Omar Bongo
Gabonese politician (1935–2009)
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009. He was promoted to key positions as a young official under Gabon's first President Léon M'ba in the 1960s, before being elected Vice-President in his own right in 1966. In 1967, he succeeded M'ba to become the second President of Gabon, upon the latter's death.
Omar Bongo | |
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 Bongo in 1973 | |
| 2nd President of Gabon | |
| In office 2 December 1967 – 8 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Léon Mébiame Casimir Oyé-Mba Paulin Obame-Nguema Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane Jean Eyeghe Ndong |
| Vice President | Léon Mébiame Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge |
| Preceded by | Léon M'ba |
| Succeeded by | Rose Francine Rogombé |
| 2nd Vice-President of Gabon | |
| In office 12 November 1966 – 2 December 1967 | |
| President | Léon M'ba |
| Preceded by | Paul-Marie Yembit |
| Succeeded by | Léon Mébiame |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert-Bernard Bongo 30 December 1935 Lewai, French Equatorial Africa (now Bongoville, Gabon) |
| Died | 8 June 2009 (aged 73) Barcelona, Spain |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Mouyabi Moukala (1957–1959) Patience Dabany (1959–1987)[1] Edith Lucie Bongo (1989–2009) |
| Children | 30+ (by various partners), including Ali Bongo Ondimba |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Branch/service | French Air Force |
| Rank | Captain |
Bongo died in hospital from a heart attack on 8 June 2009 in Barcelona, aged 73.[2]
References
change- ↑ Clark, John F (1996). "Gabon: Limited Reform and Regime Survival". Political Reform In Francophone Africa. Westview Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-8133-2786-0.
- ↑ "Gabon president dies in Spanish hospital". Globe and Mail. 22 April 2009.
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