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Pascal Lissouba
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- Works
- 3
Top works
- Mise en évidence d'une unité génétique polarisée et essai d'analyse d'un cas d'interférence négative
- Congo
- Conscience du développement et démocratie
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- André Milongo , Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra , Claude Antoine Dacosta , Joachim Yhombi-Opango , Charles David Ganao
- Preceded by
- Denis Sassou Nguesso
- Succeeded by
- Denis Sassou Nguesso
- President
- Alphonse Massamba-Débat
- Born
- ( 1931-11-15 ) 15 November 1931, Tsinguidi, French Congo , French Equatorial Africa
- Died
- 24 August 2020 (2020-08-24) (aged 88), Perpignan , France
- Party
- Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (from 1991)
- Other political affiliations
- National Movement of the Revolution (1964–1969)
- Spouse s
- Annette Chantegreil, Jocelyne Rosdam
- Alma mater
- University of Paris
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pascal
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of the Congo
- Place of death
- Perpignan
- Occupation
- researcher
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Employer
- University of Paris
- Political party
- Congolese Party of Labour
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- CNRS bronze medal
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Sciences
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Visit of Pascal Lissouba, President of Congo, to the EC (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-11-15
- name in native language
- Pascal Lissouba
- date of death
- 2020-08-24
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
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Encyclopedic overview
Pascal Lissouba (15 November 1931 – 24 August 2020) 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.
Early life and education
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