Ruler · 1943 – present

Denis Sassou Nguesso

Born 1943, living; politician. President of the Republic of the Congo (Republic of the Congo), 1997 – …; also in the line of People's Republic of the Congo.

Wikidata's English label: Denis Sassou-Nguesso.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: since 1943; living
In office: 13 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: still in office

President of the Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo · the 8th of 8 dated reigns · 1960 – 1997

4 before

Marien Ngouabi1968 – 1977

Joachim Yhombi-Opango1977 – 1979

Pascal Lissouba1992 – 1997

Denis Sassou Nguesso1997 – …

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removedleft alive by a regular roadstill in officea second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1997 – present · in office since 1997 · came to it aged 54

Ending: still in officenothing on record: the term is open and the state still stands

Also in the line of People's Republic of the Congo (4th of 4).

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