Ruler · 1909 – 1983
Christophe Soglo
Lived 1909 – 1983; politician, military officer. President of Dahomey of Republic of Dahomey, 1963 – 1964 and 1 more term.
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- Lived
- 1909 – 1983
- 74 years
- In office
- 3 years
- 2 reigns
- Lines
- 1
- Republic of Dahomey
- Left it
- left office alive
- read off the dates alone
President of Dahomey
Republic of Dahomey · the 2nd and 6th of 14 dated reigns · 1960 – 1975
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Christophe Soglo1963 – 1964
Christophe Soglo1965 – 1967Reigned 1963 – 1964 · 1 year · came to it aged 54 · term 1 of 2
- Left it
- left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1964; they died in 1983
Reigned 1965 – 1967 · 2 years · came to it aged 56 · term 2 of 2
- Came to it
- seized power
- Left it
- left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1967; they died in 1983
After repeatedly encouraging the various political forces to agree to dialogue, Soglo again overthrew the government on 27 November 1965 and served as President of Benin under a military government until 17 December 1967, when a group of younger army officers overthrew him.
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