Louis Sylvain Goma is a Congolese

Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...

 politician. Goma was the Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo from 18 December 1975 to 7 August 1984 under three successive Heads of State: Marien Ngouabi

Marien Ngouabi

Marien Ngouabi was the military President of the Republic of the Congo from January 1, 1969 to March 18, 1977.-Origins:...

, Jacques Yhombi-Opango, and Denis Sassou Nguesso

Denis Sassou Nguesso

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Prime Minister Henri Lopès

Henri Lopès

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 and his government resigned after a meeting of the Congolese Labour Party's Central Committee in December 1975, and Goma was appointed to replace him at the head of a new government, composed of 14 members, on 18 December.

After the 1997 civil war, Goma was a member of the National Transitional Council (CNT), which served as the interim parliament during the transitional period from 1998 to 2002.