Chief of the Defence Staff | |
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Chef d'etat major général des armées ( French) | |
Incumbent Brigadier general Fructueux Gbaguidi since 12 April 2022 | |
Benin Armed Forces | |
Reports to | Minister of National Defence |
Appointer | the President |
Formation | 1960 |
First holder | Christophe Soglo |
Deputy | Deputy chief of the Defence Staff |
The Chief of the Defence Staff ( French: Chef d'etat major général des armées) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Benin Armed Forces and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Defence branch | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Major general Fernand Amoussou (born 1955) |
2000 | 17 August 2005 | 4–5 years | Army | |||
Major general Mathieu Amoussa Chabi Boni (born 1956) |
17 August 2005 | 28 March 2012 | 6 years, 224 days | Army | [1] | ||
Major general Soumanou Oke (born 1955) |
28 March 2012 | 30 June 2012 | 94 days | Army | [2] | ||
Brigadier general Emmanuel Joseph Akpona (born 1957) |
30 June 2012 | 28 January 2013 | 212 days | Army | [3] | ||
Counter admiral Denis Hounsou Gbèssèmèhlan |
28 January 2013 | 30 December 2015 | 2 years, 336 days | Navy | [4] | ||
Brigadier general Awal Djibril Bouko Nagnimi |
30 December 2015 | 16 September 2016 | 261 days | Army | [5] | ||
Brigadier general Laurent Amoussou |
16 September 2016 | 14 November 2018 | 2 years, 59 days | Army | [6] | ||
Counter admiral Patrick Jean Baptiste Aho (born 1960) |
14 November 2018 | 12 April 2022 | 3 years, 149 days | Navy | [7] | ||
Brigadier general Fructueux Candide Ahodegnon Gbaguidi |
12 April 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 15 days | Army | [8] |
Chief of the Defence Staff | |
---|---|
Chef d'etat major général des armées ( French) | |
Incumbent Brigadier general Fructueux Gbaguidi since 12 April 2022 | |
Benin Armed Forces | |
Reports to | Minister of National Defence |
Appointer | the President |
Formation | 1960 |
First holder | Christophe Soglo |
Deputy | Deputy chief of the Defence Staff |
The Chief of the Defence Staff ( French: Chef d'etat major général des armées) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Benin Armed Forces and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Defence branch | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Major general Fernand Amoussou (born 1955) |
2000 | 17 August 2005 | 4–5 years | Army | |||
Major general Mathieu Amoussa Chabi Boni (born 1956) |
17 August 2005 | 28 March 2012 | 6 years, 224 days | Army | [1] | ||
Major general Soumanou Oke (born 1955) |
28 March 2012 | 30 June 2012 | 94 days | Army | [2] | ||
Brigadier general Emmanuel Joseph Akpona (born 1957) |
30 June 2012 | 28 January 2013 | 212 days | Army | [3] | ||
Counter admiral Denis Hounsou Gbèssèmèhlan |
28 January 2013 | 30 December 2015 | 2 years, 336 days | Navy | [4] | ||
Brigadier general Awal Djibril Bouko Nagnimi |
30 December 2015 | 16 September 2016 | 261 days | Army | [5] | ||
Brigadier general Laurent Amoussou |
16 September 2016 | 14 November 2018 | 2 years, 59 days | Army | [6] | ||
Counter admiral Patrick Jean Baptiste Aho (born 1960) |
14 November 2018 | 12 April 2022 | 3 years, 149 days | Navy | [7] | ||
Brigadier general Fructueux Candide Ahodegnon Gbaguidi |
12 April 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 15 days | Army | [8] |