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Patrice Talon

President of Benin between 2016 and 2026
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Patrice Talon
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
May 1, 1958
Place of birth
Ouidah
Country of citizenship
Benin[9]
Occupation
politician, businessperson, President of the Republic of Benin
Position held
President of the Republic of Benin[10]
Educated at
Université Cheikh Anta Diop, French Civil Aviation University[11][12]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[15]
Member of political party
independent politician[17]
Award received
National Order of Benin, National Order of Burkina Faso[13][14]
Spouse
Claudine Talon[6]
Child
Lionel Talon, Karen[7][8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[24]
Affiliation string
Office of the President of Benin[26]
Candidacy in election
2016 Beninese presidential election[25]
Family name
Talon[18]
Given name
Patrice[19]
Participant in
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017[23]
Significant event
2016 Beninese presidential election, 2021 Beninese presidential election, 2025 Beninese coup attempt[20][21][22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000493455871
VIAF cluster ID
50148449615215690836
Library of Congress authority ID
no2017000677
GND ID
1205319964
BBC Things ID
18a9f9f0-e038-44cb-9912-19d002ac1bdb
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17923357m
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
talon-patrice
France 24 topic ID (French)
patrice-talon
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/123dmfxz0
IMDb ID
nm12494493
Munzinger person ID
00000030719
NE.se ID
patrice-talon
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OpenSanctions ID
Patrice Talon
Our Campaigns candidate ID
367242
Treccani ID
patrice-talon
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
patricetalonpr
Yale LUX ID
person/daaa49f9-c032-43c9-b819-296a0aa94700

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🔗 Connections
Significant event 3
2025 Beninese coup attempt, 2016 Beninese presidential election, 2021 Beninese presidential election
Award received 2
National Order of Benin, National Order of Burkina Faso
Educated at 2
French Civil Aviation University, Université Cheikh Anta Diop
Occupation 2
politician, businessperson
← Candidate 2
2016 Beninese presidential election, 2021 Beninese presidential election
← Successful candidate 2
2016 Beninese presidential election, 2021 Beninese presidential election
Candidacy in election 1
2016 Beninese presidential election
Child 1
Karen
Country of citizenship 1
Benin
Given name 1
Patrice
Heads of government of 1
Benin
Heads of state of 1
Benin
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of political party 1
independent politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Patrice Talon
Participated in 1
2019 Russia–Africa Summit
Place of birth 1
Ouidah
Position held 1
President of the Republic of Benin
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Claudine Talon
Spouses 1
Claudine Talon
← Nominee 1
Romuald Wadagni
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Patrice Talon
← Position holder 1
President of the Republic of Benin
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Summary

Patrice Talon was born on May 1, 1958[1], in Ouidah[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], businessperson[4], and President of the Republic of Benin[5].

FAQs

Where was Patrice Talon born?

Patrice Talon was born in Ouidah[2].

Who was Patrice Talon married to?

Patrice Talon's spouses include Claudine Talon[6].

What did Patrice Talon do for work?

Patrice Talon worked as a politician[3], businessperson[4], and President of the Republic of Benin[5].

Where did Patrice Talon go to school?

Patrice Talon was educated at Université Cheikh Anta Diop[11] and French Civil Aviation University[12].

What awards did Patrice Talon receive?

Honors received include National Order of Benin[13] and National Order of Burkina Faso[14].

Related Entities

Benin Patrice Talon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . lanouvelletribune.info. Retrieved . lanouvelletribune.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . The International Directory of Government 2022. Retrieved . gouv.bj. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . rfi.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Vatican News. Retrieved . vaticannews.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Davos 2017 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Davos 2017 Participant List. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Xirkan · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, businessperson, President of the Republic of Benin
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, businessperson, President of the Republic of Benin
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  3. 26w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
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    Given name → Patrice
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    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages:0||54 */ Add multilingual descriptions (54 languages) — Task 13 (heads of state / political leaders) — deterministic from P106 (occupation) + P27 (citizenship) labels,"
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