List of Presidents of the Republic of the Congo
List

List of Presidents of the Republic of the Congo

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No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure	Elected	Political affiliation	Prime Minister(s)

Took office	Left office

Republic of the Congo

1	Fulbert Youlou (1917–1972)	Fulbert Youlou (cropped).JPG	15 August 1960	15 August 1963 (deposed.)	1961	UDDIA	Position not established

2	Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921–1977)	-	16 August 1963	4 September 1968 (deposed.)	1963	MNR	Himself Lissouba Noumazalaye Raoul

3	Alfred Raoul (1930–1999)	-	5 September 1968	1 January 1969	–	Military	Himself

4	Marien Ngouabi (1938–1977)	-	1 January 1969	3 January 1970	–	Military / PCT	Position abolished

People's Republic of the Congo

4	Marien Ngouabi (1938–1977)	-	3 January 1970	18 March 1977 (assassinated.)	1974	Military / PCT	Lopes Goma

5	Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939–)	-	18 March 1977	5 February 1977	Military / PCT	Goma

6	Presidium of the Central Committee of the PCT Chairman: Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya	-	5 February 1979	8 February 1979	–	PCT	Goma

7	Denis Sassou Nguesso (1943–)	-	8 February 1979	15 March 1992	1979 1984 1989	Military / PCT	Goma Poungui Poaty-Souchlaty Moussa Goma Milongo

Republic of the Congo

7	Denis Sassou Nguesso (1943–)	-	15 March 1992	31 August 1992	–	Military / PCT	Milongo

8	Pascal Lissouba (1931–)	-	31 August 1992	25 October 1997 (deposed.)	1992	UPADS	Milongo Bongho-Nouarra Dacosta Yhombi-Opango Ganao Kolélas

7	Denis Sassou Nguesso (1943–)	-	25 October 1997	Incumbent	2002 2009 2016	PCT	Mvouba Mouamba

Sentence(s)

Fulbert Youlou was the President of the Republic of the Congo deposed on August 15, 1963.

final_sentence: Fulbert Youlou was the President of the Republic of the Congo deposed on August 15, 1963.