What is Joachim Yhombi-Opango?
'''Jacques Joachim Yhombi Opango''' (12 January 1939 – 30 March 2020) was a [[Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] politician. He was [[List of Presidents of the Republic of the Congo|Head of State]] of the [[People's Republic of the Congo]] from 1977 to 1979. He was the President of the [[Rally for Democracy and Development]] (RDD). From 1993 to 1996, he was [[List of Prime Ministers of the Republic of the Congo|Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo]]. Yhombi-Opango was born in [[Owando]], [[Cuvette Region]], [[French Equatorial Africa]]. Yhombi-Opango died in [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], France of [[COVID-19]] on 30 March 2020, aged 81.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: décès de l'ex-président congolais Yhombi Opango |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/coronavirus-deces-de-l-ex-president-congolais-yhombi-opango-20200330 |website=lefigaro.fr |date=30 March 2020 |access-date=30 March 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yhombi-Opango, Joachim}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of the Republic of the Congo]] [[Category:Presidents of the Republic of the Congo]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in France]] {{bio-stub}}