President of the Republic of the Congo (1979–1992; 1997–present)
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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.
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…
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Our policies in favor of young people will continue with force and vigor during the next mandate.
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