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Appointed as the Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo on May 12, 2021, by President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Makosso assumed leadership during a period marked by global economic challenges and domestic aspirations for development.
The collapse of the Soviet Union and rising internal pressure forced President Denis Sassou Nguesso's regime to initiate reforms.
Throughout this period, his role was pivotal in challenging the dominance of the PCT and President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
His appointment in 2016 by President Denis Sassou Nguesso placed him at the forefront of implementing challenging but necessary structural adjustment programs aimed at stabilizing Congo's oil-dependent economy amidst a global price crash.
His prominence stems not only from his familial heritage but from his own steadfast role as a key challenger to the long-standing administration of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
His attempt to introduce economic pragmatism highlighted the limitations of doctrinaire Marxism in solving the country's developmental challenges, a path his successor, Denis Sassou Nguesso, would also cautiously follow.
Appointed as the nation's Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2015, Gakosso has become the principal architect and voice of Congolese foreign policy under President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
In that race, Mathias Dzon emerged as one of the main opposition candidates against the incumbent, President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
His second wife, Edith Lucie Bongo, was the daughter of Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, strengthening a regional alliance.
In a landmark two-round election, he defeated Bernard Kolélas and the sitting military ruler, Denis Sassou Nguesso.