On September 4, 1968, following several days of violent clashes, Alphonse Massamba-Débat's government was overthrown by the military who forced Massamba-Débat to resign.[1][2] Alfred Raoul then became the acting head of state until January 1969 when Marien Ngouabi, the chairman of the same party that had brought Massamba-Débat to power, assumed control.[3]
| 1968 Republic of the Congo coup d'état | |||||||
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 Government of the Republic of the Congo | Army faction Prime Minister Alfred Raoul | ||||||