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List of presidents of the Republic of the Congo

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{{Distinguish|President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = President

| body = the
Republic of the Congo

| native_name = {{nativename|fr|Président de la République du Congo}}

| insignia = Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo.svg

| insigniasize = 125px

| insigniacaption = Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo

| nativename =

| image = Denis Sassou Nguesso 2014.jpg

| imagesize = 165px

| incumbent = Denis Sassou Nguesso

| incumbentsince = 25 October 1997

| style =

| residence = Presidential Palace, Brazzaville[http://www.presidence.cg/palais_presidentiel/index.php Palais présidentiel ou Palais du Peuple]

| appointer =

| termlength = Five years,

| termlength_qualified = renewable twice

| constituting_instrument = Constitution of the Republic of the Congo

| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1960|8|15}}

| succession =

| inaugural = Fulbert Youlou

| deputy =

| salary = 108,400 USD annually{{cite web|url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/The-highest-and-lowest-paid-African-presidents/539546-4129430-cbmf8iz/index.html|title=The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily|date=27 December 2020 |publisher=Business Daily}}

| website = [http://www.presidence.cg/ Official Website]

}}

{{Politics of Congo (Brazzaville)}}

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.

Term limits

The new constitution in 2015 removed the age limit, reduced the length of presidential term from seven years to five, and extended term limits from two to three terms.{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Candace |last2=Siegle |first2=Joseph |title=Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/circumvention-of-term-limits-weakens-governance-in-africa/ |website=Africa Center for Strategic Studies}}

List of officeholders

;Political parties

{{legend|Blue|Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests (UDDIA)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|National Movement of the Revolution}}|National Movement of the Revolution (MNR)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Congolese Party of Labour}}|Congolese Party of Labour (PCT)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{party color|Pan-African Union for Social Democracy}}|Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Other affiliations

{{legend|{{party color|Military rule}}|Military|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Status

{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State}}

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! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan="2" |Elected

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Political party

! rowspan="2" |Prime minister(s)

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

bgcolor=#EEEEEE

| colspan="9" |Republic of the Congo (1960–1969)

style="background:Blue; color:white;"| 1

| 90px

| Fulbert Youlou
{{small|(1917–1972)}}

| 1961

| {{nowrap|15 August}} 1960

| {{nowrap|15 August}} 1963
{{small|(deposed)}}

| {{Age in years|1960|8|15|1963|8|15}} years

| UDDIA

| Position not established

style="background:{{party color|National Movement of the Revolution}}; color:white;"| 2

| 90px

| Alphonse Massamba-Débat
{{small|(1921–1977)}}{{efn|Styled as Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution until 19 December 1963.}}

| 1963

| {{nowrap|16 August}} 1963

| {{nowrap|4 September}} 1968
{{small|(deposed)}}

| {{Age in years and days|1963|8|16|1968|9|4}}

| MNR

| Himself
Lissouba
Noumazalaye
Raoul

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;"|–

| 90px

| Alfred Raoul
{{small|(1938–1999)}}

| —

| {{nowrap|5 September}} 1968

| {{nowrap|1 January}} 1969

| {{Age in years and days|1968|9|5|1969|1|1}}

| Military
{{small|(MNR)}}

| Himself

style="background:{{party color|Congolese Party of Labour}}; color:white;"| 3

| 90px

| Marien Ngouabi
{{small|(1938–1977)}}

| —

| {{nowrap|1 January}} 1969

| {{nowrap|31 December}} 1969

| {{Age in years and days|1969|1|1|1969|12|31}}

| Military / PCT

| Position abolished

bgcolor=#EEEEEE

| colspan="9" |People's Republic of the Congo (1969–1992)

style="background:{{party color|Congolese Party of Labour}}; color:white;"| {{small|(3)}}

| 90px

| Marien Ngouabi
{{small|(1938–1977)}}

| 1974[http://africanelections.tripod.com/cg.html Elections in Congo-Brazzaville] African Elections Database

| {{nowrap|31 December}} 1969

| {{nowrap|18 March}} 1977
{{small|(assassinated)}}

| {{Age in years and days|1969|12|31|1977|3|18}}

| Military / PCT

| Lopes
Goma

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

! style="background:{{party color|Congolese Party of Labour}}; color:white;"| –

| 90px

| Military Committee of the PCT
{{small|Chairman:
Joachim Yhombi-Opango
(1939–2020)}}

