List of heads of state of the Republic of the Congo

President of the Republic of the Congo
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
Incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso since 25 October 1997
Term length	7 years
Inaugural holder	Fulbert Youlou
Formation	15 August 1960

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List of Heads of State of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of the Congo	Independence from France
(République du Congo)
15 August 1960 to 15 August 1963		Abbé Fulbert Youlou, President	UDDIA	Continued to use title 'Abbot' despite being suspended by the church on entering politics. Deposed in the 1963 uprising
15 August 1963 to 16 August 1963		David Moussaka, Officer in charge of the Provisional Government	Mil
		Félix Mouzabakani, Officer in charge of the Provisional Government	Mil
16 August 1963	Presidency suspended
16 August 1963 to 19 December 1963		Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution	MNR
19 December 1963 to 2 August 1968		Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President		Deposed
3 August 1968 to 4 August 1968		Augustin Poignet, acting President		Acting for Massemba-Débat
4 August 1968 to 4 September 1968		Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President	MNR	Restored; deposed in the 1968 coup d'etat
4 September 1968 to 5 September 1968		Marien Ngouabi, Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution	Mil	1st Term
5 September 1968 to 1 January 1969		Major Alfred Raoul, acting Head of State	Mil
1 January 1969 to 3 January 1970		Major Marien Ngouabi, Head of State	Mil/PCT	2nd Term
People's Republic of the Congo
(République populaire du Congo)
3 January 1970 to 18 March 1977		Major Marien Ngouabi, President	Mil/PCT	Assassinated
18 March 1977	Presidency suspended
18 March 1977 to 3 April 1977	Military Committee of the Congolese Labour Party:-
		Colonel Joachim Yhombi-Opango	Mil/PCT
		Denis Sassou-Nguesso	Mil/PCT
		Louis Sylvain Goma	Mil/PCT
		Jean-Michel Ebaka	Mil/PCT
		Raymond Damase Ngollo	Mil/PCT
		Martin Mbia	Mil/PCT
		Pascal Bima	Mil/PCT
		Nicolas Okongo	Mil/PCT
		François Xavier Katali	Mil/PCT
		Florent Ntsiba	Mil/PCT
		Pierre Anga	Mil/PCT
3 April 1977 to 5 February 1979		Colonel Joachim Yhombi-Opango, Head of State	Mil/PCT	Forced to resign
5 February 1979 to 8 February 1979		Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya, Chairman of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Congolese Labour Party	PCT
8 February 1979 to 14 August 1979		Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Head of State	PCT
14 August 1979 to 31 August 1992		Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President		1st Term
Republic of the Congo
(République du Congo)
31 August 1992 to 15 October 1997		Pascal Lissouba, President	UPADS	Deposed in the 1997 civil war
25 October 1997 to Present		Denis Sassou Nguesso, President	PCT	2nd Term

Affiliations

ADD	Avant pour la Défense de la Démocratie         (Front for the Defence of Democracy)
MCDDI	Mouvement Congolais pour la Démocratie et la Développement Integral         (Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development)    conservative
PCT	Parti Congolais du Travail         (Congolese Labour Party)    extreme left, only legal party 1979-1991
RDD	Rasemblement pour le Démocratie et le Développment         (Rally for Democracy and Development)
UFD	Union des Forces Démocratiques         (Union of Democratic Forces)
UPADS	Union panafricaine pour la démocratie sociale         (Pan-African Union for Social Democracy, social-democratic)
MNR	National Révolutionnaire Mouvement         (National Revolutionary Movement)    only legal party 1966-1968
UDDIA	Union Démocratique pour la Défense d'Intérêts Africains         (Democratic Union for the Defence of African Interests)
Mil	Military
n-p	non-partisan

Latest election

 Summary of the 12 July 2009 Republic of the Congo presidential election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Denis Sassou-Nguesso	Congolese Labour Party (Parti Congolais du Travail)/ Rally of the Presidential Majority (Rassemblement pour la majorité présidentielle)	1,055,117	78.6
Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou	Independent	100,181	7.5
Nicéphore Antoine Fylla de Saint-Eudes	Liberal Republican Party (Parti Républicain Libéral)	93,749	7.0
Mathias Dzon	Alliance for the Republic and Democracy (Alliance pour la République et la Démocratie)	30,861	2.3
Joseph Hondjouila Miokono	Independent	27,060	2.0
Guy Romain Kinfoussia	Independent	11,678	0.9
Jean François Tchibinda-Kouangou	Independent	5,475	0.4
Anguios Nganguia-Engambé	Independent	4,064	0.3
Ernest Bonaventure Mizidi Bavoueza	Independent	3,594	0.3
Clément Mierassa	Independent	3,305	0.3
Bertin Pandi-Ngouari	Independent	2,749	0.2
Marion Michel Mandzimba Ehouango	Independent	2,612	0.2
Jean Ebina	Independent	1,797	0.1
Valid votes		1,342,242	97.2
Invalid votes		38,409	2.8
Total votes (turnout 66.4 %)		1,380,651	100.0
Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive

See also

• Congo
• Republic of the Congo
  • List of heads of government of the Republic of the Congo
• Lists of office-holders

External links

• World Statesmen (Congo-Brazzaville)