Republic of the Congo
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The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply Congo, is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo River. It is border
A pro-constitutional reform rally in Brazzaville during October 2015. The constitution's reforms were subsequently approved in a disputed election that saw demonstrations and violence.
Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2025
Women learning to sew, Brazzaville
School children in the classroom, Republic of the Congo
Denis Sassou Nguesso
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Denis Sassou Nguesso is a Congolese politician and former military officer who has served as president of the Republic of the Congo since 1997. He also previously served as president of the People's R
Republic of the Congo
…PRC). After the introduction of multi-party elections in 1992, the democratically elected government was overthrown during the civil war, after which Denis Sassou Nguesso, who had previously served as president from 1979 to 1992, returned to office in 1997. He has remained president since then. The Republic of the Congo…
Sassou Nguesso in 2026
Denis Sassou Nguesso in 1986
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (right) and Sassou Nguesso in June 2005
Sassou Nguesso and George W. Bush in the Oval Office in 2006