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Denis Sassou Nguesso

1943 - Today

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Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer who has served as president of the Republic of the Congo since 1997. He also previously served as president from 1979 to 1992. Sassou Nguesso headed the Congolese Party of Labour (PCT) for 12 years during his first period as president. His daughter Edith Lucie Bongo married Gabonese President Omar Bongo in 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Sassou Nguesso is the 1,915th most popular politician (down from 1,611th in 2019), the most popular biography from Republic of the Congo and the most popular Congolese Politician.

Denis Sassou Nguesso is most famous for being the president of the Republic of Congo.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Denis Sassou Nguesso ranks 1,915 out of 19,576. Before him are Jahanara Begum, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Ioannis Metaxas, Simon Thassi, and Roman Herzog. After him are Bonne of Luxembourg, Oruç Reis, Empress Myeongseong, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, and Olaf II of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Denis Sassou Nguesso ranks 38. Before him are Khalifa Haftar, Louise Glück, Raffaella Carrà, Howard Gardner, John Kerry, and Carlos Alberto Parreira. After him are David Cronenberg, Antonio Inoki, Eduard Limonov, Gianni Rivera, Malcolm McDowell, and Johnny Hallyday.

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In Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso ranks 1 out of 21. After him are Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910), Ali Bongo Ondimba (1959), Pascal Lissouba (1931), Marien Ngouabi (1938), Fulbert Youlou (1917), Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921), Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939), Clément Mouamba (1943), Patience Dabany (1941), Alfred Raoul (1938), and Djimrangar Dadnadji (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso ranks 1. After him are Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910), Ali Bongo Ondimba (1959), Pascal Lissouba (1931), Marien Ngouabi (1938), Fulbert Youlou (1917), Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921), Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939), Clément Mouamba (1943), Alfred Raoul (1938), Djimrangar Dadnadji (1954), and Emmanuel Nadingar (1951).

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