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Augustin Poignet

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Augustin Poignet was the politician from Republic of the Congo who served as President of Senate of the Republic of the Congo.[1][2]

Personal life

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He was born on 28 April 1928[3] and died on 26 June 2008 in Paris.[4] He also served as interim president of Congo in 1968 for one day[3] and became Minister of Defense after that.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Banks, William C. (2006-11-21). Political Handbook of the World 2007. CQ Press. ISBN 978-0-87289-370-2.
  2. ^ Weiss, Herbert F. (1996). Congo: 1995 Technical Assessment. IFES. ISBN 978-1-879720-15-2.
  3. ^ a b Clark, John Frank; Decalo, Samuel (2012). Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-4919-8.
  4. ^ Africa Yearbook. Brill. 2008. ISBN 978-90-04-17811-3.
  5. ^ "Augustin POIGNET - Sénat de la République du Congo". Senate of Congo. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  6. ^ "Trait d'histoire : les présidents éphémères d'Afrique". Africanews (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-07.