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...
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Gabon (section Bongo rule and PDG)
capita income; however, large parts of the population are very poor. Omar Bongo came to office in 1967 and created a dynasty, which stabilized its power...
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Restoration of Institutions. Ali Bongo was born Alain-Bernard Bongo in Brazzaville, as the son of Albert-Bernard Bongo (later Omar Bongo Ondimba) and Josephine...
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Stade Omar Bongo is a multi-purpose stadium in Libreville, Gabon. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home ground of FC...
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M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (French: Aéroport International M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba) (IATA: MVB, ICAO: FOON)...
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Omar Bongo University (French: Université Omar Bongo) is a public university which was founded as the National University of Gabon in 1970. It was renamed...
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Pascaline Mferri Bongo Ondimba (born 10 April 1956) is a Gabonese politician. Under her father, President Omar Bongo, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs...
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Brice Oligui Nguema (category Omar Bongo University alumni)
studied at Omar Bongo University. Oligui studied at Meknes Royal Military Academy in Morocco. He served as an aide-de-camp to President Omar Bongo until his...
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Bongo Ondimba (March 10, 1964 – March 14, 2009) was the First Lady of Gabon as the wife of President Omar Bongo from 1989 to 2009. Édith Lucie Bongo Ondimba...
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France–Gabon relations (section Omar Bongo Era)
Omar Bongo died on June 7. 2009, Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac were the only western heads of state to attend his funeral.[citation needed] Omar...
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1964. In March 1967, Leon M'Ba and Omar Bongo were elected president and vice president. M'Ba died later that year. Bongo declared Gabon a one-party state...
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The second President of Gabon, Omar Bongo, died in Spain on June 8, 2009, after having suffered from colorectal cancer. A month of mourning and state funeral...
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the president in the Constitution of Gabon. This limit was lifted for Omar Bongo in 2003. The election is won by the candidate who obtains the largest...
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succeeded by Omar Bongo. On 12 March 1968 the BDG was succeeded by the Gabonese Democratic Party, which became the sole legal party. The PDG and Bongo were re-elected...
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The Bongo family is a Gabonese family of Teke ethnicity. Two of its members (Omar Bongo and Ali Bongo) were presidents of Gabon, ruling the country from...
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ruled by the Bongo family starting with President Omar Bongo in 1967 and, following his death in 2009, by his son Ali Bongo Ondimba. Ali Bongo was re-elected...
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spread until the 1970s and 1980s. The conversion of Gabonese president Omar Bongo to Islam helped to popularize the religion along with other notable Gabonese...
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Patience Dabany (redirect from Josephine Bongo)
Josephine Bongo, is a Gabonese singer and musician. Dabany served as the First Lady of Gabon from 1967 to 1987. For 28 years, she was married to Omar Bongo Ondimba...
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to be confused with the autocrat leadership of Omar Bongo. As foreigners, the dictatorship of the Bongo family, selected this name to become familiar representatives...
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politician, member of civil society and associate professor of economics at Omar Bongo University. In 1987, Albert Ondo Ossa passed the competitive examination...
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American football player Omar Bongo (1935–2009), President of Gabon (1967–2009) Omar Antonio Borboa (born 1980), Mexican politician Omar Borrás (1929–2022)...
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In British English, Bongo Bongo Land (or Bongo-bongo Land) is a pejorative[citation needed] term used to refer to Third World countries, particularly in...
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President El Hadj Omar Bongo was a fast attack craft (FAC) in service with the Gabon Navy. The vessel was constructed in France and entered service in...
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in the capital city of Libreville, it was built in 1977 by President Omar Bongo. It is the work of the Lebanese-Ivorian architect Pierre Fakhoury. The...
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the Promenade des Anglais Omar Ben Bongo - father of President Ali Bongo bd Lannes, 75016 Paris, 7-room apartment Omar Bongo Ondimba - President of Gabon...
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its independence from France in 1960, including 41 years under Bongo's father, Omar. Bongo was declared the winner on 30 August. A coup d'état began shortly...
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There are 13 national parks in Gabon, all created in 2002 when President Omar Bongo established Gabon's National Agency for National Parks (French: Agence...
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Ministry of Finance, Ntoutoume Emane was Personal Adviser to President Omar Bongo from 1976 to 1990. On 13 July 1977, he was appointed as Minister and Personal...
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1967, Leon M'Ba and Omar Bongo (then Albert Bongo) were elected president and vice president. M'Ba died later that year, and Omar Bongo became president...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a minority in the south-east of Gabon. Omar Bongo, who was President of Gabon in the late 20th century, was a Teke. As part...
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