<page_title> List of colonial governors of Dahomey </page_title> <section_title> Governors of French Dahomey </section_title> <table> <cell> 15 July 1958 to 4 December 1958 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> </cell> <cell> René Tirant, acting Governor <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> </cell> <cell> Republic of Dahomey <col_header> Tenure </col_header> </cell> <cell> Autonomous <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4 December 1958 to 1 August 1960 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> </cell> <cell> René Tirant, High Commissioner <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> </cell> </table>
René Tirant was the acting Governor of Dahomey in 1958 when Dahomey became an autonomous republic, and remained High Commissioner till 1960.