Republic of the Congo [SEP] head of government
region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes at least 3,000 years ago, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. The Republic of the Congo was established on the 28th of November 1958 but gained independence from France in 1960. The sovereign state has had multi-party elections since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War, and President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who first came to power in 1979
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Branches of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Executive branch of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Head of state: President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Government and politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Branches of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Legislative branch of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Parliament of the Democratic Republic