Omar Bongo
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 14 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 30,1935 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Bongoville |
| Gabon | |
| Date of died | June 8,2009 |
| Died | Barcelona |
| Spain | |
| Spouse | Edith Lucie Bongo |
| Patience Dabany | |
| Louise Mouyabi Moukala | |
| Children | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
| Pascaline Bongo Ondimba | |
| Albertine Amissa Bongo | |
| Frédéric Bongo Ondimba | |
| Did you know | Omar Bongo is the sixth-longest-ruling non-royal national leader since 1900 by term length (42 years, 175 days). |
| Height | 150 (cm) |
| Job | Soldier |
| Politician | |
| Nationality | Gabonese |
| Grandchildren | Noureddin Bongo Valentin |
| Malika Bongo Ondimba | |
| Jalil Bongo Valentin | |
| Bilal Bongo | |
| Presidential term | December 2, 1967 – June 8, 2009 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 606040 |
Omar Bongo Life story
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba was a Gabonese politician who was the second president of Gabon for almost 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009. Bongo 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.
Macron looks on as France's Africa policy crumbles
... To take the case of Gabon - often seen as the emblem of corrupt post-colonialism - it is certainly true that deposed President Ali Bongo s father Omar Bongo was regarded condescendingly as " one of ours" by successive French presidents, and benefited accordingly, as did they...
Gabon coup: Why military takeovers are all the rage
... He first came to power in elections 14 years ago following the death of his father, Omar Bongo, who had monopolised the presidency for more than 40 years...
Gabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader
... He was aide-de-camp to the ousted leader s father, Omar Bongo, who ruled for almost 42 years until his death in 2009...
Why ex-French colonies are joining the Commonwealth
... Gabon s President, Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba, is the son of Omar Bongo, head of state from 1967 to 2009, who swam with the trend towards multi-party politics in the 1990s but took care to maintain the predominance of his ruling party and the role of his family in government...
How Gabon saved its forest elephants
... How Gabon saved its forest elephantsIn 2002, Omar Bongo, the president of Gabon, set up a network of national parks to protect the country s rainforest from logging and help save its population of forest elephants...
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