République Populaire du Congo ← 1970–1992 → Flag Capital Brazzaville Language(s) French Government Socialist republic, Single-party communist state President Marien Ngouabi Prime Minister Henri Lopès Historical era Cold War  - Established 1970  - Disestablished 1992 Currency Central African CFA franc

The People's Republic of the Congo was a self-declared socialist state ("communist state") that was established in 1970 in the Republic of the Congo.

[edit] History

Flag of the Congo Army (1970-1992).

Congo Roundel (1970-1992).

The People's Republic of the Congo was proclaimed in Brazzaville after a successful coup organized by militant leftists overthrew the government. Marien Ngouabi was installed as head of the state and transformed the country into a communist-based nation two years after the coup. After abolishing the national assembly, Ngouabi formed a Marxism-Leninist party known as the Congolese Labor Party, which was the sole party of the newly founded socialist state. Marien Ngouabi was assassinated in 1977.

Likewise to the other African communist states, the People's Republic of the Congo shared close ties with the Soviet Union and was part of the Eastern Bloc.^[1] This association remained strong even after Marien Ngouabi's assassination in 1977.

The People's Republic of the Congo was dissolved in 1992, when then-president Denis Sassou-Nguesso permitted multiple parties to run for election in the government.^[2] The original institutions of the previous non-Marxist Republic of the Congo government were then reestablished and the country resumed its former type of government.

[edit] See also

• Republic of the Congo
• Denis Sassou Nguesso

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