List of Presidents of Benin
List

List of Presidents of Benin

Section Title: List
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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)	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	Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin

4	Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (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 Hachème (1929–1998)	-	19 December 1967	20 December 1967	1 day	–	Military	Position abolished

8	Maurice Kouandété (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	Kouandété

10	Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918–2016)	-	17 July 1968	10 December 1969 (deposed.)	1 year, 146 days	1968 (Jul)	Independent	Position abolished

11	Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003)	10 December 1969	13 December 1969	3 days	–	Military	Position abolished

12	Paul-Émile de Souza (1930–1999)	13 December 1969	7 May 1970	145 days	–	Military	Position abolished

13	Hubert Maga (1916–2000)	-	7 May 1970	7 May 1972	2 years, 0 days	–	RDD	Position abolished

14	Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002)	-	7 May 1972	26 October 1972 (deposed.)	172 days	–	PDD	Position abolished

15	Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)	-	26 October 1972	30 November 1975	3 years, 35 days	–	Military	Position abolished

People's Republic of Benin

16	Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)	-	30 November 1975	1 March 1990	14 years, 120 days	1980 1984 1989	Military / PRPB	Position abolished

Republic of Benin

17	Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)	-	1 March 1990	4 April 1991	1 year, 34 days	–	PRPB / Independent	Soglo

18	Nicéphore Soglo (1934–)	-	4 April 1991	4 April 1996	5 years, 0 days	1991	RB	Position abolished

19	Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)	Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10.JPG	4 April 1996	6 April 2006	10 years, 2 days	1996 2001	Independent / FARD–Alafia	Houngbédji

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	3 years, 20 days	2016	Independent	Position abolished

Sentence(s)

Nicéphore Soglo (born 1934) was President from 1991 to 1996.

final_sentence: Nicéphore Soglo (born 1934) was President from 1991 to 1996.