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...

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...

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...

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...

Pascaline Mferri Bongo Ondimba (born 10 April 1956) is a Gabonese politician. Under her father, President Omar Bongo, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs...

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...

M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (French: Aéroport International M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba) (IATA: MVB, ICAO: FOON)...

stronghold of the ruling Bongo family. Via his mother, he is a cousin of former President Ali Bongo and studied at Omar Bongo University. Oligui was mostly...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

politician, member of civil society and associate professor of economics at Omar Bongo University. In 1987, Albert Ondo Ossa passed the competitive examination...

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...

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...

1944), former President of Sudan Omar Benson Miller, American actor Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009) Omar Bradley (1893–1981), American 5-star...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

October 2009, following the death of long-time President Omar Bongo. She constitutionally succeeded Bongo due to her role as president of the Senate, a post...

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...

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...

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...

September 1997, she moved to Libreville, Gabon, at the invitation of Omar Bongo, and then Gbadolite in Zaire. Fearing the threat of the RPF, she went...

Sunni practice. The former president Omar Bongo converted to Islam in 1973 after a visit to Libya. Under Bongo's one-party rule, Gabon joined the Organisation...