Alphonse Amadou Alley (April 9, 1930 – March 28, 1987) was a Beninese army officer and political figure.

He was born in Bassila, central Dahomey, and enrolled in schools in Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal before enlisting in the French army in 1950.

Alley lost popularity with the suggestion that the military should retreat back to the barracks, and was eventually reduced to a mouthpiece for Kouandété.

Alphonse enrolled in schools in Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal until he enlisted in the French army in 1950.

[1] Historian Samuel Decalo described Alley as "a jovial, dashing, easygoing and well-liked figure" and was known by diplomats as "the wine, women and song officer".

[10] In response to their disqualification, former presidents Hubert Maga and Sourou-Migan Apithy staged protests while Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, another ex-president, supported an obscure candidate named Basile Adjou Moumouni.

[7] This result sparked further demonstrations, and Maga, Apithy, Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, and former president Christophe Soglo were forbidden to enter the country, in an attempt to crack down on dissent.

[11] Alley felt he had made a mistake in disqualifying Maga, Apithy, and Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, as he believed that only they could bring unity to Dahomey.

[7] In a radio address on May 11, Alley announced that due to the nullification, the military would heve to stay in power beyond June 17.

[7] Alley suggested that the military should retreat back to the barracks at Camp Ghezo and leave Dahomeyan politics to the career politicians.

[10] After talks with unionists, civil servants, and academics,[9] they "entrust[ed] the reins of power to Émile Derlin Zinsou for at least five years", who was "charged to form a government of national union", as per a June 28 newspaper article by the state press.

[10] After Alley was retired from the presidency, he was purged from combat in the army and was assigned the new post of military attaché in Washington, D.C, an appointment he refused to accept.

[3] General Etienne Eyadema, the president of neighboring Togo, thought that this "serve[d Alley] right, for being stupid enough to give power back to the politicians.

"[12] Alley was discharged from the armed forces altogether in September,[13] with Kouandété taking his place as Chief of Staff.

[14] Facing the death penalty, Alley was sentenced to ten years of hard labor at an open trial held on October 4.

[16] In 1971, Alley allowed Togolese refugee Noe Kutuklui protection in Dahomey, despite official government policy to the contrary.