Heads of State of the Republic of the Congo
List of Heads of State of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of the Congo | |||
| 15 August 1960 to 15 August 1963 | Abbé Fulbert Youlou, President | UDDIA | Continued to use title 'Abbot' despite being suspended by the church on entering politics. Deposed in a coup d'etat |
| 15 August 1963 to 16 August 1963 | David Moussaka, and | Mil | |
| Félix Mouzabakani, Officers in charge of the Provisional Government | Mil | ||
| 16 August 1963 | Presidency suspended | ||
| 16 August 1963 to 19 December 1963 | Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution | MNR | |
| 19 December 1963 to 2 August 1968 | Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President | Deposed | |
| 3 August 1968 to 4 August 1968 | Augustin Poignet, acting President | For Massemba-Débat | |
| 4 August 1968 to 4 September 1968 | Alphonse Massemba-Débat, President | MNR | Restored; executed March 1977 |
| 4 September 1968 to 5 September 1968 | Marien Ngouabi, Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution | Mil | 1st Term |
| 5 September 1968 to 1 January 1969 | Major Alfred Raoul, acting Head of State | Mil | |
| 1 January 1969 to January 3 1970 | Major Marien Ngouabi, Head of State | Mil/PCT | |
| People’s Republic of the Congo | |||
| (République populair du Congo) | |||
| 3 January 1970 to 18 March 1977 | Major Marien Ngouabi, Head of State | Mil/PCT | A 'new state' deemed to have created from 3 Jan 1970; Assassinated |
| 18 March 1977 | Presidency suspended | ||
| 18 March 1977 to 3 April 1977 | Military Committee of the Congolese Labour Party:- | ||
| Colonel Jacques Yhombi-Opango | Mil/PCT | ||
| Denis Sassou-Nguesso | Mil/PCT | ||
| Louis Sylvain Goma | Mil/PCT | ||
| Jean-Michel Ebaka | Mil/PCT | ||
| Raymond Damase Ngollo | Mil/PCT | ||
| Martin Mbia | Mil/PCT | ||
| Pascal Bima | Mil/PCT | ||
| Nicolas Okongo | Mil/PCT | ||
| François Xavier Katali | Mil/PCT | ||
| Florent Tsiba | Mil/PCT | ||
| Pierre Anga | Mil/PCT | ||
| 3 April 1977 to 5 February 1979 | Colonel Jacques Yhombi-Opango, Head of State | Mil/PCT | |
| 5 February 1979 to 8 February 1979 | Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya, Chairman of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Congolese Labour Party | PCT | |
| 8 February 1979 to 14 August 1979 | Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Head of State | PCT | |
| 14 August 1979 to 31 August 1992 | Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President | ||
| Republic of the Congo | |||
| (République du Congo) | |||
| 31 August 1992 to 15 October 1997 | Pascal Lissouba, President | UPADS | |
| 25 October 1997 to present | Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President | PCT | Re-elected March 2002 |
Affiliations:-
| ADD | Avant pour la Défense de la Démocratie |
| (Front for the Defense of Democracy) | |
| MCDDI | Mouvement Congolais pour la Démocratie et la Développement Integral |
| (Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development) conservative | |
| PCT | Parti Congolais du Travail |
| (Congolese Labour Party), extreme left, only legal party 1979-10 Jun 1991 | |
| RDD | Rasemblement pour le Démocratie et le Développment |
| (Rally for Democracy and Development) | |
| UFD | Union des Forces Démocratiques |
| (Union of Democratic Forces) | |
| UPADS | Union pour le développement et progrès social |
| (Union for Development and Social Progres, social-democratic) | |
| MNR | National Révolutionnaire Mouvement |
| (National Revolutionary Movement) only legal party 1966-1968 | |
| UDDIA | Union Démocratique pour la Défense d'Intérêts Africains |
| (Democratic Union for the Defence of African Interests) | |
| Mil | Military |
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