Business

Congo Republic's Sassou Set to Extend Long Rule, Focus on Succession

• By admin
• Mar 10, 2026
• 1 min read
• 4
• 0
• 0

The 82-year-old former paratrooper first took power in ​the oil-rich Central African nation in a coup in 1979. He lost Congo Republic's first multi-party elections in 1992 but seized power again in 1997 after a civil war.
He has now ruled for a ‌comb... [3874 chars]

• Tags
• #republic
• #elections
• #multi
• #former
• #after