Denis Sassou Nguesso Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Denis Sassou Nguesso, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Republic of the Congo.

3 records1979–19973 events1 places

Chronological biography

1979

Takes Presidency of People's Republic1979

Government / Government of the Congo · President of Congo · Brazzaville

Replaces Yhombi-Opango and becomes president while maintaining one-party Marxist rule.

1991

National Conference Ends One-Party Rule1991

Government / Government of the Congo · President of Congo · Brazzaville

Accepts the sovereign national conference that dismantles the one-party political system.

1997

Return to Power after Civil WarOctober 1997

Warfare / Civil War · President of Congo · Brazzaville

Returns to power after his forces, backed by Angolan troops, defeat Pascal Lissouba's government.

Titles and roles

President of Congo

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.