Pierre Anga (1940 – 1988) was a Congolese army officer and rebel leader who was an opposition figure to Congolese President

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 ...

. He formed part of the

Military Committee of the Congolese Labour Party The Military Committee of the Congolese Party of Labour () was a military Committee which briefly ruled the People's Republic of the Congo between 18 March 1977 and 3 April 1977. Membership in 1977 *Col. Joachim Yhombi-Opango, Head of State *M ...

which for the period between 18 March 1977 to 3 April 1977 acted in place of the Presidency after

Marien Ngouabi Marien Ngouabi (or N'Gouabi) (December 31, 1938 – March 18, 1977) was the third President of the Republic of the Congo from January 1, 1969, to March 18, 1977. Biography Origins Marien Ngouabi was born in 1938 at the village of Ombellé, Cu ...

was assassinated. Anga was arrested in 1987 for allegedly participating in a coup d'état against the President; during this arrest several soldiers were killed. Shortly after this coup attempt fighting broke out in the North of the country between forces led by Anga (a supporter of

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 ...

) and Government forces. He was killed by Congolese security forces. He is reported to have died in the jungle of Ikongono.

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