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The 82-year-old former paratrooper first took power in the oil-rich Central African nation in a coup in 1979. He lost Congo Republic’s first multi-party elections in 1992 but seized power again in 1997 after a civil war.
He has now ruled for a comb… [3874 chars]
Source: U.S. News & World Report | Published: 2026-03-10T08:07:00Z
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