Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya
| Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya | |
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Head of State of the Republic of the Congo Acting |
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In office 5 February 1979 – 8 February 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Joachim Yhombi-Opango |
| Succeeded by | Denis Sassou Nguesso |
| President of the National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo | |
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In office August 10, 2002 – 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Justin Koumba (President of the Transitional Council) |
| Succeeded by | Justin Koumba |
| Leader of the Rally for Democracy and Social Progress | |
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In office 29 October 1990 – 20 June 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Batchi (Interim) |
| Mayor of Pointe-Noire | |
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In office August 1994 – October 1997 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1936 |
| Died | 20 June 2008 (aged 72) |
Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya (January 7, 1936 – June 20, 2008) was a Congolese politician. He was briefly acting head of state of Congo-Brazzaville in February 1979 and was President of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007. He also led a political party, the Rally for Democracy and Social Progress (RDPS), from 1990 to 2008.
Tchicaya, a founding member of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT), became Minister of Vocational and Technical Education in December 1971, and in August 1973 his portfolio was expanded to include higher education; he held that post until December 1974. Also during that period, he temporarily assumed responsibility for the portfolio of information, culture, arts, and sports on March 2, 1973 following the arrest of Sylvain Bemba.
Joining the Central Committee of the PCT in December 1972, he held leading posts in the PCT during the 1970s. From December 1974 to December 1975, he was President of the PCT Central Commission of Control and Verification. He was included on the Council of State announced on January 8, 1976. Shortly after Denis Sassou Nguesso became President in early 1979, Tchicaya was elected as Vice-President by an extraordinary PCT party congress on March 31, 1979. From March 1979 to July 1984, he was a member of the PCT Political Bureau in charge of ideology and education and was the second ranking leader of the PCT. He was removed from all his positions in the party, including his seat on the Central Committee, in 1984. Although this decision was not officially explained, some speculated that Tchicaya was believed to have been involved in 1982 bomb attacks in Brazzaville. In August 1986, the Revolutionary Court of Justice sentenced Claude-Ernest Ndalla to death for those bomb attacks; Tchicaya was also tried, along with ten others, and he was given a five-year suspended sentence.
After splitting from the PCT, Tchicaya was part of the opposition National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) at the beginning of the transition to multiparty democracy, but he left the UNDP to found another opposition party, the RDPS, on October 29, 1990. He was a delegate at the 1991 Sovereign National Conference, and at the Conference he famously declared "never again!" (plus jamais ça!).
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