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.

Key
Political parties

Other factions

Status

List
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical affiliationRepublic of Dahomey 1  Sourou-Migan Apithy,  2    Coutoucou Hubert Maga, 

PresidentPortraitTenureElectedPolitical affiliationTook officeLeft officeRepublic of Dahomey 1 Hubert Maga 70px  1960  1963 1960 RDD2Hubert Maga94x94pxProvisional Government (1963—1963)3Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917—2002)79x79px4Sourou Migan Marcellin
(1913—1989)96x96px 5 Christophe Soglo  1963  1964 – Military 6 Sourou-Migan Apithy 70px  1964  1965 1964 PDD 7 Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin 70px  1965  1965 – PDD 8 Tahirou Congacou  1965  1965 – PDD 9 Christophe Soglo  1965  1967 – Military19 December
196717 July 1968—Military 10 Jean-Baptiste Hachème 70px  1967  1967 – Military 11 Maurice Kouandété  1967  1967 – Military 12 Alphonse Alley  1967  1968 – Military_Basile Adjou Moumouni (1922 – 2019) 5 May 196817 July 1968 13 Émile Derlin Zinsou 70px  1968  1969 1968 (Jul) Independent 14 Maurice Kouandété  1969  1969 – Military 15 Paul-Émile de Souza  1969  1970 – Military 16 Hubert Maga 70px  1970  1972 – RDDPresidential Council (1970—1972)17Hubert Maga7 May 19707 May
197218Sourou Migan Marcellin
(1913—1989)7 May 19707 May 197219Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917—2002)7 May 19707 May 1972Presidential Council  20 Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin 70px  1972  1972 – PDD 21 Mathieu Kérékou 70px  1972  1975 – MilitaryPeople's Republic of Benin 22 Mathieu Kérékou 70px  1975  1990 1980 Military, PRPBRepublic of Benin 23 Mathieu Kérékou 70px  1990  1991 – PRPB / Independent 24 Nicéphore Soglo 70px  1991  1996 1991 RB—Adrien Houngbédji 199614 May 1998 25 Mathieu Kérékou 70px  1996  2006 19962001 Independent / FARD–Alafia 26 Thomas Boni Yayi 70px  2006  2016 20062011 Independent—Pascal Koupaki28 May 201111 August 2013—Lionel Zinsou 2016 2016 27 Patrice Talon 70px  2016 6 April 2021 2016 Independent28Mariam Chabi Talata Zimé Yérima 
(1963 )6 April 20216 April 2021Independent29Patrice Talon85x85px6 April 202120242021Independent—Col Djimon Dieudonne20242024—Olivier Boko 20242024—Oswald Homéky20242024—Elonm Mario Metonou2024202430Patrice Talon85x85px20246 December 2025—Mariam Chabi Talata Zimé Yérima
(1963 )6 December 20256 December 2025—Benin of Military Committee for Refoundation6 December 20258 December 2025—Pascal Tigri6 December 20257 December 2025—Ousmane Samary7 December
20257 December
2025—Sambieni Castro7 December
20257 December
202531Patrice Talon85x85px7 December
2025Incumbent

 Provisional Government (1963—1963) 
PortraitName
(years of life)AuthorityCoutoucou Hubert Maga(1916—2000)27 October 196328 October
1963Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917—2002)Joseph Sourou Migan Marcellin
(1913—1989)

 Presidential Council (1970—1972) 
()

1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état 
PortraitName
(years of life)AuthorityCoutoucou Hubert Maga(1916—2000)19701972Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
(1917—2002)Marcellin Joseph Sourou-Migan Apithy
(1913—1989)

Related pages
 President of Benin
 Vice President of Benin
 List of prime ministers of Benin

Notes

References

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Benin
Presidents