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Omar Bongo at AllExperts Bongo was born in Lewai — currently Bongoville in Eastern Gabon, near the border with Congo Republic. Bongo is one of the wealthiest heads of state in the world, and this is attributed mainly to oil revenue and alleged corruption. Youngest child of a big Batéké family of farmers, Omar Bongo was born on the 30th of December 1935 in Lewaï, a town in the province of Haut-Ogooué in the south-east of Gabon. en.allexperts.com /e/o/om/omar_bongo.htm   (2054 words)

Omar Bongo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bongo was elected as vice president in March 1967, alongside M'ba, and became president himself upon the death of M'ba on November 28, 1967. Bongo announced his candidacy for the 2005 presidential election on October 1; on October 6 it was announced that the election will be held on November 27, although security forces will vote two days earlier. Bongo is also one of the wealthiest heads of state in the world, and this is attributed mainly to oil revenue and corruption. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Omar_Bongo   (348 words)

Omar Bongo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (formerly Albert-Bernard Bongo) (born December 30, 1935) is the (The chief executive of a republic) President of (A republic on the west coast of Africa) Gabon since 1967. Bongo was elected as vice president in March 1967, alongside the incumbent president, (additional info and facts about Léon M'ba) Léon M'ba, and became president himself upon the death of M'ba on November 28, 1967. Bongo's wife is the daughter of (A native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo) Congolese president (additional info and facts about Denis Sassou-Nguesso) Denis Sassou-Nguesso. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/om/omar_bongo.htm   (297 words)

bongo - Search Results - MSN Encarta The spiral-horned antelopes (subfamily Tragelaphinae) live in Africa and include the kudu, sitatunga, bushbuck, bongo, and eland. Bongos, small Cuban drums played in pairs with the fingers and thumbs. Bongo, Omar (Albert-Bernard), born in 1935, president of Gabon (1967- ) and Africa’s longest serving head of state. ca.encarta.msn.com /bongo.html   (85 words)

Gabon - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gabon Bongo was re-elected in 1973 and was converted to Islam, changing his first name to Omar. In 1979 Bongo, as the sole presidential candidate, was re-elected. Bongo was re-elected for a further term in 1993. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Gabon   (517 words)

Search Results for "Bongo" Bongo, Omar, (bong´go) (KEY), 1935-, Gabonese political leader, president of Gabon (1967-), born Albert-Bernard Bongo. Omar Bongo, who had already ruled the country for thirty-one years, was elected to an additional seven-year term. The Bongo Massif in the northeast reaches a height of c.4,500 ft (1,370 m). www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Bongo   (285 words)

History - Gabon - Africa Bongo, who later assumed the Islamic first name Omar, was reelected in 1973. In December 1993 Bongo received 51.1 percent of the vote in the first presidential elections held under the new constitution. Bongo was reelected in December 1998 to a seven-year term. www.countriesquest.com /africa/gabon/history.htm   (517 words)

Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Omar Bongo The youngest in a family of twelve children, Bongo was born on 30 December 1935 in Lewai, a town of the Haut-Ogooué province in southeastern Gabon near the border with the Republic of the Congo. Bongo is one of the wealthiest heads of state in the world, with this attributed primarily from the benefits of oil revenue and alleged corruption. Bongo has an $800 million palace with a night club, a banquet hall for 3,000 persons, a bathtub large enough to swim several strokes in, and a panel with buttons that can make lights dim, walls recede, rooms turn, etc. www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Omar_Bongo   (748 words)

Gabon PERSONAL BACKGROUND Albert Bernard Bongo was born on 30 December 1935 at Lewal, in the Lekori prefecture of Haut-Ogodue province. The youngest of nine children, Bongo attended a public school in the Bacongo section of Brazzaville, in the Congo Republic, where he had relatives. Bongo changed his given name to "Omar" in 1979 after converting to Islam. www.nationsencyclopedia.com /World-Leaders-2003/Gabon-PERSONAL-BACKGROUND.html   (161 words)

Gabon: Angus Reid Global Monitor Bongo remained the country’s head of state, winning the 1993 presidential election, and defeating two contenders in the 1998 ballot with two-thirds of the vote. Bongo has been the country’s president for the past 37 years, a record of longevity among living leaders of state second only to Fidel Castro in Cuba. Throughout the campaigning, Bongo was quick to take credit for the country’s relative calm and prosperity on a continent that has been much beset by war and poverty. www.angus-reid.com /tracker/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=9292   (975 words)

