List of presidents of Benin

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President of the
Republic of Benin
Flag of Benin
Incumbent
Patrice Talon
since 6 April 2016
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
Other factions
Status
  •    Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State

List [ change | change source ]

No. President
(Birth?Death) 		Portrait Tenure Elected Political affiliation Prime Minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of Dahomey
1 Hubert Maga
(1916?2000) 		1 August 1960 28 October 1963
( deposed. ) 		3 years, 88 days 1960 RDD Himself
2 Christophe Soglo
(1909?1983) [a] 		28 October 1963 25 January 1964 89 days ? Military Position abolished
3 Sourou-Migan Apithy
(1913?1989) 		25 January 1964 27 November 1965
( resigned. ) 		1 year, 306 days 1964 PDD Ahomadegbe-Tometin
4 Justin Ahomadegbe-Tometin
(1917?2002) 		27 November 1965 29 November 1965 2 days ? PDD Himself
5 Tahirou Congacou
(1911?1993) 		29 November 1965 22 December 1965
( deposed. ) 		23 days ? PDD Position abolished
6 Christophe Soglo
(1909?1983) 		22 December 1965 19 December 1967
( deposed. ) 		1 year, 362 days ? Military Position abolished
7 Jean-Baptiste Hacheme
(1929?1998) [b] 		19 December 1967 20 December 1967 1 day ? Military Position abolished
8 Maurice Kouandete
(1932?2003) 		20 December 1967 21 December 1967 1 day ? Military Position abolished
9 Alphonse Alley
(1930?1987) 		21 December 1967 17 July 1968 209 days ? Military Kouandete
10 Emile Derlin Zinsou
(1918?2016) 		17 July 1968 10 December 1969
( deposed. ) 		1 year, 146 days 1968 (Jul) Independent Position abolished
11 Maurice Kouandete
(1932?2003) [c] 		10 December 1969 13 December 1969 3 days ? Military Position abolished
12 Paul-Emile de Souza
(1930?1999) [d] 		13 December 1969 7 May 1970 145 days ? Military Position abolished
13 Hubert Maga
(1916?2000) [e] 		7 May 1970 7 May 1972 2 years, 0 days ? RDD Position abolished
14 Justin Ahomadegbe-Tometin
(1917?2002) [e] 		7 May 1972 26 October 1972
( deposed. ) 		172 days ? PDD Position abolished
15 Mathieu Kerekou
(1933?2015) 		26 October 1972 30 November 1975 3 years, 35 days ? Military Position abolished
People's Republic of Benin
16 Mathieu Kerekou
(1933?2015) 		30 November 1975 1 March 1990 14 years, 120 days 1980 Military , PRPB Position abolished
Republic of Benin
17 Mathieu Kerekou
(1933?2015) 		1 March 1990 4 April 1991 1 year, 34 days ? PRPB / Independent Soglo
18 Nicephore Soglo
(1934?) 		4 April 1991 4 April 1996 5 years, 0 days 1991 RB Position abolished
19 Mathieu Kerekou
(1933?2015) 		4 April 1996 6 April 2006 10 years, 2 days 1996
2001 		Independent / FARD?Alafia Houngbedji
20 Thomas Boni Yayi
(1951?) 		6 April 2006 6 April 2016 10 years, 0 days 2006
2011 		Independent Koupaki
Zinsou
21 Patrice Talon
(1958?) 		6 April 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 44 days 2016
2021 		Independent Position abolished

Notes [ change | change source ]

  1. ↑ Styled as Head of the Provisional Government .
  2. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee .
  3. ↑ Styled as Chief of Staff of the Army .
  4. ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Directory .
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Styled as Chairman of the Presidential Council .

References [ change | change source ]

  1. ↑ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily" .
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