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List of Heads of State of Benin
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Term | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Dahomey | Autonomous | ||
| 4 December 1958 to 1 August 1960 | René Tirant , High Commissioner | ||
| 1 August 1960 to 31 December 1960 | Coutoucou Hubert Maga, Head of State | RDD | |
| Republic of Dahomey | Independent | ||
| 31 December 1960 to 27 October 1963 | Coutoucou Hubert Maga, President | RDD | 1st Term |
| 27 October 1963 to 28 October 1963 | Provisional Government:- | ||
| Coutoucou Hubert Maga, Head of Provisional Government | RDD | ||
| Sourou Migan Apithy | PRD | ||
| Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin | UDD | ||
| 28 October 1963 to 25 January 1964 | Christophe Soglo , Head of Provisional Government | Mil | 1st Term |
| 25 January 1964 to 27 November 1965 | Sourou Migan Apithy, President | PD | |
| 27 November 1965 to 29 November 1965 | 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 | 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 | Iropa Maurice Kouandété , Head of State | Mil | 1st Term |
| 21 December 1967 to 17 July 1968 | Alphonse Amadou Alley, Head of State | Mil | |
| 17 July 1968 to 10 December 1969 | Émile Derlin Henri Zinsou , President | ||
| 10 December 1969 to 13 December 1969 | 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 | Coutoucou Hubert Maga, Chairman of the Presidential Council | RDD | 2nd Term |
| 7 May 1972 to 26 October 1972 | Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin, Chairman of the Presidential Council | PD | 2nd Term |
| 26 October 1972 to 30 November 1975 | Mathieu Kérékou, President | Mil/PRPB | 1st Term |
| People’s Republic of Benin | |||
| 30 November 1975 to 1 March 1990 | Mathieu Kérékou, President | Mil/PRPB | 1st Term (contd.) |
| Republic of Benin | |||
| 1 March 1990 to 4 April 1991 | Mathieu Kérékou, President | PRB | 1st Term (contd.) |
| 4 April 1991 to 4 April 1996 | Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo , President | PRB | |
| 4 April 1996 to present | Mathieu Kérékou, President | FARD | 2nd Term |
Affiliations:-
FARD = Front d'Action pour le Rénouveau et le Développement (Action for Renewal and Development) – centrist
PD = Parti Démocratique (Democratic Party, merger of PRD and UDD 1964)
PRB = Parti de la Renaissance du Bénin (Party for the Rebirth of Benin) – 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 du Revolutionare Popular du Benin (Popular Revolutionary Party of Benin only legal party 1979-1990) - communist
RDD = Rassemblement Démocratique du Dahomé (Dahomey Democratic Rally)
UDD = Union Démocratique du Dahomé (Dahomey Democratic Union)
Mil = Military
See also:-
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