Heads_of_state_of_Benin

List of presidents of Benin

List of presidents 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
  Dahomeyan Democratic Rally (RDD)
  Dahomeyan Democratic Party (PDD)
  People's Revolutionary Party of Benin (PRPB)
  Benin Rebirth Party (RB)
  Action Front for Renewal and Development (FARD–Alafia)
Other factions
  Military
  Independent
Status
  Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State
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Timeline

Patrice TalonThomas Boni YayiNicéphore SogloMathieu KérékouPaul-Émile de SouzaÉmile Derlin ZinsouAlphonse AlleyMaurice KouandétéJean-Baptiste HachèmeTahirou CongacouJustin Ahomadégbé-TomêtinSourou-Migan ApithyChristophe SogloHubert Maga

Notes

  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. Styled as Chairman of the Presidential Council.
  6. Retired from the military in 1987, with the rank of a general.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Elections in Benin African Elections Database
  2. [2]
    "Mathieu Kérékou, Dictator Who Ushered In Democracy in Benin, Dies at 82". The New York Times. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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