Pascal Lissouba

Pascal Lissouba
Lissouba in 1995
6th President of the Republic of Congo
In office
31 August 1992 – 25 October 1997
Prime MinisterAndré Milongo
Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra
Claude Antoine Dacosta
Joachim Yhombi-Opango
Charles David Ganao
Preceded byDenis Sassou Nguesso
Succeeded byDenis Sassou Nguesso
Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo
In office
24 December 1963 – 15 April 1966
Preceded byAlphonse Massamba-Débat
Succeeded byAmbroise Noumazalaye
Personal details
Born(1931-11-15)15 November 1931
Tsinguidi, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa
Died24 August 2020(2020-08-24) (aged 88)
Perpignan, France
Political partyPan-African Union for Social Democracy (from 1991)
Other political
affiliations
National Movement of the Revolution (1964–1969)
Spouse(s)Annette Chantegreil
Jocelyne Rosdam
Alma materUniversity of Paris

Pascal Lissouba (15 November 1931 – 24 August 2020)[1][2] was a Congolese politician who was the first democratically elected President of the Republic of the Congo and served from 31 August 1992 until 25 October 1997. He was overthrown by his predecessor and current president Denis Sassou Nguesso in the 1997 civil war.

  1. ^ "L'Ancien président congolais Pascal Lissouba est mort". Le Monde.fr. 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Congo-Brazzaville : l'ancien président Pascal Lissouba est décédé en France – Jeune Afrique".