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Omar Bongo. Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was the second president of Gabon for almost 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009.
May 8, 2018 · President of Gabon. Served in Ministry of Foreign Affairs c. 1960; served as vice-president; became president, 1967; served as minister of the interior, 1967-1970, prime minister, 1967-75, minister of planning, 1967-77, minister of information, 1967-80, and minister of defense, 1967-81.
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Jun 8, 2009 · Africa's longest-serving ruler, Gabon's President Omar Bongo Ondimba, has died. He was 73. A charismatic figure surrounded by a personality cult, he led the oil-producing West African state for...
Omar Bongo Ondimba, né Albert-Bernard Bongo le 30 décembre 1935 à Lewaï et mort le 8 juin 2009 à Barcelone, est un homme d'État gabonais. Il est président de la République gabonaise du 2 décembre 1967 à sa mort, le 8 juin 2009, après avoir été vice-président sous le mandat de Léon Mba .
Jun 9, 2009 · DAKAR, Senegal President Omar Bongo of Gabon, Africa’s longest-entrenched autocrat, died Monday in Spain at the age of 73, having ruled his small West African nation for 41 years. He had become...
Jun 8, 2009 · BARCELONA (Reuters) - Gabon's President Omar Bongo, Africa's longest-serving leader, died on Monday of a heart attack in a Spanish clinic after more than four decades in power in the central...