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Heads of Government of Benin
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List of Heads of Government of Benin
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dahomey | Overseas Territory of France | ||
| 25 May 1957 to 26 July 1958 | Sourou-Migan Apithy, Vice President of the Government Council | PD | |
| 26 July 1958 to 4 December 1958 | Sourou-Migan Apithy, President of the Government Council | ||
| Republic of Dahomey | Autonomous | ||
| (République de Dahomé) | |||
| 4 December 1958 to 22 May 1959 | Sourou-Migan Apithy, President of the Provisional Government | PD | |
| 22 May 1959 to 1 August 1960 | Coutoucou Hubert Maga, Prime Minister | RDD | |
| Republic of Dahomey | Independence from France | ||
| (République de Dahomé) | |||
| 1 August 1960 to 31 December 1960 | Coutoucou Hubert Maga, Prime Minister | RDD | Thereafter Head of Government performed by Head of State until 25 January 1964 |
| 31 December 1960 to 28 October 1963 | Coutoucou Hubert Maga, President | ||
| 28 October 1963 to 25 January 1964 | General Christophe Soglo , Head of the Provisional Government | Mil | |
| 25 January 1964 to 29 November 1965 | Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomętin, Prime Minister | PD | |
| 29 November 1965 to 21 December 1967 | General Christophe Soglo , Prime Minister | Mil | |
| 21 December 1967 to 17 July 1968 | Major Iropa Maurice Kouandété , Prime Minister | Mil | Thereafter Head of Government performed by Head of State until 12 March 1990 |
| 17 July 1968 to 10 December 1969 | Émile Derlin Henri Zinsou , President | Deposed | |
| 10 December 1969 to 13 December 1969 | Major Iropa Maurice Kouandété , Chief-of-Staff of the Army | Mil | 2nd Term |
| 13 December 1969 to 7 May 1970 | Paul-Émile de Souza , Chairman of the Directory | Mil | |
| 7 May 1970 to 7 May 1972 | Major Coutoucou Hubert Maga, Chairman of the Presidential Council | RDD | 2nd Term |
| 7 May 1972 to 26 October 1972 | Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomętin, Chairman of the Presidential Council | PD | 2nd Term; deposed |
| 26 October 1972 to 30 November 1975 | General Mathieu Kérékou, President | Mil/PRPB | 1st Term |
| People’s Republic of Benin | |||
| (République populaire du Benin) | |||
| 30 November 1975 to 29 September 1980 | General Mathieu Kérékou, President | Mil/PRPB | 1st Term (contd.); changed name to Ahmed Kérékou on conversion to Islam |
| 29 September 1980 to c.1990 | General Ahmed Kérékou, President of the Military Revolutionary Government and Head of State | 1st Term (contd.); previously named Mathieu Kérékou; shortly thereafter reportedly a Born-again Christian once again using Mathieu Kérékou; sometime Brigadier-General; re-elected 31 July 1984 | |
| c.1990 to 1 March 1990 | General Mathieu Kérékou, President and Head of the Armed Forces | 1st Term (contd.) | |
| Republic of Benin (République du Benin) | |||
| 1 March 1990 to 12 March 1990 | General Ahmed Mathieu Kérékou, President | PRB | 1st Term (contd.) |
| 12 March 1990 to 4 April 1991 | Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo , Prime Minister | n-p | Becoming President; thereafter Head of Government performed by Head of State until 4 April 1996 |
| 4 April 1991 to 4 April 1996 | Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo , President | PRB | Inaugurated 4 April 1991 |
| 9 April 1996 to 14 May 1998 | Adrien Houngbédji , Prime Minister | PRD | Thereafter Head of Government performed by Head of State up to present |
| 14 May 1998 to present | General Mathieu Ahmed Kérékou, President | FARD | 2nd Term |
Affiliations:-
Sources
- http://www.rulers.org/rulb1.html#benin
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
- Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
- Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000
- Whitaker's Almanack 1986 to 2004, J. Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
See also
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