Sassou Nguesso, 'Emperor' of oil-rich Congo, wins election

President Denis Sassou Nguesso

President Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo delivers a speech during his last campaign rally, in Brazzaville, on March 19, 2021. PHOTO | AFP

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What you need to know:

  • At 77, Sassou Nguesso is four times older than the average Congolese, whose median age is 19.
  • He supported a 1968 movement that toppled president Alphonse Massamba-Debat and brought Marien Ngouabi to power.

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