# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-boni-yayi
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:45:18.911Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-boni-yayi"
name: "Thomas Boni Yayi"
slug: "thomas-boni-yayi"
description: "Thomas Boni Yayi is a Beninese banker and politician who was the president of Benin from 2006 to 2016. He took office after winning the March 2006 presidential election and was re-elected to a second term in March 2011. He also served as the chairperson of the African Union from 29 January 2012 to 27 January 2013."
tagline: "Beninese politician and Former President of Benin"
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gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1952-07-01"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump