List of presidents of the Republic of the Congo

This is a list of presidents of the Republic of the Congo (Template:Langx) 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.

Term limits

The new constitution in 2015 removed the age limit, reduced the length of presidential term from seven years to five, and extended term limits from two to three terms.

List of officeholders

Political parties

  Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests (UDDIA)

  National Movement of the Revolution (MNR)

  Congolese Party of Labour (PCT)

  Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)

Other affiliations

  Military

Status

  Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Republic of the Congo (1960–1969)
1	File:Fulbert Youlou (cropped).JPG	Fulbert Youlou (1917–1972)	1961	15 August 1960	15 August 1963 (deposed)	Template:Age in years years	UDDIA	Position not established
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 2	File:Alphonse Massamba-Debat.png	Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921–1977)Template:Efn	1963	16 August 1963	4 September 1968 (deposed)	Template:Age in years and days	MNR	Himself Lissouba Noumazalaye Raoul
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|–	File:Alfred R. Aoul2.png	Alfred Raoul (1938–1999)	—	5 September 1968	1 January 1969	Template:Age in years and days	Military (MNR)	Himself
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 3	File:Marien Ngouabi, 1972 (cropped).jpg	Marien Ngouabi (1938–1977)	—	1 January 1969	31 December 1969	Template:Age in years and days	Military / PCT	Position abolished
People's Republic of the Congo (1969–1992)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| (3)	File:Marien Ngouabi, 1972 (cropped).jpg	Marien Ngouabi (1938–1977)	1974	31 December 1969	18 March 1977 (assassinated)	Template:Age in years and days	Military / PCT	Lopes Goma
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| –	File:Roundel of Congo 1970.svg	Military Committee of the PCT Chairman: Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939–2020)	—	18 March 1977	3 April 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Military / PCT	Goma
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 4	File:No image.png	Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939–2020)	—	3 April 1977	5 February 1979 (resigned)	Template:Age in years and days	Military / PCT	Goma
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| –	File:Roundel of Congo 1970.svg	Presidium of the Central Committee of the PCT Chairman: Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya (1936–2008)	—	5 February 1979	8 February 1979	Template:Age in years and days	PCT	Goma
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 5	File:Denis Sassou Nguesso 1986 cropped.jpg	Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 1943)	1979 1984 1989	8 February 1979	15 March 1992	Template:Age in years and days	Military / PCT	Goma Poungui Poaty-Souchlaty Moussa Goma Milongo
Republic of the Congo (1992–present)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| (5)	File:Denis Sassou Nguesso 1986 cropped.jpg	Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 1943)	—	15 March 1992	31 August 1992	Template:Age in years and days	PCT	Milongo
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 6	File:Visit of Pascal Lissouba, President of Congo, to the EC (cropped).jpg	Pascal Lissouba (1931–2020)	1992	31 August 1992	25 October 1997 (deposed)	Template:Age in years and days	UPADS	Milongo Bongho-Nouarra Dacosta Yhombi-Opango Ganao Kolélas
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| (5)	File:Denis Sassou Nguesso 2014.jpg	Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 1943)	2002 2009 2016 2021	25 October 1997	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days	PCT	Mvouba Mouamba Collinet Makosso

Timeline

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See also

• Politics of the Republic of the Congo
• List of prime ministers of the Republic of the Congo
• Vice President of the Republic of the Congo

External links

• World Statesmen (Congo-Brazzaville)