Denis Sassou Nguesso
Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician. He became the President of the Republic of the Congo[1] since 1997. He was also President of the Republic of the Congo from 1979 to 1992.
Denis Sassou Nguesso | |
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President of the Republic of the Congo | |
Assumed office 25 October 1997 | |
Prime Minister | Isidore Mvouba Clément Mouamba Anatole Collinet Makosso |
Preceded by | Pascal Lissouba |
In office 8 February 1979 – 31 August 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Louis Sylvain Goma Ange Édouard Poungui Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty Pierre Moussa Louis Sylvain Goma André Milongo |
Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Pascal Lissouba |
Personal details | |
Born | Edou, French Equatorial Africa (now Congo-Brazzaville) | November 23, 1943
Political party | Congolese Party of Labour (1969–present) |
Spouse(s) | Antoinette Sassou Nguesso (m. 1969) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Republic of the Congo |
Branch/service | Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo |
Rank | General |
In October 2021, Denis Sassou N'Guesso was cited in the scandal of the "Pandora Papers". According to the international consortium of journalists, it was in 1998, just after the return to power of Denis Sassou N'Guesso, that the company Inter African Investment was reportedly registered in the British Virgin Islands, a Caribbean tax haven. Denis Sassou N'Guesso denies en bloc it is documents.
Denis Sassou Nguesso Media
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sassou Nguesso in June 2005
Denis Sassou Nguesso and George W. Bush in the Oval Office in 2006.
Vladimir Putin with Denis Sassou Nguesso at the ceremony for exchanging documents signed following Russia-Congo talks, May 2019.
Sassou Nguesso with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in 2022
References
- ↑ "Law reports". The Law Gazette. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
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