Congo, Republic of the

The Republic of the Congo (; Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville (locally, "Congo-Brazza") or the Congo, is a former French colony of western-central Africa. It borders Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Gulf of Guinea. Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government installed in 1992. A brief civil war in 1997 restored former Marxist President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
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Chief of state: President Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO (since 25 October 1997, following the civil war in which he toppled elected president Pascal LISSOUBA);

Head of government: Prime Minister Isidore MVOUBA (since 7 January 2005)

Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

Elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 10 March 2002 (next to be held in 2009)

Election results: Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO reelected president; percent of vote - Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO 89.4%, Joseph Kignoumbi Kia MBOUNGOU 2.7%
  

Pres. ….. Denis SASSOU-NguessoPrime Min. ….. Isidore MVOUBAMin. of State, Min. of Civil Service & State Reform ….. Jean-Martin MBEMBAMin. of State, Min. of Hydrocarbons ….. Jean-Baptiste TATY LOUTARDMin. of State, Min. of Justice & Human Rights & Keeper of the Seals ….. Aime Emmanuel YOKAMin. of State, Min. of Planning & Territory Improvement ….. Pierre MOUSSAMin. at the Presidency in Charge of Cooperation, Humanitarian Action, & Solidarity ….. Charles Zacharie BOWAOMin. at the Presidency in Charge of Land Reform & Conservation of the Public Domain ….. Lamyr NGUELETMin. at the Presidency in Charge of National Defense, Veterans, & Disabled War Veterans ….. Jacques Yvon NDOLOU, Maj. Gen.Min. at the Presidency in Charge of Subregional Integration & the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) ….. Justin Ballay MEGOTMin. of Agriculture & Livestock ….. Rigobert MABOUNDOUMin. of Commerce, Consumption, & Supplies ….. Jeanne DAMBENZETMin. of Communications in Charge of Relations With Parliament ….. Alain AKOUALA-ATIPAULTMin. of Construction, Town Planning, Housing, & Land Reform ….. Claude Alphonse NSILOUMin. of Culture, Arts, & Tourism ….. Jean-Claude GAKOSSOMin. of Economy, Finance, & Budget ….. Pacifique ISSOIKBEKAMin. of Energy & Water ….. Bruno Jean Richard ITOUAMin. of Equipment & Public Works ….. Florent NTSIBA, Brig. Gen.Min. of Foreign Affairs, Intl. Cooperation, & Relations With Francophone Countries ….. Basile IKOUEBEMin. of Forestry Economy ….. Henri DJOMBOMin. of Health, Social Affairs, & the Family ….. Emilienne RAOULMin. of Higher Education & Scientific Research ….. Henri OSSEBIMin. of Industrial Development & the Promotion of the Private Sector ….. Emile MABONZOMin. of Labor, Employment, & Social Security ….. Gilbert ODONGOMin. of Maritime & Inland Fisheries, in Charge of Aquaculture ….. Guy Brice Parfait KOLELASMin. of Maritime Transportation & the Merchant Marine ….. Martin Parfait Aime COUSSOUD-MAVOUNGOUMin. of Mines, Mineral Industries, & Geology ….. Pierre OBAMin. of Posts & Technology, in Charge of New Technologies ….. Thierry MOUNGALAMin. of Primary & Secondary Education, in Charge of Literacy ….. Rosalie KAMAMin. for the Promotion of Women & the Integration of Women in Development ….. Jeanne Francois LECKOMBA LOUMETOPOMBOMin. of Scientific Research & Technical Innovation ….. Hellot MAMPOUYA MANTSONMin. of Security & Public Order ….. Paul MBOT, Gen.Min. of Small & Medium-Size Enterprises, in Charge of Cottage Industry ….. Adelaide MOUNDELE-NGOLLOMin. of Sports & Youth ….. Serge Michel ODZOKIMin. of Technical Education & Professional Training ….. Pierre Michel NGUIMBIMin. of Territory Admin. & Decentralization ….. Raymond MBOULOUMin. of Tourism & Environment ….. Andri Okombi SALISSAMin. of Transportation & Civil Aviation ….. Emile OUOSSOMin.-Del. for Territorial Development, Attached to the Min. of Planning & Territory Improvement ….. Gaston GAPODir., Central Bank ….. n.a.Ambassador to the US ….. Serge MOMBOULIPermanent Representative to the UN, New York ….. n.a.