Claude Antoine Dacosta

Claude Antoine Dacosta (* 1931 † 1 May 2007) was from 1992 to 1993 Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo.

Political career

Dacosta was in the 1960s Director of Water Affairs and Forestry. He later worked for the World Bank.

On 6 December 1992 the non-party Prime Minister Dacosta a " government of national unity ". Its predecessor was overthrown by a vote of no confidence. President Pascal Lissouba broke in November to the Parliament. The held in May and June 1993 elections were marred by unrest and were canceled. His tenure ended on 23 June 1993, when President Lissouba the ex-president Joachim Yhombi - Opango appointed as the new head of government.

Dacosta later went as well Lissouba and Yhombi - Opango into exile. When in December 2001, a trial was held against Lissouba in Brazzaville for high treason and embezzlement, also Dacosta and his successor Yhombi - Opango were indicted. The judgment against the absent defendants was in addition to a fine of 30 years in prison for each Lissouba and 20 years for others.