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Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Politician

Denis Sassou-Nguesso is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Deni Sassu-Nqesso · Denis SASSOU-Nguesso · Denis Sassou Nguesso · Denis Sassou-Nguesso · Denī Sasū Ngeso · 16 more...				[sources]
Other name	Denis Sassou Nguesso · Denis Sassou nguesso · Denis Sassou-Nguesso · Deniss Sasū Ngeso · Dennis Sassou-Nguesso · 19 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1943-11-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Edou				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Congo - Brazzaville				[sources]
Country	Congo - Brazzaville				[sources]
Citizenship	Congo - Brazzaville				[sources]
First name	Denis				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Sassou-Nguesso				[sources]
Title	Son Excellence				[sources]
Website	presidence.cg				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57418				[sources]
Position	Chairperson of the African Union (2006-2007) · President · President of the Republic of the Congo (1997-) · Vice President of the Republic of the Congo · chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (1986-1987)				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Ethnicity	Mbosi people				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-15	Last processed	2024-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present, 1979–1992)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-02

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Edith Lucie Bongo	child	-	-
Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President	1997	-
President of the Republic of the Congo	1997-10-25	-
President	-	-
Position	-	-
President of the Republic of the Congo	1997-10-25	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Antoinette Sassou Nguesso	spouse	-	-
Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso	father	-	-
Jean-Jacques Bouya	relative	-	-

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,574

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US CIA World Leaders11,071

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US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government920

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UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,050

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories426,233

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-a00b60614b35263d3381716ae42746f591c390ad · us-cia-congo-republic-of-the-denis-sassou-nguesso-president · unprot-f1c286f623ecfcd9d523e0e8b0d0c5c22c33bd61

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