Back Denis Sassou Nguesso Afrikaans Denis Sassou Nguesso AMI ديني ساسو نغيسو Arabic دينى ساسو نجيسو ARZ Deni Sassu-Nqesso Azerbaijani Denis Sassou-Nguesso BCL Дэні Сасу-Нгесо Byelorussian ডেনিস সাসও ঙ্গিসো Bengali/Bangla Denis Sassou Nguesso Breton Denis Sassou-Nguesso Catalan
Denis Sassou Nguesso | |
|---|---|
| 5th and 7th President of the Republic of the Congo | |
| Assumed office 25 October 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Isidore Mvouba Clément Mouamba Anatole Collinet Makosso |
| Preceded by | Pascal Lissouba |
| In office 8 February 1979 – 31 August 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Louis Sylvain Goma Ange Édouard Poungui Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty Pierre Moussa Louis Sylvain Goma André Milongo |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Pascal Lissouba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1943 Edou, French Equatorial Africa |
| Political party | Congolese Party of Labour (1969–present) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Edith Lucie Bongo |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Republic of the Congo |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of the Congo |
| Rank | General |
Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer who has served as president of the Republic of the Congo since 1997.[1] He also previously served as president from 1979 to 1992.
Sassou Nguesso headed the Congolese Party of Labour (PCT) for 12 years during his first period as president. His daughter Edith Lucie Bongo married Gabonese President Omar Bongo in 1989. He introduced multiparty politics in 1990, but was stripped of executive powers by the 1991 National Conference, remaining in office as a ceremonial head of state. He stood as a candidate in the 1992 presidential election but placed third.
Sassou Nguesso was an opposition leader for five years before returning to power during the Second Republic of the Congo Civil War, in which his rebel forces ousted President Pascal Lissouba.[2][3] Following a transitional period, he won the 2002 presidential election,[4] which involved low opposition participation. He was re-elected in the 2009 presidential election.[5] That same year his daughter and her husband Omar Bongo died.
Sassou Nguesso passed a new constitution via referendum in 2015 amidst calls for boycott then a dismissal of results by opposition leaders.[6][7][8] The new constitution enabled him to stand for another term. Sassou Nguesso was re-elected in the 2016 and 2021 presidential elections with a majority in the first round.[9]
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- ^ Bondenga, Philon (27 October 2015). "Congo votes by landslide to allow third presidential term". reuters.com.
- ^ Mpoke Bigg, Matthew (27 October 2015). "Congo Republic opposition leader dismisses referendum result". reuters.com.
- ^ "Référendum au Congo : victoire écrasante du oui, l'opposition dénonce une " tricherie "". Le Monde.fr. 27 October 2015.
- ^ Elion, Christian (24 March 2016). "Congo's Sassou Nguesso wins re-election, opposition vows protests". reuters.com.