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Denis Sassou Nguesso

President of the Republic of the Congo, 1979 to 1992 and 1997 to present

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A former army officer and Marxist one-party ruler who returned to power after a 1997 civil war and has since won repeated elections, presiding over an oil-dependent economy.

Denis Sassou Nguesso sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, leaning traditional on culture and leaning strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on technology.

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Where Denis Sassou Nguesso sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Denis Sassou Nguesso

CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…98%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…96%Pan-ArabismSeeks the unity of Arab peoples across state borders and independence from foreign…95%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…94%

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