List of Presidents of the Republic of the Congo
| President of the Republic of the Congo | |
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| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Fulbert Youlou |
| Formation | 15 August 1960 |
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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
- Democratic Union for the Defence of African Interests (UDDIA)
- Other factions
- Status
- Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State
Presidents of the Republic of the Congo
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Republic of the Congo
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected | Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Fulbert Youlou (1917–1972) |
1961 | 15 August 1960 | 15 August 1963 (Deposed) |
3 years, 0 days | UDDIA | |
| 2 |  |
Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921–1977)[1] |
— | 16 August 1963 | 4 September 1968 (Deposed) |
5 years, 19 days | MNR | |
| — |  |
Alfred Raoul (1930–1999) |
— | 5 September 1968 | 1 January 1969 | 118 days | Military | |
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Marien Ngouabi (1938–1977) |
— | 1 January 1969 | 3 January 1970 | 1 year, 2 days | Military / PCT | |
People's Republic of the Congo
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | |||||
| (3) | |
Marien Ngouabi (1938–1977) |
3 January 1970 | 18 March 1977 (Assassinated) |
7 years, 74 days | Military / PCT | |
| — |  |
Military Committee of the Congolese Party of Labour Chairman: Joachim Yhombi-Opango |
18 March 1977 | 3 April 1977 | 16 days | Military / PCT | |
| 4 |  |
Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939–) |
3 April 1977 | 5 February 1979 (Resigned) |
1 year, 308 days | Military / PCT | |
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Presidium of the Central Committee of the Congolese Party of Labour Chairman: Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya |
5 February 1979 | 8 February 1979 | 3 days | PCT | |
| 5 |  |
Denis Sassou Nguesso (1943–) |
8 February 1979 | 15 March 1992 | 13 years, 36 days | Military / PCT | |
Republic of the Congo
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected | Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | |||||
| (5) | |
Denis Sassou Nguesso (1943–) |
— | 15 March 1992 | 31 August 1992 | 169 days | Military / PCT | |
| 6 | |
Pascal Lissouba (1931–) |
1992 | 31 August 1992 | 25 October 1997 (Deposed) |
5 years, 55 days | UPADS | |
| (5) |  |
Denis Sassou Nguesso (1943–) |
2002 2009 2016 |
25 October 1997 | Incumbent | 19 years, 298 days | PCT | |
Footnotes
- ↑ Styled as Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution until 19 December 1963
Latest 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 | |||
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