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Omar Bongo

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Omar Bongo

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Also known as El Hadj Omar Bongo, El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, Omar Bongo Ondimba, Albert-Bernard Bongo

Gabonese politician (1935–2009)

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Omar Bongo Ondimba, born Albert-Bernard Bongo in Bongoville in 1935, was a Gabonese and French citizen who served as a politician, military personnel, and minister. He held the positions of Vice President and President of Gabon and was a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party. Bongo practiced Sunni Islam and was married to Patience Dabany and Edith Lucie Bongo. His children include Ali Bongo Ondimba and Pascaline Bongo Ondimba.

He authored works including *Pensée et action sociales*, *Gouverner c'est prévoir*, *Rénovation*, and *Réalités gabonaises*. Bongo received the Order of the Equatorial Star and the Order of Agostinho Neto. He died of natural causes in Barcelona on June 8, 2009, due to myocardial infarction and small intestine cancer. He is buried in Franceville.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1935
Works
3

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  • Pensée et action sociales
  • Gouverner c'est prévoir
  • Rénovation
  • Réalités gabonaises

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Listeners · Last.fm

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Total plays
80

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