List of heads of state of Benin

List of heads of state of Benin
President of the
Republic of Benin
Flag of Benin.svg
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Incumbent
Yayi Boni

since 6 April 2006
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Hubert Maga
Formation 31 December 1960
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Presidents of Benin (1960–Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Republic of Dahomey
(République de Dahomé)
Independent from France
1 August 1960 to 31 December 1960 President Hubert Maga.jpg Coutoucou Hubert Maga, Head of State RDD
31 December 1960 to 27 October 1963 Coutoucou Hubert Maga, President 1st Term
27 October 1963 to 28 October 1963 Provisional Government:-
President Hubert Maga.jpg Coutoucou Hubert Maga, Head of the Provisional Government RDD Deposed
Sourou-Migan Apithy.jpg Sourou-Migan Apithy PRD
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin.jpg Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin UDD
28 October 1963 to 25 January 1964 General Christophe Soglo, Head of the Provisional Government Mil 1st Term
25 January 1964 to 27 November 1965 Sourou-Migan Apithy.jpg Sourou-Migan Apithy, President PD Forced to resign by Gen. Christophe Soglo
27 November 1965 to 29 November 1965 Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin.jpg Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin, acting President PD 1st Term
29 November 1965 to 22 December 1965 Tahirou Congacou, acting President PD
22 December 1965 to 19 December 1967 General Christophe Soglo, President Mil 2nd Term
19 December 1967 to 20 December 1967 Jean-Baptiste Hachème, Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee Mil
20 December 1967 to 21 December 1967 Maurice Kouandété.gif Lieutenant-Colonel Iropa Maurice Kouandété, Head of State Mil 1st Term
21 December 1967 to 17 July 1968 Alphonse Alley.gif Alphonse Amadou Alley, Head of State Mil
17 July 1968 to 10 December 1969 Émile Derlin Henri Zinsou, President Nominated by the military regime; deposed
10 December 1969 to 13 December 1969 Maurice Kouandété.gif Major Iropa Maurice Kouandété, Chief-of-Staff of the Army Mil 2nd Term
13 December 1969 to 7 May 1970 Paul-Émile de Souza.gif Paul-Émile de Souza, Chairman of the Directory Mil
7 May 1970 to 7 May 1972 President Hubert Maga.jpg Major Coutoucou Hubert Maga, Chairman of the Presidential Council RDD 2nd Term; Presidential Council formed after Presidential elections abandoned
7 May 1972 to 26 October 1972 Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin.jpg Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin, Chairman of the Presidential Council PD 2nd Term; deposed
26 October 1972 to 30 November 1975 Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10.JPG Major Mathieu Kérékou, President Mil/PRPB 1st Term
People's Republic of Benin  (République populaire du Benin)
30 November 1975 to 1 March 1990 Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10.JPG General Mathieu Kérékou, President Mil/PRPB 1st Term (contd.)
Republic of Benin  (République du Benin)
1 March 1990 to 4 April 1991 Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10.JPG General Mathieu Kérékou, President PPRB 1st Term (contd.)
4 April 1991 to 4 April 1996 Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo, President PRB Inaugurated 4 April 1991
4 April 1996 to 6 April 2006 Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10.JPG General Mathieu Kérékou, President FARD 2nd Term; re-elected 22 March 2001; inaugurated 3 April 2001
6 April 2006 to Present BoniYayi thumbnail2006.jpg Thomas Yayi Boni, President n-p Inaugurated 6 April 2006

Affiliations


FARD Front d'Action pour le Rénouveau et le Développement
            (Action for Renewal and Development) leftist
PD Parti Démocratique
            (Democratic Party) merger of PRD and UDD 1964
PRB Parti de la renaissance du Bénin
      (Benin Rebirth Party) centrist
UTRD Union pour le Triomphe du Renouvellement Démocratique
            (Union for the Triumph of the Democratic Renewal)
PRD Parti du Rénouveau Démocratique
            (Democratic Renewal Party)
PRPB Parti de la Révolution Populaire du Bénin
            (People's Revolutionary Party of Benin) communist, only legal party 1979-1990
RDD Rassemblement Démocratique du Dahomé
            (Dahomey Democratic Rally)
UDD Union Démocratique du Dahomé
            (Dahomey Democratic Union)
Mil Military
n-p non-partisan
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Latest election

e • d Summary of the 13 March 2011 Beninese presidential election results
Candidates – Parties Votes %
Yayi Boni 1,333,153 53.18
Adrien HoungbédjiDemocratic Renewal Party 893,976 35.66
Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané 157,642 6.29
Salifou Issa – Union for Relief 24,774 0.99
Christian Enock Lagnidé 16,304 0.65
François Janvier Yahouédéhou 12,257 0.49
Jean-Yves Sinzogan 11,908 0.48
Akuavi Marie-Elise Christiana Gbèdo 10,285 0.41
Antoine DayoriHope Force 10,056 0.40
Victor Prudent Topanou 9,793 0.39
Cyr Kouagou M'po 7,752 0.31
Késsilé Tchala Saré 7,749 0.31
Salomon Joseph Ahissou Biokou 6,699 0.27
Joachim Dahissiho 4,724 0.19
Total (turnout %) 2,507,072 100.00
Source: boniyayi.bj

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