Denis Sassou Nguesso, incumbent president, described by Voice of America (VOA) as Veteran President of the Republic of Congo, has been re-elected into office. According to provincial election results announced on Tuesday, Nguesso won 88.57 percent of the votes. The 77-year-old who has been tagged veteran President has ruled the nation for a total of 36 years, since first taking power in 1979 — he retained his office in 1997 after losing the country’s first multi-party election five years before. His wide-margin victory was not unexpected, considering that the…
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