"… ast decade, the 1997 conflict in Congo-Brazzaville between forces loyal to Pascal Lissouba, the elected president of the country, and Denis Sassou Nguesso, who succe …"

"… ic elections in September 1993, which he promptly lost to his old nemesis, Pascal Lissouba. The election result didn't weaken Elf's standing in the country. Lissouba …"