Marien Ngouabi

Marien Ngouabi
Ngouabi in January 1970
4th President of the People's Republic of the Congo
In office
1 January 1969 – 18 March 1977
Vice PresidentAnge Diawara
Aimé Portella
Alfred Raoul
Aloïse Moudileno-Massengo
Ange-Édouard Poungui
Preceded byAlfred Raoul
Succeeded byJoachim Yhombi-Opango
Personal details
Born(1938-12-31)December 31, 1938
Ombellé, Cuvette, French Equatorial Africa
DiedMarch 18, 1977(1977-03-18) (aged 38)
Brazzaville, People's Republic of the Congo
Cause of deathMurder by Gunshot wound
Political partyCongolese Party of Labor
Other political
affiliations
National Movement of the Revolution
SpouseClotilde Ngouabi
Alma materÉcole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of the Congo
RankGeneral of the army
Flag of the Congo Army (1970–1992) used during Ngouabi's rule

Marien Ngouabi (or N'Gouabi) (December 31, 1938 – March 18, 1977) was the fourth President of the Republic of the Congo from 1969 until his assassination in 1977.