Ruler · 1932 – 2003

Maurice Kouandété

Lived 1932 – 2003; politician, military personnel. President of Dahomey of Republic of Dahomey, 1967 and 1 more term; also in the line of Benin.

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Lived: 1932 – 2003; 71 years
Lines: 2; states
Left it: served out the term; the ruler's own article

President of Dahomey

Republic of Dahomey · the 8th and 11th of 14 dated reigns · 1960 – 1975

4 before

Tahirou Congacou1965

Christophe Soglo1965 – 1967

Jean-Baptiste Hachème1967

Maurice Kouandété1967

Alphonse Alley1967 – 1968

Émile Derlin Zinsou1968 – 1969

Maurice Kouandété1969

Paul-Émile de Souza1969 – 1970

Hubert Maga1970 – 1972

Mathieu Kérékou1972 – 1975

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removedleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 1967 · under a year · came to it aged 35 · term 1 of 2

Came to it: seized power
Left it: served out the termread from the ruler's own article

On 17 December 1967 Kouandété led a military coup and toppled President Christophe Soglo.

He handed power to Alphonse Alley two days later, and forced him to retire in 1968 in favor of Kouandété's choice, Emile Derlin Zinsou.

Reigned 1969 · under a year · came to it aged 37 · term 2 of 2

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1969; they died in 2003

Also in the line of Benin.

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