Émile Derlin Zinsou

Émile Derlin Henri Zinsou
Zinsou in 1963
President of Dahomey
In office
17 July 1968 – 10 December 1969
Preceded byAlphonse Amadou Alley
Succeeded byIropa Maurice Kouandété
Personal details
Born(1918-03-23)23 March 1918
Died28 July 2016(2016-07-28) (aged 98)
Cotonou, Benin
SpouseFlorence Atayi Guy Gaspard
ProfessionPolitician, physician
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Émile Derlin Zinsou (23 March 1918 – 28 July 2016) was a Beninese politician and physician who was the President of Dahomey (now Benin) from 17 July 1968 until 10 December 1969, supported by the military regime that took power in 1967. Zinsou was present at the signing of the treaty that formed the African Union on 12 July 2000 in Togo. He was a nationalist.