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.
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 Denis Sassou Nguesso in 2014 at The White House. | |
| 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 | 23 November 1943
(aged 81) Edou, French Equatorial Africa (now Congo-Brazzaville) |
| Political party | Congolese Party of Labour (1969–present) |
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| 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.
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Denis Sassou Nguesso in 1986
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sassou Nguesso in June 2005
Sassou Nguesso and George W. Bush in the Oval Office in 2006
Sassou Nguesso and Antoinette with Barack and Michelle Obama in 2009
Vladimir Putin with Sassou Nguesso at a ceremony for exchanging documents signed following Russia-Congo talks, May 2019
Sassou Nguesso with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in 2022
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References
- ↑ "Law reports". The Law Gazette. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
Other websites
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