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Not to be confused with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

President of the
Republic of the Congo
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
since 25 October 1997
ResidencePresidential Palace, Brazzaville[1]
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderFulbert Youlou
Formation15 August 1960
Salary108,400 USD annually[2]
WebsiteOfficial Website
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This is a list of presidents of the Republic of the Congo since the formation of the post of president in 1960, to the present day.

A total of six people have served as President of the Republic of the Congo (not counting one acting/interim head of state and two collective presidencies). Additionally, one person, Denis Sassou Nguesso, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

Key

Political parties
Other factions
Status
  •   Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political party Prime Minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Republic of the Congo
1 Fulbert Youlou
(1917–1972) 		1961 15 August 1960 15 August 1963
(deposed.) 		3 years UDDIA Position not established
style="background:Template:National Movement of the Revolution/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 Alphonse Massamba-Débat
(1921–1977)[a] 		1963 16 August 1963 4 September 1968
(deposed.) 		5 years, 19 days MNR Himself
Lissouba
Noumazalaye
Raoul
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"|– Alfred Raoul
(1930–1999) 		— 5 September 1968 1 January 1969 118 days Military Himself
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color; color:white;"| 3 Marien Ngouabi
(1938–1977) 		— 1 January 1969 3 January 1970 1 year, 2 days Military / PCT Position abolished
People's Republic of the Congo
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color; color:white;"| (3) Marien Ngouabi
(1938–1977) 		1974[3] 3 January 1970 18 March 1977
(assassinated.) 		7 years, 74 days Military / PCT Lopes
Goma
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color; color:white;"| – Military Committee of the PCT
Chairman:
Joachim Yhombi-Opango 		— 18 March 1977 3 April 1977 16 days Military / PCT Goma
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color; color:white;"| 4 File:Joachim Yhombi-Opango.jpg Joachim Yhombi-Opango
(1939–2020) 		— 3 April 1977 5 February 1979
(resigned.) 		1 year, 308 days Military / PCT Goma
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color; color:white;"| – Presidium of the Central Committee of the PCT
Chairman:
Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya 		— 5 February 1979 8 February 1979 3 days PCT Goma
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color; color:white;"| 5 Denis Sassou Nguesso
(1943–) 		1979[3][4]
1984[3][5]
1989[3][6] 		8 February 1979 15 March 1992 13 years, 36 days Military / PCT Goma
Poungui
Poaty-Souchlaty
Moussa
Goma
Milongo
Republic of the Congo
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color; color:white;"| (5) Denis Sassou Nguesso
(1943–) 		— 15 March 1992 31 August 1992 169 days Military / PCT Milongo
style="background:Template:Pan-African Union for Social Democracy/meta/color; color:white;"| 6 Pascal Lissouba
(1931–) 		1992 31 August 1992 25 October 1997
(deposed.) 		5 years, 55 days UPADS Milongo
Bongho-Nouarra
Dacosta
Yhombi-Opango
Ganao
Kolélas
style="background:Template:Congolese Party of Labour/meta/color; color:white;"| (5) Denis Sassou Nguesso
(1943–) 		2002
2009
2016 		25 October 1997 Incumbent 26 years, 317 days PCT Mvouba
Mouamba

Notes

  1. ^ Styled as Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution until 19 December 1963.

Latest election

Main article: 2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Denis Sassou Nguesso Congolese Party of Labour 838,922 60.19
Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development 209,632 15.04
Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko Independent 191,562 13.74
Pascal Tsaty Mabiala Pan-African Union for Social Democracy 65,025 4.67
André Okombi Salissa Initiative for Democracy in Congo 57,373 4.12
Claudine Munari 21,530 1.54
Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou 3,540 0.25
Michel Mboussi Ngouari 3,301 0.24
Anguios Nganguia Engabé 2,905 0.21
Invalid/blank votes 96,171 –
Total 1,489,961 100
Registered voters/turnout 2,161,839 68.92
Source: Constitutional Court

See also

References

  1. ^ Palais présidentiel ou Palais du Peuple
  2. ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
  3. ^ a b c d Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database
  4. ^ May 1979 – Appointment of President Sassou-Ngouesso confirmed – President elected Prime Minister – Ex-President to be tried for Treason. Vol. 25. Congo. May 1979. pp. 29, 628. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Nov 1984 – Re-election of President – Government changes", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 30, November 1984, Congo, page 33,201.
  6. ^ "Aug 1989 – Congo", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 35, August 1989, Congo, page 36,842.
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