List of presidents 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

Political parties

Other factions

Status

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	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 Template:Small	1960	Template:Nowrap 1960	Template:Nowrap 1963 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Independent / PDU	Himself
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| –	File:Christophe Soglo illustration.png	Christophe Soglo Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	—	Template:Nowrap 1963	Template:Nowrap 1964	Template:Ayd	Military	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 2	File:Sourou Migan Apithy in 1958.jpg	Sourou-Migan Apithy Template:Small	1964	Template:Nowrap 1964	Template:Nowrap 1965 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	PDD	Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| –	File:Ahomadegbe.jpg	Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1965	Template:Nowrap 1965	Template:Ayd	PDD	Himself
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| –	File:No image.png	Tahirou Congacou Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1965	Template:Nowrap 1965 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	PDD	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 3	File:Christophe Soglo illustration.png	Christophe Soglo Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1965	Template:Nowrap 1967 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Military	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| –	File:No image.png	Jean-Baptiste Hachème Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	—	Template:Nowrap 1967	Template:Nowrap 1967	Template:Ayd	Military	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| –	File:No image.png	Maurice Kouandété Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1967	Template:Nowrap 1967	Template:Ayd	Military	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| –	File:No image.png	Alphonse Alley Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1967	Template:Nowrap 1968	Template:Ayd	Military	Kouandété
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 4	File:Emile Zinsou.jpg	Émile Derlin Zinsou Template:Small	1968 (Jul)	Template:Nowrap 1968	Template:Nowrap 1969 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Independent	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| –	File:No image.png	Maurice Kouandété Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	—	Template:Nowrap 1969	Template:Nowrap 1969	Template:Ayd	Military	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| –	File:No image.png	Paul-Émile de Souza Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	—	Template:Nowrap 1969	Template:Nowrap 1970	Template:Ayd	Military	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| Template:Small	File:Hubert Maga 1961 (cropped).png	Hubert Maga Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	—	Template:Nowrap 1970	Template:Nowrap 1972	Template:Age in years years	Independent	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| Template:Small	File:Ahomadegbe.jpg	Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	—	Template:Nowrap 1972	Template:Nowrap 1972 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Independent	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 5	File:Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg	Mathieu Kérékou Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1972	Template:Nowrap 1975	Template:Ayd	Military	Position abolished
People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| Template:Small	File:Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg	Mathieu Kérékou Template:Small	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> 1984<ref name="AED" /> 1989<ref name="AED" />	Template:Nowrap 1975	Template:Nowrap 1990	Template:Ayd	MilitaryTemplate:Efn / PRPB	Position abolished
Republic of Benin (1990–present)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| Template:Small	File:Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg	Mathieu Kérékou Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1990	Template:Nowrap 1991	Template:Ayd	PRPBTemplate:Efn / Independent	Soglo
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 6	File:Nicéphore Soglo - mars 2012.jpg	Nicéphore Soglo Template:Small	1991	Template:Nowrap 1991	Template:Nowrap 1996	Template:Age in years years	RB	Position abolished
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| Template:Small	File:Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10 (cropped).JPG	Mathieu Kérékou Template:Small	1996 2001	Template:Nowrap 1996	Template:Nowrap 2006	Template:Ayd	Independent / FARD–Alafia	Houngbédji
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 7	File:Yayi Boni.jpg	Thomas Boni Yayi Template:Small	2006 2011	Template:Nowrap 2006	Template:Nowrap 2016	Template:Age in years years	IndependentTemplate:Efn	Koupaki Zinsou
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 8	File:Patrice Talon at USAID HQ (4) (cropped).jpg	Patrice Talon Template:Small	2016 2021	Template:Nowrap 2016	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	IndependentTemplate:Efn	Position abolished

Timeline

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 from: 07/05/1970 till: 07/05/1972 color:ind  text:"Hubert Maga"
bar:Soglo
 from: 28/10/1963 till: 25/01/1964 color:mil
 from: 22/12/1965 till: 19/12/1967 color:mil  text:"Christophe Soglo"
bar:Apithy
 from: 25/01/1964 till: 27/11/1965 color:pdd  text:"Sourou-Migan Apithy"
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 from: 27/11/1965 till: 29/11/1965 color:pdd
 from: 07/05/1972 till: 26/10/1972 color:ind  text:"Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin"
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 from: 29/11/1965 till: 22/12/1965 color:pdd  text:"Tahirou Congacou (interim)"
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 from: 19/12/1967 till: 20/12/1967 color:mil  text:"Jean-Baptiste Hachème"
bar:Kouandete
 from: 20/12/1967 till: 21/12/1967 color:mil
 from: 10/12/1969 till: 13/12/1969 color:mil  text:"Maurice Kouandété"
bar:Alley
 from: 21/12/1967 till: 17/07/1968 color:mil  text:"Alphonse Alley"
bar:Zinsou
 from: 17/07/1968 till: 10/12/1969 color:ind  text:"Émile Derlin Zinsou"
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 from: 13/12/1969 till: 07/05/1970 color:mil  text:"Paul-Émile de Souza"
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 from: 26/10/1972 till: 30/11/1975 color:mil
 from: 30/11/1975 till: 30/04/1990 color:pprb
 from: 30/04/1990 till: 04/04/1991 color:ind
 from: 04/04/1996 till: 06/04/2006 color:fard text:"Mathieu Kérékou"
bar:NSoglo
 from: 04/04/1991 till: 04/04/1996 color:rb   text:"Nicéphore Soglo"
bar:Yayi
 from: 06/04/2006 till: 06/04/2016 color:ind  text:"Thomas Boni Yayi"
bar:Talon
 from: 06/04/2016 till: $today     color:ind  text:"Patrice Talon"

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See also

• President of Benin
• Vice President of Benin
• List of prime ministers of Benin
• List of colonial governors of Dahomey
• Politics of Benin

External links

• World Statesmen (Benin)