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	Omar Bongo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bongo's wife is the daughter of Congolese president Denis Sassou-Nguesso.
		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 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.wikipedia.org /wiki/Omar_Bongo (2037 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Profile: Gabon's 'president for life'
		Bongo's political career kicked off after he won the trust of the father of Gabon's independence, President Leon Mba.
		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)

	AngolaPress - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Omar Bongo won the presidential elections with 79.19 percent of the votes, thus beating his old opponent, Pierre Mamboundou who scored 13.57 percent.
		Omar Bongo Ondimba won the presidential elections of 5 December 1993, beating ex-opponent Paul Mba Abessole and of 5 Dezembro 1998, after defeating Pierre Mamboundou.
		Omar Bongo Ondimba (69) was the only of the five candidates that toured the whole country.
	www.angolapress-angop.ao /noticia-e.asp?ID=409026 (387 words)

	GABON: Who will succeed Omar Bongo? - West Africa \| general
		Presidential elections are due in December 2005 and Omar Bongo has said nothing so far about throwing in the towel and handing over to a successor.
		Bongo's first comments on Eyadema's death included a reminder that the constitution was sacrosanct.
		Bongo's son, Ali, holds the far more strategic post of Defence Minister, and observers say since taking on the job in 1999 he has installed allies in key army positions and won over the troops.
	www.warmafrica.com /index/geo/4/cat/1/a/a/artid/609 (1414 words)

	James Rupert, Gabon's Bongo Latest Strongman to Maintain Grip
		Today's declaration of victory for President Omar Bongo extends a pattern in this year of presidential elections in West Africa: After nearly a decade of creeping democratization, the region's remaining Cold War-era strongmen are under pressure to retreat but are finding ways to adapt and hang on.
		The government said Bongo had won 66 percent of the vote, a margin that surprised even Bongo's campaign officials, said a source close to the campaign who asked not to be named for fear of losing his job.
		Foreign journalists watched Bongo supporters distribute such documents in Libreville from a business owned by a Bongo aide during the vote Sunday, and the source close to the Bongo campaign said many such distribution centers had operated.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/35/245.html (869 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Bongo wins re-election in Gabon
		Mr Bongo came to power in 1967 as head of a one-party state, but he introduced a multi-party system in 1991 and went on to win two elections.
		Mr Bongo stood on his record of maintaining a stable Gabon in an unstable region - and of bringing prosperity through abundant oil reserves.
		The extensive use of high-tech advertising glorifying Mr Bongo and the absence of pro-opposition posters illustrated the financial gap between the president and his rivals, the BBC's Christophe Pons in Libreville says.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/4475164.stm (281 words)

	Townhall.com :: AP - Gabon President Omar Bongo Re-Elected (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Africa's longest-serving ruler, Gabon President Omar Bongo, has been re-elected to another seven-year term in office with a landslide 79 percent of the vote, officials said Thursday.
		Among the globe's current heads of government, Bongo's reign is second only to that of Cuba's Fidel Castro, who has led the communist country for nearly 46 years.
		Bongo has been in president since Dec. 2, 1967, taking over upon the death of Leon M'Ba, the country's only other head of state since independence in 1960.
	www.townhall.com /news/ap/online/headlines/D8E42GB81.html (379 words)

	Bongo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bongo, the main character of Sinclair Lewis' short story Little Bear Bongo and also the name of the segment inspired by the story in the 1947 Disney animated film Fun and Fancy Free
		Bongo, a character in Matt Groening's Life in Hell
		In the Aristasian subculture, a non-Aristasian member of contemporary society
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bongo (125 words)

	Grandiose Parlor: Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon: The Most Durable African Head of State
		Bongo states in his inaugural speech: âThe expectations of my compatriots, notably employment, roads, health, education, housing, are great.
		Although Bongo won the elections by a scoring an out-right majority of the 79% of the ballot, it is on record that hundreds of Gabonese questioned the validity of the result and did protest the outcome.
		In fairness to Bongo; however, Gabon is one of the more stable countries in Africa despite being a multiethnic nation.
	grandioseparlor.blogspot.com /2006/01/omar-bongo-ondimba-of-gabon-most.html (859 words)

	CNN.com - Voters likely to extend Gabon leader's 37-year rule - Nov 27, 2005
		Bongo's reign among living heads of government -- 37 years -- is second only to Cuba's Fidel Castro, who has led the communist country for nearly 46 years.
		Bongo has also been buoyed by Gabon's oil-wealth and timber cut from lush rain forests that have allowed the country to prosper.
		Bongo is likely stay at the pinnacle of Gabonese politics for the foreseeable future.
	www.cnn.com /rssclick/2005/WORLD/africa/11/27/gabon.election.ap?section=cnn_world (703 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Bongo
		Afari was speaking at Bongo in the Upper East Region during the NPP Constituency Congress to elect a parliamentary candidate for the forthcoming elections.
		In Kenya, meanwhile, the bongo antelopes, victims of deforestation and poaching, are teetering on the brink of extinction.
		The hospitals are in the Half-Assini, Asankragwa and Bibiani in the Western Region Drobo in the Brong Ahafo Region, Sandema and Bongo in the Upper East Region...
	conservation.mongabay.com /files/Bongo.htm (12749 words)

	Bongo, Omar. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		He entered the civil service (1958), became minister of information and tourism in 1966, vice president in 1967, and then succeeded to the presidency.
		His rule has provided stability and attracted foreign investment, but protests forced him to reinstate a multiparty system in 1990.
		Bongo was reelected in 1993 and 1998 in elections generally regarded as unfair by observers.
	www.bartleby.com /65/bo/Bongo-Om.html (139 words)

