Benin

Parliament
Parliament is unicameral and is located in Porto-Novo.
The National Assembly has 68 members, who are elected to five-year terms by popular vote.

Presidents
1960-1963   Hubert Maga
1963-1963   Hubert Maga, Sourou Migan Apithy, Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin
1963-1964   Christophe Soglo
1964-1965   Sourou Migan Apithy
1965-1965   Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin
1965-1965   Tahirou Congacou
1965-1967   Christophe Soglo
1967-1967   Jean-Baptiste Hachème
1967-1967   Maurice Kouandété
1967-1968   Alphonse Alley
1968-1969   Émile Zinsou
1969-1969   Maurice Kouandété
1969-1970   Paul-Émile de Souza
1970-1972   Hubert Maga
1972-1972   Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin
1972-1991   Mathieu Kérékou
1991-1996   Nicéphore Soglo
1996-2006   Mathieu Kérékou
2006 now   Yayi Boni