Émile Derlin Zinsou
Émile Derlin Zinsou (23 March 1918 in Ouidah – 28 July 2016 in Cotonou) was an Beninese politician. Zinsou served as the President of Benin from 17 July 1968 until 10 December 1969.[1] He was previously Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1962 to 1963 and again from 1965 to 1967. He was said to have opposed the one-party Marxist policies of Mathieu Kérékou, who ruled Benin from 1972 to 1990.[2]
Émile Derlin Henri Zinsou | |
|---|---|
 Emile Zinsou | |
| President of Dahomey | |
| In office 17 July 1968 – 10 December 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Alphonse Amadou Alley |
| Succeeded by | Iropa Maurice Kouandété |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1918 Ouidah, Dahomey |
| Died | 28 July 2016 (aged 98) Cotonou, Benin |
| Profession | Politician, physician |
References
- Release No 69-83F (1969). "Apollo 11 Goodwill Messages" (PDF). NASA. pp. 16–17.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Thibaud Nagnonhou, "5e Conseil national de l’UNDP : Le Président Zinsou et les siens jettent leur dévolu sur Yayi Boni" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, L'Informateur (sonangnon.net), 23 January 2006 (in French).
- "Former President of Benin, Emile Zinsou, dead". Africanews. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- Staff (29 July 2016). "Bénin: disparition de l'ancien président Emile Derlin Zinsou" (in French). Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
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