Congo

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  • Fulbert Youlou president

    Fulbert Youlou president
  • Independence

    Independence
  • Alphonse Massamba-Débat president

    Alphonse Massamba-Débat president
  • Maj. Marien Ngouabi head of state

    Maj. Marien Ngouabi head of state
  • Renaming to People's Republic of the Congo

  • Assassination Ngouabi

  • Joachim Yhombi-Opango head of state

    Joachim Yhombi-Opango head of state
  • Col. Denis Sassou-Nguesso head of state

    Col. Denis Sassou-Nguesso head of state
  • New Marxist-Leninist constitution

  • Structural adjustment reforms

    Structural adjustment reforms
  • Democratic constitution promulgated

  • Pascal Lissouba elected president

    Pascal Lissouba elected president
  • Civil conflict

    Civil conflict
  • French/Angolan support for insurrection

  • Denis Sassou-Nguesso president

    Denis Sassou-Nguesso president
  • Truce

  • Sassou-Nguesso elected president

  • Constitutional referendum