The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin (known as
Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey () was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a region ...
government minister
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foreign relations
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of the country.
The following is a list of
foreign minister
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
s of Benin since its founding in 1960:
*1960............
Émile Derlin Zinsou
Émile Derlin Zinsou (23 March 1918 – 28 July 2016) was a Beninese politician and physician who was the President of Dahomey (now Benin) from 17 July 1968 until 10 December 1969, supported by the military regime that took power in 1967. Zinso ...
*1963............
Hubert Maga
Coutoucou Hubert Maga (August 10, 1916 – May 8, 2000) was a politician from Dahomey (now known as Benin).Dahomey was renamed Benin in 1975. Se''New York Times'' obituary He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what regi ...
Gabriel Loz̬s Gabriel Loz̬s (18 August 1917 Р25 June 1986) was a Beninese medical doctor, politician, and diplomat.
Lozes served as Minister of Health in 1963 and 1964 and replaced Chabi Mama as Foreign Minister from 25 January 1964 to 1 December 1965. ...
*1965............
Tahirou Congacou
Tahirou Congacou (1911 – 15 June 1993) was a Beninese politician, most active during the 1960s, when his country was known as Dahomey. He served as President of the National Assembly from 1964 to 1965, and in that capacity served as acting ...
*1965–1967:
Émile Derlin Zinsou
Émile Derlin Zinsou (23 March 1918 – 28 July 2016) was a Beninese politician and physician who was the President of Dahomey (now Benin) from 17 July 1968 until 10 December 1969, supported by the military regime that took power in 1967. Zinso ...
*1967–1968:
Benoît Sinzogan
Benǫt Sinzogan (July 14, 1930 РJanuary 11, 2021) was a Beninese military officer and politician, best known for leading his country's gendarmerie in the late 1960s. He was a member of the Fon ethnic group, which dominated the Beninese ( ...
*1968–1969:
Daouda Badarou
Daouda Badarou (born 7 January 1929) is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1968 to 1969 and again from 1970 to 1971.
References
1929 births
Living people
Foreign ministers of Benin
20th-century Beninese p ...
*1969–1970:
Benoît Sinzogan
Benǫt Sinzogan (July 14, 1930 РJanuary 11, 2021) was a Beninese military officer and politician, best known for leading his country's gendarmerie in the late 1960s. He was a member of the Fon ethnic group, which dominated the Beninese ( ...
*1970–1971:
Daouda Badarou
Daouda Badarou (born 7 January 1929) is a Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1968 to 1969 and again from 1970 to 1971.
References
1929 births
Living people
Foreign ministers of Benin
20th-century Beninese p ...
*1971–1972:
Michel Ahouanmènou
Michel Ahouanmènou (23 December 1916 – 1979)https://rulers.org/indexa2.html was a Beninese politician and diplomat, most active when his country was known as Dahomey.
Ahouanmènou was born on December 23, 1916, in Porto Novo into an influential ...
*1972–1980:
Michel Alladaye
Michel Alladaye (born 1940) is a former Beninese politician. He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1972 to 1980. Till April 1985 he was the Education minister.
References
1940 births
Living people
Foreign ministers of Benin
Educat ...
Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo
Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo (born 1952) is a Beninese politician. She was Benin's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 April 2006 to 17 June 2007.
She was born in Nikki in 1952 and received an international education.Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p.44 P ...
*2007–2008:
Moussa Okanla
Moussa Okanla (2 September 1950 – 2 March 2022) was a Beninese scholar and diplomat. Okanla was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government named on 17 June 2007,Jean-Marie Ehouzou
*2011–2015:
Nassirou Bako Arifari
Nassirou Bako Arifari (born 30 October 1962) is a Beninese politician and academic who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin from 2011 to 2015. He came from an academic background before entering politics.
Early life and academic career
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*2015–2016:
Saliou Akadiri
Saliou Akadiri (born 1950) is a Beninese politician and diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin from 2015 to 2016.
Hailing from Issaba, Akadiri studied in Porto Novo and completed a law degree at the National University of ...
Foreign Ministers
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Politicians
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