Omar Bongo
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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. In 1967, he succeeded M'ba to become the country's second president, upon the latter's death.
Bongo in 1973
Bongo with Italian President Giuseppe Saragat in 1968
Omar Bongo's state visit to Netherlands in 1984
Bongo with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow whilst on a state visit in 2001.
President of Gabon
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The president of Gabon is the head of state of Gabon. A total of three people have served as president since the post was formed in 1960.
Image: Léon M'ba 1964
Image: Omar Bongo 1973
Image: President Bongo Ondimba (52054341321) (cropped)
Image: Brice Oligui Nguema