Jean Ping

Former President of the United Nations General Assembly

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Gender	Female
Age	81
Date of birth	November 24,1942
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Born	Omboue
	Gabon
Party	Gabonese Democratic Party
Parents	Cheng Zhiping
	Germaine Anina
Children	Christophe Bongo Tarallo-Bongo
	Franck Ping
Books	And Africa Will Shine Forth: A Statesman's Memoir
	Christophe Bongo Tarallo-Bongo
Job	Politician
	Diplomat
Education	Pantheon-Sorbonne University
	University of Paris
Spouse	Jeanne-Thérèse Ping
Nationality	Gabonese
Date of Reg.	2019-03-12 19:16:50
Date of Upd.	2023-08-24 00:49:32
ID	606027

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Jean Ping Life story

Jean Ping is a Gabonese diplomat and politician who served as Chair of the African Union Commission from 2008 to 2012. Born to a Chinese father and Gabonese mother, he is the first individual of Chinese descent to lead the executive branch of the African Union.

Gabon coup: Why military takeovers are all the rage

Aug 30,2023 10:51 pm

... And when he stood for re-election in 2016, in a tight race against former foreign minister Jean Ping, he only clinched a narrow victory when official results from Haut Ogooué region, the Bongo family s political fiefdom, came in, recording an unbelievably huge number of votes for him...