Sassou Nguesso aligned the country with the Eastern Bloc and signed a twenty-year friendship pact with the Soviet Union. Over the years, Sassou had to rely more on political repression and less on patronage to maintain his dictatorship.
Sassou Nguesso aligned the country with the Eastern Bloc and signed a twenty - year friendship pact with the Soviet Union . Over the years , Sassou had to rely more on political repression and less on patronage to maintain his dictatorship .
Which group of nations did Nguesso side the Congo with?
Which group of nations did Nguesso side the Congo with ?
Eastern Bloc
Eastern Bloc