List of heads of state of the Republic of the Congo
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| Term length | 7 years |
| Inaugural holder | Fulbert Youlou |
| Formation | 15 August 1960 |
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This is a list of heads of state of the Republic of the Congo since the establishment of that office in 1960.
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 |
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| 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 laicized by the church on entering politics. Deposed in the Trois Glorieuses 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 Massamba-Débat, Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution | MNR | |
| 19 December 1963 to 2 August 1968 | Alphonse Massamba-Débat, President | Deposed | ||
| 3 August 1968 to 4 August 1968 | Augustin Poignet, Acting President | Mil | Acting for Massamba-Débat | |
| 4 August 1968 to 4 September 1968 | | Alphonse Massamba-Débat, President | MNR | Restored; Deposed in a coup d'état |
| 4 September 1968 to 5 September 1968 | Major 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 | 2nd Term; 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 | 1st Term |
| 14 August 1979 to 15 March 1992 | Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President | |||
| Republic of the Congo | ||||
| (République du Congo) | ||||
| 15 March 1992 to 31 August 1992 | | Denis Sassou Nguesso, President | PCT | 1st Term |
| 31 August 1992 to 25 October 1997 | Pascal Lissouba, President | UPADS | Deposed in the Republic of the Congo 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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Denis Sassou-Nguesso | Congolese Labour Party–Rally of the Presidential Majority | 1,055,117 | 78.6 |
| Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou | Independent | 100,181 | 7.5 |
| Nicéphore Antoine Fylla de Saint-Eudes | Liberal Republican Party | 93,749 | 7.0 |
| Mathias Dzon | Alliance for the Republic and Democracy | 30,861 | 2.3 |
| Joseph Hondjuila 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 | |||
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