88:, UJSC), the youth wing of the PCT. That same year, Oba-Apounou was admitted to the PCT Central Committee, and appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Youth; his ministerial portfolio was expanded to include sport in 1984. He was dismissed from the cabinet in December 1985, but he remained on the Secretariat of the PCT Central Committee. He was admitted to the PCT Political Bureau (where he was assigned responsibility for the youth) in 1989, in addition to serving as Secretary of the PCT Central Committee for the Youth. On 13 August 1989, he was appointed to the government as Minister of State for Youth and Rural Development, holding that post until 1991.
123:; he won the seat in the first round, receiving 73.63% of the vote. Rumors predicted that he would become the next Mayor of Brazzaville, but he was instead elected as First Vice-President of the National Assembly on August 10, 2002. Oba-Apounou was also assigned responsibility for the National Assembly's relations with the
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Since joining the civil service, Oba-Apounou has heavily invested into real estate. In addition to building over twenty private residences, he also owns the
Exaunel hotel chain. He was inspired to start the business in 1999, when Brazzaville was preparing to host the annual FESPAM music festival but
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Due to his years as the leader of the UJSC, Oba-Apounou remains a very popular figure. Known as "Ya Gaby" ("Ya" meaning elder), many remember him coming to the rescue of college students who did not get their student stipends on time. He was also responsible for granting scholarships to thousands of
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defeated Sassou-Nguesso in the 1992 presidential elections, Oba-Apounou remained neutral for much of the 1990s. But out of loyalty to Sassou
Nguesso, he refused to work for the Lissouba administration. He was later rewarded for his loyalty. In 1998, just months after Sassou-Nguesso's return to power
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Oba-Apounou was eventually succeeded as
President of the PCT's Brazzaville Federation by Gabriel Ondongo in March 2014. Although he wanted to keep his post, the party leadership insisted that he step down. The decision to replace him was attributed to a desire for renewal in leadership posts, and
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and an independent candidate, Joseph Mbossa. Oba-Apounou placed first in the first round, receiving 40.21% of the vote against 32.55% for Ossébi, and he therefore faced Ossébi in a second round. Ossébi prevailed in the second round, receiving 58.26% of the vote.
37:; he also served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Youth from 1979 to 1985, Minister of Agriculture from 1985 to 1989, and as Minister of State for Youth and Rural Development from 1989 to 1991. Later, he was First Vice-President of the
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had insufficient accommodation venues. Oba-Apounou redesigned one of his many residences and turned it into what would be the first
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where he continued to teach physical education. Upon his return to
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to pursue physical education studies. He quickly earned his certificate and started teaching physical education in
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