Pascal Lissouba, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo (died 2020)

Pascal Lissouba

Congolese politician (1931–2020)

Pascal Lissouba 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.

List of presidents of the Republic of the Congo

This is a list of presidents of the Republic of the Congo since the formation of the post of president in 1960, to the present day.