The Chief of the Defence Staff (French: Chef d'etat major général des armées) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Benin Armed Forces and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches.
| Chief of the Defence Staff | |
|---|---|
| Chef d'etat major général des armées (French) | |
Incumbent since 12 April 2022Brigadier general Fructueux Gbaguidi | |
| Benin Armed Forces | |
| Reports to | Minister of National Defence |
| Appointer | the President |
| Formation | 1960 |
| First holder | Christophe Soglo |
| Deputy | Deputy chief of the Defence Staff |
List of officeholders
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Defence branch | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
|
Major general Fernand Amoussou (born 1955) |
2000 | 17 August 2005 | 4–5 years | Army | ||
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Major general Mathieu Amoussa Chabi Boni (born 1956) |
17 August 2005 | 28 March 2012 | 6 years, 224 days | Army | [1] | |
|
Major general Soumanou Oke (born 1955) |
28 March 2012 | 30 June 2012 | 94 days | Army | [2] | |
| Brigadier general Emmanuel Joseph Akpona (born 1957) |
30 June 2012 | 28 January 2013 | 212 days | Army | [3] | ||
|
Counter admiral Denis Hounsou Gbèssèmèhlan |
28 January 2013 | 30 December 2015 | 2 years, 336 days | Navy | [4] | |
| Brigadier general Awal Djibril Bouko Nagnimi |
30 December 2015 | 16 September 2016 | 261 days | Army | [5] | ||
| Brigadier general Laurent Amoussou |
16 September 2016 | 14 November 2018 | 2 years, 59 days | Army | [6] | ||
| Counter admiral Patrick Jean Baptiste Aho (born 1960) |
14 November 2018 | 12 April 2022 | 3 years, 149 days | Navy | [7] | ||
| Brigadier general Fructueux Candide Ahodegnon Gbaguidi |
12 April 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 232 days | Army | [8] | ||
References
edit- ^ Hodonou, Aymard (17 August 2005). "Bénin: Etat major des armées béninoises : le Général de Mathieu Boni Amoussa installé". allafrica.com (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Hessoun, Charly (30 March 2012). "Le Général Soumanou Oké nommé Chef d'Etat Major Général des Fab". lanouvelletribune.info (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Gbeto, Emmanuel (2 July 2012). "Nomme chef d'etat major general des armees beninoises: Le General de brigade Emmanuel Akpona prend le commandement pour six mois". levenementprecis.com (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Denis Hounsou Gbèssèmèhlan, nouveau chef d'état-major général". news.acotonou.com (in French). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Dogue, Didier Pascal (3 January 2015). "Etat-major général des FAB : Le général Awal Djibril Bouko Nagnimi désormais aux commandes". news.acotonou.com/ (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Bénin-Défense-Commandement: le Général Laurent Amoussou, nouveau Chef d'Etat-major de l'armée béninoise". news.acotonou.com (in French). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Zohoun, Judicaël (15 November 2018). "Qui est Patrick Jean-Baptiste Aho ?". 24haubenin.info (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Forces armées béninoises : Les nouveaux Chefs d'État-Majors ont pris le Commandement". gouv.bj (in French). Government of Benin. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.