Pascal Lissouba

president of Republic of the Congo

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In Denis Sassou-Nguesso
…first round of voting, and Pascal Lissouba of the Pan-African Union for Social Development (Union Panafricaine pour la Démocratie Sociale; UPADS) was elected president.
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In Republic of the Congo: Congo since independence
Pascal Lissouba defeated Bernard Kolélas and Sassou-Nguesso and acceded to the presidency following elections that August. A period of shaky parliamentary government ensued. Competing politicians built followings by politicizing ethnic differences and sponsoring militias such as the Cocoye, Cobra, and Ninja groups (aligned with Lissouba,…
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