List of ambassadors of Russia to Benin explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the Russian Federation to the Republic of Benin
Insignia:MID emblem.png
Incumbentsince:7 August 2017
Department:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Cotonou
Style:His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports To:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat:Cotonou
Appointer:President of Russia
Termlength:At the pleasure of the President
Formation:1963
Website:Embassy of Russia in Benin
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Benin is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Benin.[1] [2]

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Cotonou.[3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Benin is currently held by, incumbent since 7 August 2017.[4] Since 1992 the Russian Ambassador to Benin has been concurrently accredited to Togo.

History of diplomatic relations

See main article: Benin–Russia relations. Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and what was then the Republic of Dahomey were first established in June 1962, and carried out through the Soviet embassy in Togo.[1] [5] The first Soviet ambassador,, the incumbent ambassador to Togo, was dual accreditation on 10 August 1963.[1] [5] The Soviet embassy in Dahomey opened in May 1966, with appointed ambassador solely to Dahomey on 4 May 1966.[1] [5] The Republic of Dahomey was renamed the Republic of Benin in 1975, and with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Vitaly Zhuravlyov, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992.[1] Zhuravlyov's successor,, was appointed as ambassador to Benin and concurrently to Togo.

List of representatives (1963 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Republic of Dahomey (1963 – 1975)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Ambassador10 August 1963 4 May 1966Concurrently as ambassador to Togo
Ambassador4 May 1966 17 August 1968 First accredited only to, and based in, Dahomey
Ambassador17 August 1968 11 November 1969
Ambassador11 November 1969 13 April 1975
Ambassador13 April 1975 30 November 1975

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Republic of Benin (1975 – 1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Ambassador30 November 1975 8 April 1979
Ambassador8 April 197929 August 1985
Ambassador29 August 1985 24 July 1990
Vitaly ZhuravlyovAmbassador24 July 1990 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Benin (1991 – present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Vitaly ZhuravlyovAmbassador25 December 1991 22 April 1992
Ambassador22 April 1992 8 May 1998
Ambassador8 May 199817 July 2002
Vladimir TimoshenkoAmbassador17 July 2002 30 June 2008
Yury GrashchenkovAmbassador30 June 2008 31 May 2013
Ambassador31 May 20137 August 2017
Ambassador7 August 2017

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ru:Дагомея, с 30.11.1975 - Бенин . Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991 . . 2009-11-18 . ru . https://web.archive.org/web/20171123104646/http://www.knowbysight.info/6_MID/00091.asp . 2017-11-23 . dead .
  2. Web site: ru:ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АФРИКАНСКОГО РЕГИОНА . Worldwide Historical Project . http://whp057.narod.ru/rossi-m3.htm . 2009-11-18 . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928125834/http://whp057.narod.ru/rossi-m3.htm . 2011-09-28.
  3. Web site: Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Бенин и Тоголезской Республике. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Russian. 4 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Республике Бенин. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Russian. 4 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Российско-бенинские отношения. benin.mid.ru. 4 October 2019.