Ruler · 1939 – 2020

Joachim Yhombi-Opango

Lived 1939 – 2020; politician. President of the Republic of the Congo (Republic of the Congo), 1977 – 1979; also in the line of People's Republic of the Congo.

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Lived: 1939 – 2020; 81 years
In office: 2 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of the Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo · the 6th of 8 dated reigns · 1960 – 1997

2 before

Augustin Poignet1968

Alfred Raoul1968 – 1969

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 1977 – 1979 · 2 years · came to it aged 38

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1979; they died in 2020

Also in the line of People's Republic of the Congo (2nd of 4).

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