Heads of State of the Republic of the Congo

List of Heads of State of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)

Tenure Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Republic of the Congo
15 August 1960 to 15 August 1963 Abbé Fulbert Youlou, President UDDIA Continued to use title 'Abbot' despite being suspended by the church on entering politics. Deposed in a coup d'etat
15 August 1963 to 16 August 1963 David Moussaka, and Mil
Félix Mouzabakani, Officers in charge of the Provisional Government Mil
16 August 1963 Presidency suspended
16 August 1963 to 19 December 1963 Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution MNR
19 December 1963 to 2 August 1968 Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President Deposed
3 August 1968 to 4 August 1968 Augustin Poignet, acting President For Massemba-Débat
4 August 1968 to 4 September 1968 Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President MNR Restored; executed March 1977
4 September 1968 to 5 September 1968 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 January 3, 1970 Major Marien Ngouabi, Head of State Mil/PCT
People’s Republic of the Congo (République populaire du Congo)
3 January 1970 to 18 March 1977 Major Marien Ngouabi, Head of State Mil/PCT A 'new state' deemed to have been created from 3 Jan 1970; Assassinated
18 March 1977 Presidency suspended
18 March 1977 to 3 April 1977 Military Committee of the Congolese Labour Party:-
Colonel Jacques 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 Tsiba Mil/PCT
Pierre Anga Mil/PCT
3 April 1977 to 5 February 1979 Colonel Jacques Yhombi-Opango, Head of State Mil/PCT
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
14 August 1979 to 31 August 1992 Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President
Republic of the Congo (République du Congo)
31 August 1992 to 15 October 1997 Pascal Lissouba, President UPADS
25 October 1997 to present Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President PCT Re-elected March 2002


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