Omar Bongo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) Bongo was elected as vice president in March 1967, alongside the incumbent president, Léon M'ba, and became president himself upon the death of M'ba on November 28, 1967. Despite the reforms, it is generally thought that a non-independent judiciary and widespread corruption and patronage limit the ability of citizens to effectively change the government. In 2003, the constitution was changed to eliminate any restrictions on the number of terms a president can serve; Bongo's critics have accused him of intending to rule for life. evplanov.narod.ru /presidents/dos/omar_bongo.htm   (197 words)

AllRefer.com - Gabon Information Bongo was re-elected in 1973 and was converted to Islam, changing his first name to Omar. Bongo was re-elected for a further term in 1993. Bongo was re-elected for another term in November 2005, and Jean Eyeghe Ndong became his prime minister in January 2006, replacing Emane. www.allrefer.com /gabon   (641 words)

BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Profile: Gabon's 'president for life' Born Albert Bernard Bongo in 1935, he changed his name to El Hadj Omar Bongo when he converted to Islam in 1973. During a military coup attempt in 1964, Mba was kidnapped and Bongo was held in custody in a military camp in Libreville. Determined to prove that he was not an autocrat who relied on brute force for his political survival, Bongo entered into talks with the opposition, negotiating what became known as the Paris Agreement in a successful attempt to restore calm. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/2646825.stm   (760 words)

The African Executive | History of Gabon Bongo was re-elected in 1973 and was converted to Islam, changing his first name to Omar. In 1979 Bongo, as the sole presidential candidate, was re-elected. Bongo was re-elected for a further term in 1993. www.africanexecutive.com /modules/magazine/articles.php?article=383   (945 words)

AllRefer.com - Omar Bongo (African History, Biography) - Encyclopedia Omar Bongo[bOng´gO] Pronunciation Key, 1935–, Gabonese political leader, president of Gabon (1967–), born Albert-Bernard Bongo. He entered the civil service (1958), became minister of information and tourism in 1966, vice president in 1967, and then succeeded to the presidency. Bongo was reelected in 1993 and 1998 in elections generally regarded as unfair by observers. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Bongo-Om.html   (200 words)

Gabon - Omar Bongo History | wen_06_package.xml In 1981, a second revision made the prime minister head of government and responsible to the president, the Central Committee of the PDG, and the legislature (National Assembly). Were the president temporarily unable to perform his duties, his function would be taken over by a college comprising of the prime minister, the president of the National Assembly, a member of the Political Bureau of the PDG, and a member of the government. Albert Bernard Bongo was born on 30 December 1935 at L..... www.bookrags.com /history/gabon---omar-bongo-wen-06   (450 words)

OTAL - Gabon Born in 1935 as Albert-Bernard, Bongo served in the French air force from 1958 until independence, when he returned to join the Foreign Ministry. In 1968 Bongo declared Gabon a one-party state - a status which it retained until 1991 - and in 1973 he converted to Islam, assuming the name of Omar. Bongo has been credited with encouraging foreign investment, but has also been accused of financial extravagance. www.otal.com /gabon/gabonministry.htm   (355 words)

Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) Bongo was re-elected for a further 7-year term, amid allegations of electoral malpractice. Bongo's long-term grip on Gabonese politics was further assured in July 2003, when the National Assembly approved a change in the constitution abolishing the two-term limit on Presidential office. President Bongo was educated in Congo-Brazzaville and is married to the daughter of its President Sassou-Nguesso. www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019672583372   (1280 words)

Gabon History In March 1967 Leon Mba and Omar Bongo (then Albert Bernard Bongo) were elected President and Vice President respectively. Bongo was elected president in February 1975 and reelected in December 1979 and November 1986 to seven-year terms. Authorities declared President Bongo the winner of a December 1993 presidential election which was marred by disorganization and a lack of transparency. www.world66.com /africa/gabon/history   (1131 words)

Gabon - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) Bongo became a Muslim, changed his name to Omar and cut off relations with Israel. Bongo's government easily survived a vote of no-confidence over opposition claims of stalling municipal elections. On June 4, 1993 the Omar Bongo University in Libreville was closed due to disturbances during annual exams. www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/gabon.htm   (1011 words)

Gabon Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) Gabon is a unitary republic on the west coast of Africa, south of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea and west of Congo-Brazzaville. Bongo previously had served in Gabon's Foreign Ministry when independence was attained; prior to that, he had served two years in the French air force. Bongo was chief of staff and defense minister under Gabon's first head of state, President Leon Mba, becoming vice president in 1966. www.pressreference.com /Fa-Gu/Gabon.html   (2465 words)

Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for bongo Shy, swift, and elusive, the bongo lives in small groups or in pairs. BONGO Act 2: Nicole Richie Continues Her Role as the Junior Brand Spokesperson for a Second Season and is Joined by Fiance DJ AM to Launch BONGO Men. Fort Worth Zoo Raising Funds to Release Bongo Into the Wild; Zoo Hopes to Reintroduce Bongo to the Wilds of Africa as a Fund-Raising Deadline Quickly Approaches. www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=bongo   (938 words)

Profile - Gabon Lambaréné is the center for the oil-palm plantations in the region and the site of the hospital established by German-born medical missionary Albert Schweitzer. Schooling is officially compulsory in Gabon for all children between the ages of 6 and 16, though not all children in that age group actually attend schools. Upon M’Ba’s death later that year, Vice President Albert Bernard Bongo succeeded to the presidency. www.inadev.org /profile_-_gabon.htm   (1839 words)

BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Country profiles | Country profile: Gabon This is partly down to its relative prosperity due to oil and to the presence of French troops, which in 1964 reinstated President Leon Mba after he had been overthrown in a coup. Omar Bongo is Africa's longest-serving head of state, having led Gabon since he succeeded the post-independence leader Leon Mba in 1967. Born in Franceville in 1935 as Albert-Bernard, Mr Bongo served in the French air force from 1958 until independence, when he returned to join the foreign ministry. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023203.stm   (594 words)

Background Notes Archive - Africa In March 1967, Leon Mba and Omar Bongo (then Albert Bernard Bongo) were elected President and Vice President. Bongo was elected president in February 1975, and reelected in December 1979 and November 1986 to 7-year terms. Authorities declared President Bongo the winner of a December 1993 presidential election which was marred by disorganization and a lack of transparency. dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/gabon9604.html   (2559 words)

Gabon President Bongo, who assumed the presidency in 1968, has since 1990 successfully managed the transition, in a multiethnic context, from single party politics to multiparty democracy. Following opposition pressure in 1990 for greater democracy, President Bongo arranged a National Conferenc to establish the principles for change. President Bongo is now the longest serving President in the CFA zone. us-africa.tripod.com /gabon.html   (690 words)

Background Info | Gabon Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide In 1904, the capital of the Congo was transferred from Libreville to Brazzaville in the Congo, and six years later Gabon became a French colony in French Equatorial Africa. Notwithstanding the drastic change in Gabon's fortune, Bongo retained presidential office through a strategy of tough social measures, defensive boundaries, national insularity, tough-mindedness, lucrative ministerial posts for the politically faithful, and a phalanx of Moroccan bodyguards, European mercenaries and French political and military advisors. Despite civil unrest in 1990 that led to the legalisation of political parties for the purpose of free elections, Bongo continued to defeat other candidates, most recently in 1998 for another 7-year term. www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/africa/gabon/essential?a=culture   (863 words)

C She is survived by daughter Arline Ebos; sons Randy, David and Stephen; brother Robert "Albert" Lacno; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He is survived by sons Vincent, Patrick, Jonathan, Gerard and Bernard; daughter Daphne; brother Alfonso; sister Ronnie Ramos; and five grandchildren. Survived by sons, Albert and Calvin; daughter, Thelma Nita and Rosemarie Wong; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. w2.byuh.edu /library/obituaries/2001/C.htm   (10596 words)

New Statesman - Le doyen du continent Instead, he appears prepared to remain president until he meets his maker, thanks to both the absence of a credible opposition movement and the enduring presence of French military and commercial muscle. Born Albert-Bernard Bongo in 1935, the young president changed his name to Omar and converted to Islam in the 1970s, when he needed money to realise his ambition of building the Trans-Gabon railway into the country's jungle interior. Today, as Gabon stares into the abyss of life apres-petrole, many quietly blame Bongo for the mess, but the real vitriol is reserved for the exploitative practices of the Franco-Belgian oil company Total and the successive French leaders who have supported Bongo over the years. www.newstatesman.com /200503140019   (786 words)

Resources on the Bongo from academic institutions Bongos are hoofed mammals found in forests and bamboo jungles in Central Africa. Bongo: Now he is plagued by an insatiable hunger. ECMC sflib percussion: BONGOS and TUMBA: bongo1 large bongo struck with finger bongo1.roll finger roll on large bongo bongo2 small bongo struck with finger bongo2.roll finger roll on... mongabay.org /conservation/Bongo.htm   (879 words)

ITU High Level Dialogue Bongo, Omar, 1935-, Gabonese political leader, President of Gabon (1967-), born Albert-Bernard Bongo. His rule has provided stability and attracted foreign investment. President Bongo was reelected in 1993 and 1998. www.itu.int /osg/cec/wsis2003/bios/bongo.html   (77 words)

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