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Denis Sassou Nguesso |

Passion or Profession: president
Period: 1943–
Denis Sassou Nguesso first came to power in 1979, when the Congolese Labor Party (PCT) ousted Joachim Yhombi Opango and designated Sassou as presdent. Sassou headed a highly repressive regime until 1991, when a multiparty system was introduced. Civil war in 1997 brought Sassou to power again. In 2002 elections, he ran unopposed (his opponents were barred from running) and was elected to a seven-year presidential term.
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"Denis Sassou Nguesso";