Rosine Honorine Vieyra Soglo was a Beninese politician. Soglo served as First Lady of Benin from 1991 to 1996 during the presidency of her husband, Nicéphore Soglo. She is considered the first First Lady of the democratic era following Benin's transition to a multi-party democracy.
Rosine Vieyra Soglo attends the dedication of the Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery in Nantes in March 2012
First Lady of Benin is the title attributed to the wife of the President of Benin. Claudine Talon, wife of Patrice Talon, became first lady on her husband's election as president on April 6, 2016. There had been no "first gentleman", or its equivalent, as of 2023.
First Lady of Benin
Image: Rosine Vieyra Soglo
Image: Chantal Yayi