Marien Ngouabi

Marien Ngouabi
Ngouabi in January 1970
4th President of the People's Republic of the Congo
In office
1 January 1969  18 March 1977
Vice PresidentAnge Diawara
Aimé Portella
Alfred Raoul
Aloïse Moudileno-Massengo
Ange-Édouard Poungui
Preceded byAlfred Raoul
Succeeded byJoachim Yhombi-Opango
Personal details
Born(1938-12-31)December 31, 1938
Ombellé, Cuvette, French Equatorial Africa
DiedMarch 18, 1977(1977-03-18) (aged 38)
Brazzaville, People's Republic of the Congo
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
Political partyCongolese Party of Labor
Other political
affiliations
National Movement of the Revolution
SpouseClotilde Ngouabi
RelationsPierre Anga (uncle)
Alma materÉcole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of the Congo
RankGeneral of the army

Marien Ngouabi (December 31, 1938 – March 18, 1977) was a Congolese politician and military officer who served as the fourth President of the People's Republic of the Congo from 1969 until his assassination in 1977.