Christophe Soglo

Christophe Soglo ( born June 28, 1909 in Abomey, † 1983) was from 1965 to 1967 President of Dahomey.

Life

Soglo came from the city of Abomey in his time French Dahomey ( Benin since 1975 ). He joined in 1931, the French Army and participated as a second lieutenant in the Second World War. After that, he was employed in the Indochina War and was decorated with high honors.

After the independence of Dahomey 1960 he was a colonel and chief of staff.

Between October 1963 and January 25, 1964 28, he was briefly after the resignation Coutoucou Hubert Maga as chairman of a three-man military junta leader. He handed the office after confirmation of a new constitution in a referendum on the former Prime Minister Sourou - Migan Apithy. After this was overthrown on 27 November 1965 a military coup, took over Soglo, now General, on December 22, 1965 again the head of state.

Another coup of junior officers ended his term of office on 19 December 1967.

Hubert Maga | Christophe Soglo | Sourou - Migan Apithy | Justin Ahomadegbé - Tomêtin | Tahirou Congacou | Christophe Soglo | Maurice Kouandété | Alphonse Amadou Alley | Émile Derlin Henri Zinsou | Maurice Kouandété | Paul -Émile de Souza | Hubert Maga | Justin Ahomadegbé - Tomêtin | Mathieu Kérékou | Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo | Mathieu Kérékou | Boni Yayi

• Man
• Born in 1909
• Died in 1983
• Beninese
• President ( Benin)