Sassou-Nguesso was president of the People's Republic of Congo between 1979 and 1992 and has held the office in the renamed Republic of Congo from 1997.
Sassou-Nguesso alikuwa rais wa Jamhuri ya Watu wa Kongo kati ya 1979 na 1992 na ameshika ofisi hiyo katika Jamhuri ya Kongo iliyobadilishwa jina kutoka 1997.