Events in the year 2020 in the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

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President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Denis Sassou Nguesso Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer. He became president of the Republic of the Congo in 1997. He served a previous term as president from 1979 to 1992. During his first period as p ...

Events

*March 14 – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Republic of the Congo * August 25 – Mobanza Mobembo Gerard, nicknamed "the butcher of Nouabale Ndoki", was sentenced to 30 years in prison for ivory trafficking and attempted murder of park rangers.

Deaths

*6 January –

Aloïse Moudileno Massengo Aloïse Moudileno-Massengo (March 11, 1933 – January 6, 2020) was the first Congolese lawyer in France. He later became a minister in the Republic of the Congo under Alphonse Massamba-Débat and then Marien Ngouabi, as well as serving as Vic ...

, politician and lawyer,

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

(b. 1933). *19 March – Aurlus Mabélé, singer and composer (b. 1953). *28 March – Jean-Claude Ganga, sports administrator (b. 1934). *30 March –

Joachim Yhombi-Opango Jacques Joachim Yhombi-Opango (12 January 1939 – 30 March 2020) was a Congolese politician. He was an army officer who became Congo-Brazzaville's first general and served as Head of State of the People's Republic of the Congo from 1977 to 197 ...

, politician,

and

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

(b. 1939). *8 April –

François Luc Macosso François Luc Macosso (18 October 1938 – 8 April 2020) was a Congolese politician. Biography Macosso was born in Madingo-Kayes. He and his family were part of the Yema clan. After he studied banking, he became director of the Ponténégrine bra ...

, politician (b. 1938). *23 June –

Jean-Michel Bokamba-Yangouma Jean-Michel Bokamba-Yangouma (died 23 June 2020) was a Congolese politician. He was a prominent political figure from the 1970s to the 1990s, heading the Congolese Trade Union Confederation (''Confédération syndicale congolaise'', CSC). He was ...

, trade unionist and politician. *24 August –

Pascal Lissouba 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 the form ...

, 88, Congolese politician,

(1992–1997) and

(1963–1966), complications from Alzheimer's disease. *23 December – King Makosso IV, 76, King of Loango (since 2009).Décès du Roi Ma Loango Moé Makosso IV

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