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✦ History

President

One holder at a time · 9 terms · 1960–present

Current holder

Denis Sassou-Nguesso 1997–present

Previous holders 8

Pascal Lissouba 1992–1997

Denis Sassou-Nguesso 1979–1992 Joachim Yhombi-Opango 1977–1979

Marien Ngouabi 1968–1977

Alfred Raoul 1968–1969 Augustin Poignet 1968

Alphonse Massamba-Débat 1963–1968

Fulbert Youlou 1960–1963

Other offices of Republic of the Congo