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Benin
Africa•2 Listed Leaders
Last Updated: 7/16/2026
Government Overview
A West African republic regarded as one of the region's more stable multiparty democracies.
Political & Constitutional Structure
Presidential republic
Current Heads of State & Government
P
Patrice Talon
President
Assumed Office: 4/6/2016
M
Maj. Gen. Fructueux Candide Gbaguidi
Chief of the Defence Staff (CEMGA)
Assumed Office: 1/1/2022