| First Lady of the Republic of the Congo | |
|---|---|
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 IncumbentAntoinette Sassou Nguesso since October 25, 1997 | |
| Inaugural holder | Marie Massamba-Debat [fr] |
| Formation | August 16, 1963 |
The First Lady of the Republic of the Congo (French: Première Dame de la République du Congo) is the title attributed to the wife of the president of the Republic of the Congo. The country's current first lady is Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, wife of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who had held the position since October 25, 1997. There has been no first gentleman of the Republic of the Congo to date.
List of first ladies of the Republic of the Congo
| Name | Portrait | Term Began | Term Ended | President | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position vacant | August 15, 1960 | August 15, 1963 | Fulbert Youlou | President Youlou, a Roman Catholic priest, was unmarried. | |
| Marie Massamba-Debat [fr] | August 16, 1963 | September 4, 1968 | Alphonse Massamba-Débat | Born c. 1928, Marie Massamba-Debat was the first First Lady of the Republic of Congo. She died on October 13, 1993, in Nantes, France. | |
| ? | September 5, 1968 | January 1, 1969 | Alfred Raoul | Alfred Raoul married Émilienne Raoul prior to his death in 1999. | |
| Clotilde Ngouabi | January 1, 1969 | March 18, 1972 | Marien Ngouabi | Clotilde Ngouabi (née Martin), who was from Walscheid, France, was President Ngouabi's first wife. The couple married in 1962 and had two children before their divorce in 1972. | |
| Céline Ngouabi [fr] | December 31, 1972 | March 18, 1977 | Marien Ngouabi | Céline Ngouabi was President Ngouabi's second wife. The couple married in 1972, shortly after his divorce from Clotilde. | |
| Marie-Noëlle Yhombi-Opango [fr] | April 24, 1977 | February 5, 1979 | Joachim Yhombi-Opango | ||
| Antoinette Sassou Nguesso |
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February 8, 1979 | August 31, 1992 | Denis Sassou Nguesso | First tenure as first lady |
| Jocelyne Lissouba [fr] | August 31, 1992 | August 25, 1997 | Pascal Lissouba | Lissouba, born Marie-Jocelyne Rosdam, was a French national | |
| Antoinette Sassou Nguesso |
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August 31, 1997 | Present | Denis Sassou Nguesso |
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