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President of the
Republic of Benin
President of the; Republic of Benin
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	Incumbent; Patrice Talon; since 6 April 2016
Residence	Presidential Palace, Porto-Novo
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Hubert Maga
Formation	31 December 1960
Succession	Vice President of Benin
Deputy	Vice President of Benin
Salary	29,810 USD annually

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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.

A total of seven people have served as President (not counting two acting presidents, several interim military officeholders and a collective presidency). Additionally, one person, Mathieu Kérékou, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

List of officeholders

Key

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

Status

Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State

No	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political affiliation
No	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political affiliation
Republic of Dahomey
1		Hubert Maga (1916–2000)	1960	1 August 1960	28 October 1963 (deposed.)	3 years, 88 days	RDD
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"\| –	File:Christophe Soglo.svg	Christophe Soglo (1909–1983)^[a]	—	28 October 1963	25 January 1964	89 days	Military
2		Sourou-Migan Apithy (1913–1989)	1964	25 January 1964	27 November 1965 (resigned.)	1 year, 306 days	PDD
–		Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002)	—	27 November 1965	29 November 1965	2 days	PDD
–		Tahirou Congacou (1911–1993)	—	29 November 1965	22 December 1965 (deposed.)	23 days	PDD
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"\| 3	File:Christophe Soglo.svg	Christophe Soglo (1909–1983)	—	22 December 1965	19 December 1967 (deposed.)	1 year, 362 days	Military
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"\| –		Jean-Baptiste Hachème (1929–1998)^[b]	—	19 December 1967	20 December 1967	1 day	Military
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"\| –		Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003)	—	20 December 1967	21 December 1967	1 day	Military
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"\| –		Alphonse Alley (1930–1987)	—	21 December 1967	17 July 1968	209 days	Military
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;"\| 4		Émile Derlin Zinsou (1918–2016)	1968 (Jul)	17 July 1968	10 December 1969 (deposed.)	1 year, 146 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"\| –		Maurice Kouandété (1932–2003)^[c]	—	10 December 1969	13 December 1969	3 days	Military
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"\| –		Paul-Émile de Souza (1930–1999)^[d]	—	13 December 1969	7 May 1970	145 days	Military
1		Hubert Maga (1916–2000)^[e]	—	7 May 1970	7 May 1972	2 years	RDD
—		Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002)^[e]	—	7 May 1972	26 October 1972 (deposed.)	172 days	PDD
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"\| 5		Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)	—	26 October 1972	30 November 1975	3 years, 35 days	Military
People's Republic of Benin
style="background:Template:People's Revolutionary Party of Benin/meta/color; color:white;"\| (5)		Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)	1980^[3] 1984^[3] 1989^[3]	30 November 1975	1 March 1990	14 years, 120 days	Military^[f] / PRPB
Republic of Benin
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;"\| (5)		Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)	—	1 March 1990	4 April 1991	1 year, 34 days	PRPB / Independent
6		Nicéphore Soglo (born 1934)	1991	4 April 1991	4 April 1996	5 years	RB
(5)		Mathieu Kérékou (1933–2015)	1996 2001	4 April 1996	6 April 2006	10 years, 2 days	Independent / FARD–Alafia
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;"\| 7		Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1951)	2006 2011	6 April 2006	6 April 2016	10 years	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;"\| 8		Patrice Talon (born 1958)	2016 2021	6 April 2016	Incumbent	8 years, 207 days	Independent

Notes

^ Styled as Head of the Provisional Government.
^ Styled as Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee.
^ Styled as Chief of Staff of the Army.
^ Styled as Chairman of the Directory.
^ ^a ^b Styled as Chairman of the Presidential Council.
^ Retired from the military in 1987, with the rank of a general.^[4]

Latest election


Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Patrice Talon	Mariam Chabi Talata	Independent	1,982,534	86.30
	Alassane Soumanou	Paul Hounkpe	Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin	261,096	11.37
	Corentin Kohoue	Irénée Agossa	The Democrats	53,685	2.34
Total				2,297,315	100.00

Valid votes				2,297,315	94.48
Invalid/blank votes				134,099	5.52
Total votes				2,431,414	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				4,802,303	50.63
Source: Constitutional Court

References

^ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com). "Le Bénin se dote d'un vice-président | DW | 04.11.2019". DW.COM.
^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily".
^ ^a ^b ^c Elections in Benin African Elections Database
^ "Mathieu Kérékou, Dictator Who Ushered In Democracy in Benin, Dies at 82". The New York Times. October 15, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2019.

External links

World Statesmen (Benin)
1990 Constitution of Benin(in English)

[3] Styled as Head of the Provisional Government.

[4] Styled as Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee.

[5] Styled as Chief of Staff of the Army.

[6] Styled as Chairman of the Directory.

[Presidential_Council-7] Styled as Chairman of the Presidential Council.

[10] Retired from the military in 1987, with the rank of a general.^[4]

[dw-1] Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com). "Le Bénin se dote d'un vice-président | DW | 04.11.2019". DW.COM.

[africabusinessdaily-2] "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily".

[AED-8] Elections in Benin African Elections Database

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

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v t e Presidents of Benin (list)
Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975)	Maga C. Soglo^† Apithy Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin^* Congacou^* C. Soglo^† Hachème^† Kouandété^† Alley^† Zinsou Kouandété^† de Souza^† Presidential Council Maga Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin Kérékou^†
People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)	Kérékou
Republic of Benin (1990–present)	Kérékou N. Soglo Kérékou Boni Talon
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