  Independent
Status

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Term of office Political affiliation President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975)
1 File:Hubert Maga 1961 (cropped).png Hubert Maga
(1916–2000)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		1 August 1960 31 December 1960 Template:Ayd Independent / PDU Himself
Post abolished (31 December 1960 – 25 January 1964)
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 2 File:Ahomadegbe.jpg Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917–2002)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		25 January 1964 29 November 1965 Template:Ayd PDD Migan Apithy
Himself
Post abolished (29 November 1965 – 21 December 1967)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 3 File:No image.png Maurice Kouandété
(1932–2003)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		21 December 1967 17 July 1968 Template:Ayd Military Alley
Post abolished (17 July 1968 – 30 November 1975)
People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)
Post abolished (30 November 1975 – 1 March 1990)
Republic of Benin (1990–present)
Post abolished (1 – 12 March 1990)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| – File:Nicéphore Soglo - mars 2012.jpg Nicéphore Soglo
(born 1934)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		12 March 1990 4 April 1991 Template:Ayd Independent Kérékou
Post abolished (4 April 1991 – 9 April 1996[1])
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 4 File:Adrien Houngbédji, President of the Beninese National Assembly, March 2019.jpg Adrien Houngbédji
(born 1942)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		9 April 1996 14 May 1998 Template:Ayd PRD Kérékou
Post abolished (14 May 1998[2] – 28 May 2011[3])
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 5 File:Pascal Koupaki 2012 (cropped).jpg Pascal Koupaki
(born 1951)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 May 2011 11 August 2013 Template:Ayd FCBE Boni
Post abolished (11 August 2013[4] – 18 June 2015[5])
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 6 File:Lionel Zinsou 2017.jpg Lionel Zinsou
(born 1953)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		18 June 2015 6 April 2016 Template:Ayd FCBE Boni
Post abolished (6 April 2016 – present)

Timeline

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 from: 21/12/1967 till: 17/07/1968 color:military    text:"Maurice Kouandété"
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 from: 12/03/1990 till: 04/04/1991 color:independent text:"Nicéphore Soglo (acting)"
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 from: 18/06/2015 till: 06/04/2016 color:fcbe        text:"Lionel Zinsou"

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See also

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ "Apr 1996 - Acceptance of defeat by Soglo - New government", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 42, April 1996, Benin, page 41,031.
  2. ↑ Benin, Year in Review: 1998, Britannica.com.
  3. ↑ Malika Groga-Bada, "Bénin : Koupaki, Premier ministre sur mesure", Jeune Afrique, 9 June 2011 Template:In lang.
  4. ↑ "Benin president scraps PM's post in new government", Reuters, 12 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bénin: Lionel Zinsou nommé Premier ministre", Radio France Internationale, 19 June 2015 Template:In lang.
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