# Denis Sassou Nguesso

> He's held the presidency of the Republic of the Congo for all but five years since 1979 - first as a single-party leader who introduced multiparty politics, then stripped of power by national conference, then back through civil war, then re-elected four times after rewriting the constitution to allow it.

*President of the Republic of the Congo (1979-1992; 1997-present)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/denis-sassou-nguesso

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Republic of the Congo
- **Born:** 1943-11-23
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Denis Sassou Nguesso, born 23 November 1943, was a military officer who became president of the People's Republic of the Congo in 1979, heading the Congolese Party of Labour for twelve years. He introduced multiparty politics in 1990, but the 1991 National Conference stripped him of executive powers, leaving him ceremonial; he placed third in the 1992 presidential election. After five years in opposition, his rebel forces ousted President Pascal Lissouba during the Second Republic of the Congo Civil War, returning him to power in 1997. He won the 2002 election with low opposition participation and was re-elected in 2009. In 2015 he passed a new constitution by referendum - boycotted and dismissed by opposition leaders - that enabled him to run again. He won in 2016, 2021, and 2026, each time in the first round.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 62.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 14.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #1

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: https://presidence.cg/

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #20th Century

## Timeline
- **2024** - Paul-Bourdarie prize
- **2014** - Honorary Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
- **2011** - Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin
- **1992** - Order of Agostinho Neto
- **1984** - Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
- **1983** - Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- **1943** - Born

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