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{{Quote|When your country is dirty and lacks lasting peace, it cannot achieve its cleanliness and its unity other than by washing it with your blood.|Marien Ngouabi}} | |||
'''Marien Ngouabi''' (December 31, 1938 - March 18, 1977) was the President of the People's Republic of the Congo from January 1, 1969, to March 18, 1977. | '''Marien Ngouabi''' (December 31, 1938 - March 18, 1977) was the President of the People's Republic of the Congo from January 1, 1969, to March 18, 1977.Established a communist regime that ended up being too chaotic and unstable. | ||
== Life and career == | == Life and career == | ||
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Ngouabi's consolidation of power faced multiple attempts at destabilization. In February 1969, he reorganized the Army and created a Revolutionary Court of Justice, responsible for judging those who have carried out activities detrimental to the proper functioning of the MNR since 1963. A few days later, Mouzabakani, suspected of planning once, is arrested. in the company of other officers. In 1973 there was another failed coup attempt, for which Pascal Lissouba was accused of involvement, and arrested. | Ngouabi's consolidation of power faced multiple attempts at destabilization. In February 1969, he reorganized the Army and created a Revolutionary Court of Justice, responsible for judging those who have carried out activities detrimental to the proper functioning of the MNR since 1963. A few days later, Mouzabakani, suspected of planning once, is arrested. in the company of other officers. In 1973 there was another failed coup attempt, for which Pascal Lissouba was accused of involvement, and arrested. | ||
Bureaucratic centralism, repression, and "communism" of the party-state apparatus, the nguabi's tribalist orientation towards Mboshi and La Cuvette immigrants created opposition within the Communist Party itself, especially its youth organization. In the fall of 1971, the student and school strikes in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire began, severely repressed by the authorities. The situation in the country was severely destabilized. At a special plenary meeting convened by the CPT Central Committee, a group of influential figures opposed the country's leader: former prime ministers Ambrosio Numazalai and Alfred Raul, former minister Bernard Combo-Matsiona, vice president, member of the political bureau of the CPT and head of the Political Direction of the Army Ange Diavara. and several others. However, Nguabi remained in control of the situation, trusting the support of the Army Chief of Staff, Joaquín Yombi-Opango, and his deputy | Bureaucratic centralism, repression, and "communism" of the party-state apparatus, the nguabi's tribalist orientation towards Mboshi and La Cuvette immigrants created opposition within the Communist Party itself, especially its youth organization. In the fall of 1971, the student and school strikes in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire began, severely repressed by the authorities. The situation in the country was severely destabilized. At a special plenary meeting convened by the CPT Central Committee, a group of influential figures opposed the country's leader: former prime ministers Ambrosio Numazalai and Alfred Raul, former minister Bernard Combo-Matsiona, vice president, member of the political bureau of the CPT and head of the Political Direction of the Army Ange Diavara. and several others. However, Nguabi remained in control of the situation, trusting the support of the Army Chief of Staff, Joaquín Yombi-Opango, and his deputy Denis Sassu-Nguesso. | ||
=== Rise to power === | === Rise to power === | ||
In 1965 he created the first battalion of paratroopers in the Congo Republic. Known for his leftist views, in April 1966 Ngouabi was demoted to the rank of soldier second class when he refused to be posted again at Pointe-Noire. President | In 1965 he created the first battalion of paratroopers in the Congo Republic. Known for his leftist views, in April 1966 Ngouabi was demoted to the rank of soldier second class when he refused to be posted again at Pointe-Noire. President Alphonse Massamba-Débat had Ngouabi and Second Lieutenant Eyabo arrested on July 29, 1968. | ||
Ngouabi's arrest provoked discontent among the military, and on July 31 Ngouabi was freed by soldiers. The National Revolutionary Council (CNR), headed by Ngouabi, was created on August 5, 1968. Massamba-Débat, whose powers had been curtailed by the CNR, resigned on September 4, and Prime Minister Alfred Raoul served as acting head of state until December 31, 1968, when the CNR formally became the country's supreme authority and Ngouabi, as head of the CNR, assumed the presidency. | Ngouabi's arrest provoked discontent among the military, and on July 31 Ngouabi was freed by soldiers. The National Revolutionary Council (CNR), headed by Ngouabi, was created on August 5, 1968. Massamba-Débat, whose powers had been curtailed by the CNR, resigned on September 4, and Prime Minister Alfred Raoul served as acting head of state until December 31, 1968, when the CNR formally became the country's supreme authority and Ngouabi, as head of the CNR, assumed the presidency. | ||
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=== Assassination === | === Assassination === | ||
Marien Ngouabi was born in 1938 at Ombellé, Cuvette département, in Mboshi territory. His family was of humble origins. From 1947 to 1953 he went to primary school in Owando. In 1953 he went to study to the ''Ecole des enfants de troupes Général Leclerc'' in Brazzaville and in 1957 he was sent to Bouar, Oubangui-Chari (now the Central African Republic. | |||
A Military Committee of the Party (CMP) was named to head an interim government with the conservative Colonel Joachim Yhombi-Opango to serve as Head of State. | A Military Committee of the Party (CMP) was named to head an interim government with the conservative Colonel Joachim Yhombi-Opango to serve as Head of State. | ||
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[[Category:Neutral Evil]] | [[Category:Neutral Evil]] | ||
[[Category:Fanatics]] | [[Category:Fanatics]] | ||