[2] Ganao was born in Djambala, in the present-day Plateaux Department of the Republic of Congo.
[2] Ganao began his career as a teacher and elementary school principal, before entering diplomacy.
[2] He participated in the 1991 Sovereign National Conference,[2] which eliminated the Congolese Party of Labour government, replaced the country's flag and national anthem, and removed the word "People's" from the official name of the Republic of Congo.
[2] Lissouba was overthrown in October 1997 during the Republic of the Congo Civil War, shortly as Ganao left office in September.
[2] Ganao fled to neighboring Gabon, where he was given exile by Gabonese President Omar Bongo.