After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999)

Ethno-political conflict in the Republic of the Congo

The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War, also known as the Second Brazzaville-Congolese Civil War, was the second of two ethnopolitical civil conflicts in the Republic of the Congo which lasted from 5 June 1997 to 29 December 1999. The war served as the continuation of the…