This is a list of presidents of Benin (formerly Dahomey) since the formation of the post of President in 1960, to the present day.
List of officeholders
;Political parties
;Other factions
;Status
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! rowspan=2| Portrait
! rowspan=2| Name<br />
! colspan=3| Term of office
! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Political party
! rowspan=2| Elected
! rowspan=2| Government(s)
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! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
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| colspan="10" |Republic of Dahomey (1960–1975)
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| rowspan=2| Hubert Maga<br />
| rowspan=2| 1960
| rowspan=2| 1963<br />
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| Independent
| —
| rowspan=2| Maga I
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| PDU
| 1960
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| –
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| Christophe Soglo<br />
| 1963
| 1964
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| Military
| —
| Maga I
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| 2
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| Sourou-Migan Apithy<br />
| 1964
| 1965<br />
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| PDD
| 1964
| Apithy
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
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| Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin<br />
| 1965
| 1965
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| PDD
| —
| Apithy
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
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| Tahirou Congacou<br />
| 1967
| 1967
|
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| Military
| —
| Revolutionary Committee
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
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| Maurice Kouandété<br />
| rowspan=2| 1967
| rowspan=2| 1968
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| rowspan=2| Military
| rowspan=2| —
| Revolutionary Committee
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| Provisional Government
|-
| 4
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| Émile Derlin Zinsou<br />
| 1968
| 1969<br />
|
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| Independent
| 1968 (Jul)
| Zinsou
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
| –
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| Maurice Kouandété<br />
| 1980
| rowspan=3| Central Committee
|-
| 1984