Denis Sassou NguessoOctober 1997
Returns to power after his forces, backed by Angolan troops, defeat Pascal Lissouba's government.
Republic of the Congo · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Returns to power after his forces, backed by Angolan troops, defeat Pascal Lissouba's government.
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