abstract:Pascal Lissouba (born November 15, 1931) was the first democratically elected President of the Republic of the Congo from August 31, 1992 to October 15, 1997. He was overthrown by the current President Denis Sassou Nguesso in the 1997 civil war.
Fighting between supporters of Congo-Brazzaville 's President PascalLissouba and his predecessor, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, broke out again in the capital.
He could attract the followers of his fallen allies: Hutus from Rwanda, the late Mobutu Sese Seko's presidential guard from Congo, exiled supporters of Congo-Brazzaville's ex-President PascalLissouba.