| 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
|
