page_title: Émile Derlin Zinsou
hierarchical_section_title: Émile Derlin Zinsou
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Эмиль Зинсу, президент Дагомеи
context_page_description: Émile Derlin Zinsou was an Beninese politician. Zinsou served as the President of Benin from 17 July 1968 until 10 December 1969. He was previously Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1962 to 1963 and again from 1965 to 1967. He was said to have opposed the one-party Marxist policies of Mathieu Kérékou, who ruled Benin from 1972 to 1990.
  Zinsou died on 28 July 2016, aged 98.
context_section_description: Émile Derlin Zinsou (23 March 1918 in Ouidah – 28 July 2016 in Cotonou) was an Beninese politician. Zinsou served as the President of Benin from 17 July 1968 until 10 December 1969. He was previously Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1962 to 1963 and again from 1965 to 1967. He was said to have opposed the one-party Marxist policies of Mathieu Kérékou, who ruled Benin from 1972 to 1990.
  Zinsou died on 28 July 2016, aged 98.
caption: Emile Zinsou
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