List of ambassadors of Russia to Benin

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Benin
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Incumbent
Igor Yevdokimov  [ ru ]
since 7 August 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Cotonou
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Cotonou
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Formation1963
First holder Anvar Kuchkarov  [ ru ]
Website Embassy of Russia in Benin

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Benin is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Benin. [1] [2]

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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Cotonou. [3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Benin is currently held by Igor Yevdokimov  [ ru ], incumbent since 7 August 2017. [4] Since 1992 the Russian Ambassador to Benin has been concurrently accredited to Togo.

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and what was then the Republic of Dahomey were first established in June 1962, and carried out through the Soviet embassy in Togo. [1] [5] The first Soviet ambassador, Anvar Kuchkarov  [ ru ], the incumbent ambassador to Togo, was dual accreditation on 10 August 1963. [1] [5] The Soviet embassy in Dahomey opened in May 1966, with Aleksandr Nikitich Abramov  [ ru; lt+Aleksandr Abramov ] appointed ambassador solely to Dahomey on 4 May 1966. [1] [5] The Republic of Dahomey was renamed the Republic of Benin in 1975, and with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Vitaly Zhuravlyov, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992. [1] Zhuravlyov's successor, Yury Chepik  [ ru ], was appointed as ambassador to Benin and concurrently to Togo.

List of representatives (1963 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Republic of Dahomey (1963 – 1975)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Anvar Kuchkarov  [ ru ] Ambassador 10 August 19634 May 1966Concurrently as ambassador to Togo
Aleksandr Abramov  [ ru ] Ambassador 4 May 196617 August 1968First accredited only to, and based in, Dahomey
Vyacheslav Karetkin  [ ru ] Ambassador 17 August 196811 November 1969
Igor Zhukovsky  [ ru ] Ambassador 11 November 196913 April 1975
Ivan Ilin  [ ru ] Ambassador 13 April 197530 November 1975

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Republic of Benin (1975 – 1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Ivan Ilin  [ ru ] Ambassador 30 November 19758 April 1979
Vitaly Agapov  [ ru ] Ambassador 8 April 197929 August 1985
Valentin Pavlov  [ ru ] Ambassador 29 August 198524 July 1990
Vitaly Zhuravlyov Ambassador 24 July 199025 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Benin (1991 – present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Vitaly Zhuravlyov Ambassador 25 December 199122 April 1992
Yury Chepik  [ ru ] Ambassador 22 April 19928 May 1998
Vladimir Timofeyev  [ ru ] Ambassador 8 May 199817 July 2002
Vladimir Timoshenko Ambassador 17 July 200230 June 2008
Yury Grashchenkov Ambassador 30 June 200831 May 2013
Oleg Kovalchuk  [ ru ] Ambassador 31 May 20137 August 2017
Igor Yevdokimov  [ ru ] Ambassador 7 August 2017

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Дагомея, с 30.11.1975 - Бенин (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ↑ ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АФРИКАНСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Бенин и Тоголезской Республике" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Республике Бенин" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Российско-бенинские отношения". benin.mid.ru. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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