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.<ref name="termlimits">Template:Cite web</ref>

List of officeholders

Political parties

Other affiliations

Status

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Republic of the Congo (1960–1969)
1		Fulbert Youlou Template:Small	1961	Template:Nowrap 1960	Template:Nowrap 1963 Template:Small	Template:Age in years years	UDDIA	Position not established
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 2		Alphonse Massamba-Débat Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	1963	Template:Nowrap 1963	Template:Nowrap 1968 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	MNR	Himself Lissouba Noumazalaye Raoul
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|–		Alfred Raoul Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1968	Template:Nowrap 1969	Template:Age in years and days	Military Template:Small	Himself
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 3		Marien Ngouabi Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1969	Template:Nowrap 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;"| Template:Small		Marien Ngouabi Template:Small	1974<ref name="AED">Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database</ref>	Template:Nowrap 1969	Template:Nowrap 1977 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Military / PCT	Lopes Goma
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| –		Military Committee of the PCT Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1977	Template:Nowrap 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Military / PCT	Goma
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 4		Joachim Yhombi-Opango Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1977	Template:Nowrap 1979 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Military / PCT	Goma
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| –		Presidium of the Central Committee of the PCT Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1979	Template:Nowrap 1979	Template:Age in years and days	PCT	Goma
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 5		Denis Sassou Nguesso Template:Small	1979<ref name="AED" /><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 1984<ref name="AED" /><ref>"Nov 1984 – Re-election of President – Government changes", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 30, November 1984, Congo, page 33,201.</ref> 1989<ref name="AED" /><ref>"Aug 1989 – Congo", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 35, August 1989, Congo, page 36,842.</ref>	Template:Nowrap 1979	Template:Nowrap 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;"| Template:Small		Denis Sassou Nguesso Template:Small	—	Template:Nowrap 1992	Template:Nowrap 1992	Template:Age in years and days	PCT	Milongo
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 6		Pascal Lissouba Template:Small	1992	Template:Nowrap 1992	Template:Nowrap 1997 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	UPADS	Milongo Bongho-Nouarra Dacosta Yhombi-Opango Ganao Kolélas
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| Template:Small		Denis Sassou Nguesso Template:Small	2002 2009 2016 2021	Template:Nowrap 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)