| —

| {{nowrap|18 March}} 1977

| {{nowrap|3 April}} 1977

| {{Age in years and days|1977|3|18|1977|4|3}}

| Military / PCT

| Goma

style="background:{{party color|Congolese Party of Labour}}; color:white;"| 4

| 90px

| Joachim Yhombi-Opango
{{small|(1939–2020)}}

| —

| {{nowrap|3 April}} 1977

| {{nowrap|5 February}} 1979
{{small|(resigned)}}

| {{Age in years and days|1977|4|3|1979|2|5}}

| Military / PCT

| Goma

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

! style="background:{{party color|Congolese Party of Labour}}; color:white;"| –

| 90px

| Presidium of the Central Committee of the PCT
{{small|Chairman:
Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya
(1936–2008)}}

| —

| {{nowrap|5 February}} 1979

| {{nowrap|8 February}} 1979

| {{Age in years and days|1979|2|5|1979|2|8}}

| PCT

| Goma

style="background:{{party color|Congolese Party of Labour}}; color:white;"| 5

| 90px

| Denis Sassou Nguesso
{{small|(born 1943)}}

| 1979{{cite book|title=May 1979 – Appointment of President Sassou-Ngouesso confirmed – President elected Prime Minister – Ex-President to be tried for Treason|work=Keesing's Record of World Events|volume=25|date=May 1979|location=Congo| pages=29,628}}
1984"Nov 1984 – Re-election of President – Government changes", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 30, November 1984, Congo, page 33,201.
1989"Aug 1989 – Congo", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 35, August 1989, Congo, page 36,842.

| {{nowrap|8 February}} 1979

| {{nowrap|15 March}} 1992

| {{Age in years and days|1979|2|8|1992|3|15}}

| Military / PCT

| Goma
Poungui
Poaty-Souchlaty
Moussa
Goma
Milongo

bgcolor=#EEEEEE

| colspan="9" |Republic of the Congo (1992–present)

style="background:{{party color|Congolese Party of Labour}}; color:white;"| {{small|(5)}}

| 90px

| Denis Sassou Nguesso
{{small|(born 1943)}}

| —

| {{nowrap|15 March}} 1992

| {{nowrap|31 August}} 1992

| {{Age in years and days|1992|3|15|1992|8|31}}

| PCT

| Milongo

style="background:{{party color|Pan-African Union for Social Democracy}}; color:white;"| 6

| 90px

| Pascal Lissouba
{{small|(1931–2020)}}

| 1992

| {{nowrap|31 August}} 1992

| {{nowrap|25 October}} 1997
{{small|(deposed)}}

| {{Age in years and days|1992|8|31|1997|10|25}}

| UPADS

| Milongo
Bongho-Nouarra
Dacosta
Yhombi-Opango
Ganao
Kolélas

style="background:{{party color|Congolese Party of Labour}}; color:white;"| {{small|(5)}}

| 90px

| Denis Sassou Nguesso
{{small|(born 1943)}}

| 2002
2009
2016
2021

| {{nowrap|25 October}} 1997

| Incumbent

| {{Age in years and days|1997|10|25}}

| PCT

| Mvouba
Mouamba
Collinet Makosso

Notes

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Timeline

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Latest election

{{main|2021 Republic of the Congo presidential election}}

{{Election results

|cand1=Denis Sassou-Nguesso|party1=Congolese Party of Labour|votes1=1539725

|cand2=Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas|party2=Union of Humanist Democrats–YUKI|votes2=138561|color2=#047EBF

|cand3=Mathias Dzon|party3=Patriotic Union for National Renewal|votes3=33497

|cand4=Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou|party4=La Chaine|votes4=10718

|cand5=Dave Mafoula|party5=Sovereigntists|votes5=9143

|cand6=Albert Oniangué|party6=Independent|votes6=6977

|cand7=Anguios Nganguia Engambé|party7=Party for Action of the Republic|votes7=3157

|invalid=35008

|electorate=2645283

|source=[https://cour-constitutionnelle.cg/admincc/decisions/DCC-003-EL-PR%20-%202021.pdf Constitutional Court]

}}

See also

{{Portal|Republic of the Congo}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Congo-Brazzaville.html World Statesmen (Congo-Brazzaville)]

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