List of heads of state of Benin

This is a list of the list of heads of state of Benin ( called Dahomey until 1975 ) since independence in 1960.

Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975)

No.	image	Name (life data)	Official title	Political party	Term of office
					Beginning	The End
1.		Hubert Maga (* 1916; † 2000)	president	RDD	August 1, 1960	October 27, 1963 (discontinued)
-		Christophe Soglo (* 1909; † 1983)	President of the Transitional Government	military	October 27, 1963	January 25, 1964
2.		Sourou-Migan Apithy ( 1913--1989 )	president	RDD	January 25, 1964	November 27, 1965
-		Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin (* 1917; † 2002)	Interim President	RDD	November 27, 1965	November 29, 1965
-		Tahirou Congacou ( 1913--1994 )	Interim President	RDD	November 29, 1965	December 22, 1965 (discontinued)
3.		Christophe Soglo (* 1909; † 1983)	president	military	December 22, 1965	December 19, 1967 (discontinued)
-		Jean-Baptiste Hachème ( 1929--1998 )	President of the Revolutionary Committee	military	December 19, 1967	20th December 1967
-		Maurice Kouandété (* 1932; † 2003)	head of state	military	20th December 1967	December 21, 1967
-		Alphonse Alley (* 1930; † 1987)	head of state	military	December 21, 1967	17th July 1968
4th		Émile Derlin Zinsou (* 1918; † 2016)	president	independent	17th July 1968	December 10, 1969 (discontinued)
-		Maurice Kouandété (* 1932; † 2003)	Army personnel chief	military	December 10, 1969	December 13, 1969
-		Paul-Émile de Souza (* 1930; † 1999)	President of the Administration	military	December 13, 1969	May 7, 1970
-		Hubert Maga (* 1916; † 2000)	President of the Presidential Council	RDD	May 7, 1970	May 7, 1972
-		Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin (* 1917; † 2002)	President of the Presidential Council	RDD	May 7, 1972	October 26, 1972 (discontinued)
5.		Mathieu Kérékou (* 1933; † 2015)	president	Military / PRPB	October 26, 1972	November 30, 1975

People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)

No.	image	Name (life data)	Official title	Political party	Term of office
					Beginning	The End
(5.)		Mathieu Kérékou (* 1933; † 2015)	president	PRPB	November 30, 1975	March 1, 1990

Republic of Benin (from 1990)

No.	image	Name (life data)	Official title	Political party	Term of office
					Beginning	The End
(5.)		Mathieu Kérékou (* 1933; † 2015)	president	PRPB	March 1, 1990	April 4, 1991
6th		Nicéphore Soglo (* 1934)	president	RB	April 4, 1991	April 4, 1996
(5.)		Mathieu Kérékou (* 1933; † 2015)	president	FARD-Alafia	April 4, 1996	April 6, 2006
7th		Boni Yayi (* 1951)	president	independent	April 6, 2006	April 6, 2016
8th.		Patrice Talon (* 1958)	president	independent	April 6, 2016	officiating

See also

Commons : Presidents of Benin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• List of rulers of the Kingdom of Benin
• List of the kings of Dahomey
• History of Benin

Web links

• List of Heads of State and Government of Benin World Statesmen.org (English)
• List of Heads of State and Government of Benin Rulers (English)