Historical country records
Benin historical timeline
Benin
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1894 | French protectorate | Leaders |
| 1899 | part of French West Africa (see under Senegal) | Leaders |
| 1946 | French overseas territory | Leaders |
| 4 Dec 1958 | autonomy (Republic of Dahomey) | Leaders |
| 1 Aug 1960 | independence | Leaders |
| 30 Nov 1975 | People's Republic of Benin | Leaders |
| 1 Mar 1990 | Republic of Benin | Leaders |
| 22 Jun 1894 - 3 Jul 1899 | Victor Ballot | Governors |
| 3 Jul 1899 - 8 Oct 1899 | Jean-Baptiste Fonssagrives | Governors |
| 8 Oct 1899 - 26 Nov 1900 | Pierre Pascal (acting) | Governors |
| 26 Nov 1900 - 5 May 1906 | Victor Liotard | Governors |
| 5 May 1906 - 9 Jun 1906 | Joseph Étienne Gabriel Lhuerre | Governors |
| 9 Jun 1906 - 8 Mar 1908 | Charles Marchal | Governors |
| 8 Mar 1908 - 22 Sep 1908 | Marie Antoine Gaudart (acting) | Governors |
| 22 Sep 1908 - 9 Oct 1908 | Auguste Brunet (acting) | Governors |
| 9 Oct 1908 - 25 Apr 1909 | Jean Jules Émile Peuvergne | Governors |
| 25 Apr 1909 - 6 Mar 1911 | Henri Malan | Governors |
| 29 Jun 1909 - 10 Feb 1910 | Raphaël Antonetti | Governors |
| 6 Mar 1911 - 11 Jun 1911 | Raphaël Antonetti (acting) | Governors |
| 24 Jun 1911 - 9 May 1912 | Émile Merwart | Governors |
| 9 May 1912 - 7 Apr 1917 | Charles Henri Adrien Noufflard | Governors |
| 7 Apr 1917 - 29 Aug 1928 | Gaston Léon Joseph Fourn | Governors |
| 29 Aug 1928 - 4 Apr 1929 | Lucien Eugène Geay (acting) | Governors |
| 4 Apr 1929 - 8 Feb 1931 | François Joseph Reste | Governors |
| 8 Feb 1931 - 7 Jan 1932 | Théophile Antoine Pascal Tellier | Governors |
| 7 Jan 1932 - 2 Aug 1932 | Louis Placide Blacher | Governors |
| 2 Aug 1932 - 22 Jul 1933 | Louis Aujas (acting) | Governors |
| 22 Jul 1933 - 24 Aug 1934 | Marcel de Coppet | Governors |
| 24 Aug 1934 - 15 Feb 1935 | Jean Desanti (acting) | Governors |
| 15 Feb 1935 - 12 Jan 1937 | Maurice Bourgine | Governors |
| 12 Jan 1937 - 7 Aug 1937 | Henri Étienne Martinet (1st time) | Governors |
| 7 Aug 1937 - 7 Apr 1938 | Ernest Gayon (acting) | Governors |
| 7 Apr 1938 - 1 Jun 1938 | Henri Étienne Martinet (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1 Jun 1938 - 27 Aug 1940 | Armand Annet | Governors |
| 27 Aug 1940 - 18 Sep 1940 | Pierre Jean André Paliceti | Governors |
| 18 Sep 1940 - 26 Aug 1943 | Léon Truitard | Governors |
| 26 Aug 1943 - 21 May 1946 | Maurice Assier de Pompignan | Governors |
| 21 May 1946 - 14 Jan 1948 | Robert Legendre (acting) | Governors |
| 14 Jan 1948 - Nov 1948 | Jean Chambon | Governors |
| 13 Jan 1949 - 19 Sep 1949 | Jacques Boissier | Governors |
| 19 Sep 1949 - Nov 1951 | Claude Valluy (acting) | Governors |
| Nov 1951 - 21 Jun 1955 | Charles Bonfils | Governors |
| 21 Jun 1955 - 21 Mar 1958 | Marc Casimir Biros | Governors |
| 21 Mar 1958 - 15 Jul 1958 | Bernard Hepp (acting) | Governors |
| 15 Jul 1958 - 4 Dec 1958 | René Tirant (acting) | Governors |
| 4 Dec 1958 - 1 Aug 1960 | René Tirant | High commissioner |
| 1 Aug 1960 - 27 Oct 1963 | Hubert Maga (1st time) | Presidents |
| 27 Oct 1963 - 28 Oct 1963 | Provisional Government - Hubert Maga (s.a.) - Sourou Migan Apithy (b. 1913 - d. 1989) - Justin Ahomadegbé (b. 1917 - d. 2002) | Presidents |
| 28 Oct 1963 - 25 Jan 1964 | Christophe Soglo (1st time) | Presidents |
| 25 Jan 1964 - 27 Nov 1965 | Sourou Migan Apithy | Presidents |
| 27 Nov 1965 - 29 Nov 1965 | Justin Ahomadegbé (1st time) | Presidents |
| 29 Nov 1965 - 22 Dec 1965 | Tahirou Congacou (acting) | Presidents |
| 22 Dec 1965 - 19 Dec 1967 | Christophe Soglo (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 19 Dec 1967 - 20 Dec 1967 | Jean-Baptiste Hachème | Presidents |
| 20 Dec 1967 - 21 Dec 1967 | Maurice Kouandété (1st time) | Presidents |
| 21 Dec 1967 - 17 Jul 1968 | Alphonse Alley (Head of State) | Presidents |
| 17 Jul 1968 - 10 Dec 1969 | Émile Zinsou | Presidents |
| 10 Dec 1969 - 13 Dec 1969 | Maurice Kouandété (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 13 Dec 1969 - 7 May 1970 | Paul-Émile de Souza | Presidents |
| 7 May 1970 - 7 May 1972 | Hubert Maga (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 7 May 1972 - 26 Oct 1972 | Justin Ahomadegbé (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 26 Oct 1972 - 4 Apr 1991 | Mathieu Kérékou (1st time)¹ | Presidents |
| 4 Apr 1991 - 4 Apr 1996 | Nicéphore Soglo | Presidents |
| 4 Apr 1996 - 6 Apr 2006 | Mathieu Kérékou (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 6 Apr 2006 - | Yayi Boni | Presidents |
| 25 May 1957 - 22 May 1959 | Sourou Migan Apithy president of the Government Council 26 Jul - 4 Dec 1958, president of the provisional government from 4 Dec 1958) | Prime ministers |
| 22 May 1959 - 31 Dec 1960 | Hubert Maga | Prime ministers |
| 25 Jan 1964 - 29 Nov 1965 | Justin Ahomadegbé | Prime ministers |
| 21 Dec 1967 - 17 Jul 1968 | Maurice Kouandété | Prime ministers |
| 12 Mar 1990 - 4 Apr 1991 | Nicéphore Soglo | Prime ministers |
| 9 Apr 1996 - 14 May 1998 | Adrien Houngbédji | Prime ministers |