Chief of the Defence Staff (Benin) explained
| Post: | Chief |
| Body: | the Defence Staff |
| Incumbent: | Brigadier general Fructueux Gbaguidi |
| Incumbentsince: | 12 April 2022 |
| Department: | Benin Armed Forces |
| Reports To: | Minister of National Defence |
| Appointer: | the President |
| Formation: | 1960 |
| First: | Christophe Soglo |
| Deputy: | Deputy chief of the Defence Staff |
The Chief of the Defence Staff (fr|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.
List of officeholders
| Portrait | Name
| Term of office | Defence branch | |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|
| | Major general
| 2000 | 17 August 2005 | years | Army | |
| | Major general
Mathieu Amoussa Chabi Boni
| 17 August 2005 | 28 March 2012 | | Army | [1] |
| | Major general
Soumanou Oke
| 28 March 2012 | 30 June 2012 | | Army | [2] |
| | Brigadier general
Emmanuel Joseph Akpona
| 30 June 2012 | 28 January 2013 | | Army | [3] |
| | Counter admiral
Denis Hounsou Gbèssèmèhlan | 28 January 2013 | 30 December 2015 | | Navy | [4] |
| | Brigadier general
Awal Djibril Bouko Nagnimi | 30 December 2015 | 16 September 2016 | | Army | [5] |
| | Brigadier general
Laurent Amoussou | 16 September 2016 | 14 November 2018 | | Army | [6] |
| | Counter admiral
Patrick Jean Baptiste Aho
| 14 November 2018 | 12 April 2022 | | Navy | [7] |
| | Brigadier general
Fructueux Candide Ahodegnon Gbaguidi | 12 April 2022 | Incumbent | | Army | [8] | |
Notes and References
- News: Hodonou . Aymard . Bénin: Etat major des armées béninoises : le Général de Mathieu Boni Amoussa installé . 31 August 2022 . allafrica.com . 17 August 2005 . fr.
- News: Hessoun . Charly . Le Général Soumanou Oké nommé Chef d’Etat Major Général des Fab . 31 August 2022 . lanouvelletribune.info . 30 March 2012 . fr.
- News: Gbeto . Emmanuel . Nomme chef d'etat major general des armees beninoises: Le General de brigade Emmanuel Akpona prend le commandement pour six mois . 31 August 2022 . levenementprecis.com . 2 July 2012 . fr.
- News: Denis Hounsou Gbèssèmèhlan, nouveau chef d’état-major général . 31 August 2022 . news.acotonou.com . 28 January 2013 . fr.
- News: Dogue . Didier Pascal . Etat-major général des FAB : Le général Awal Djibril Bouko Nagnimi désormais aux commandes . 31 August 2022 . news.acotonou.com/ . 3 January 2015 . fr.
- News: Bénin-Défense-Commandement: le Général Laurent Amoussou, nouveau Chef d’Etat-major de l’armée béninoise . 31 August 2022 . news.acotonou.com . 16 September 2016 . fr.
- News: Zohoun . Judicaël . Qui est Patrick Jean-Baptiste Aho ? . 31 August 2022 . 24haubenin.info . 15 November 2018 . fr.
- Web site: Forces armées béninoises : Les nouveaux Chefs d'État-Majors ont pris le Commandement . gouv.bj . Government of Benin . 31 August 2022 . fr . 13 April 2022.
