 In the early 1990s, the Republic of the Congo was going bankrupt because of the loss of support from the Soviet Union after the collapse of Communism.This led to the emergence of a new generation of African leaders like Nicéphore Soglo in Benin, Alassane Ouattara in the Ivory Coast and André Milongo.At the end of the Sovereign National Conference of 1991, the Conference elected Milongo as Prime Minister on 8 June 1991.