	Gabon - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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)

	bongo
		Shy, elusive animals, bongos never emerge into the open and are seldom seen; they browse singly or in small groups.
		Bongos have been much prized as trophies by big-game hunters.
		Omar Bongo - Bongo, Omar (El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba), 1935–, Gabonese political leader, president of...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/sci/A0808244.html (202 words)

	*Omar Bongo
		For more than 30 years, Omar Bongo has held the destiny of Gabon in his hands.
		In October 2001, the former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, mediator in the political and ethnic crisis in Burundi, entrusted him with the mission to pursue negotiations with the armed movements of this country.
		Bongo expresses his ideas about terrorism and the objectives and challenges Africa must face in this age of globalization.
	www.african-geopolitics.org /show.aspx?ArticleId=3109 (3807 words)

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		LIBREVILLE, 11 Feb 2005 (IRIN) - Omar Bongo and Gnassingbe Eyadema were both born in 1935.
		A member of the minority Bateke tribe from near the Congolese border, Bongo began his political career at the Foreign Ministry at independence in 1960.
		Other possible contenders for the presidency include Idriss Ngari, a career army officer and former defence minister from Bongo's home region of Haut-Ogoue; and Paul Mba Abessole, the onetime firebrand opposition leader who has since jumped on the Bongo bandwagon and is now Transport Minister.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=45525&SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectC (1581 words)

	Omar Bongo
		Guests at the inauguration of the Hassan II Mosque,included Pres Omar Bongo, of Gabon.
		Gabon's Omar Bongo sworn in as country's leader for fifth time.
		Omar Bongo Ondimba Invité Pour Une Visite D'Amitié Et De Travail Au BéNin
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0808243.html (274 words)

	Remarks Following Discussions With President El Hadj Omar Bongo of Gabon
		President Bongo has been a champion of African development and has worked tirelessly for the welfare of his people and all Africans.
		President Bongo and I are committed to working together, along with other African leaders of good will, to set the region on a peaceful course.
		President Bongo spoke in French, and his remarks were translated by an interpreter.
	www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1987/073187e.htm (971 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Bongo
		Bongo (UE), June 16, GNA - The Bongo District Assembly in the Upper East Region, on Thursday voted to confirm the President's nominee, Mr Francis Asampana as...
		A white Bongo van with several occupants was seen in the vicinity and police were notified of suspicious activity by a member of the public.
		At Bongo, the Regional Minister assured the people of the region that government was aware of the food shortage in the region due to poor harvest last year.
	conservation.mongabay.com /news/Bongo.htm (12119 words)

	MR MANDELA: BANQUET: PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO OR GABON
		We earnestly call on them to forsake violence, to engage in constructive dialogue and to respect the lives and common dignity of their fellow human beings.
		South Africa is honoured to count a peacemaker such as President Omar Bongo among its friends.
		May I now ask you to raise your glasses and drink a toast to President Bongo and the people of Gabon; and to the flourishing of relations between Gabon and South Africa.
	www.info.gov.za /speeches/1996/040622_450.htm (665 words)

	Club Afrika Forums :: African Discussion Forums :: View topic - How Omar Bongo's corruption is tied To Bush's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		WASHINGTON, Nov 10 - Indicted Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff asked the president of Gabon, Omar Bongo, for nine million dollars in 2003 to arrange a meeting with US President George W. Bush, according to a press report Thursday.
		He pointed out that Bush had met with Bongo in 2002, and he drew attention to the fact that the New York Times itself said there was no evidence of any contract or anything else in the public record to suggest there was a quid pro quo.
		Bongo, who has ruled Gabon since 1967, is Africa's longest-serving president.
	www.clubafrika.com /forums/viewtopic.php?p=4486 (534 words)

	Rais Omar Bongo wa Gabon kugombea tena nafasi ya Urais
		Rais Omar Bongo wa Gabon, kiongozi ambaye amekuwa madarakani kwa muda mrefu zaidi barani Afrika, amesema atagombea tena nafasi hiyo kwa kipindi kingine cha miaka saba katika uchaguzi utakaofanyika mwishoni mwa Desemba mwaka huu.
		Rais Bongo ambaye ameiongoza Gabon tangu mwaka 1967, alitangaza dhamira ya kuwania tena urais mbele ya maelfu ya wafuasi wake, katika mkutano wa vijana katika mji mkuu wa nchi hiyo Libreville.
		Rais Bongo alibadilisha katiba ya nchi hiyo ili kuondoa ukomo wa muda wa uongozi wa Rais, jambo ambalo pia viongozi wengine wa Waafrika wamejaribu, na ambalo limepingwa vikali na Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa Bw.
	www.ippmedia.com /ipp/ear/2005/10/02/50938.html (228 words)

	Bongo, Omar - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bongo, Omar - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research
		BONGO, OMAR [Bongo, Omar] (El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba), 1935-, Gabonese political leader, president of Gabon (1967-), born Albert-Bernard Bongo.
		Our archive contains millions of documents from thousands of sources and goes back over 23 years.
	www.highbeam.com /doc/1E1:Bongo-Om/Bongo,+Omar.html?refid=ip_hf (129 words)

	Remarks After Working Dinner With Gabonese President Omar Bongo
		The first will be asked by me from RTG Channel 1, the second by Louis-Claude Moundzieoud representing the pan-African channel, Africa 1, and finally the third question by Sonia Ross representing Associated Press Television News.
		The decision to set aside 10 percent of your land was a bold one and I think it will be an example to other countries in the region and to the rest of the world.
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	www.state.gov /secretary/former/powell/remarks/2002/13312.htm (585 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Gabon leader in beauty queen row
		A diplomatic row has broken out between Peru and Gabon over an alleged incident between a Peruvian beauty queen and President Omar Bongo.
		The statement, carried by French news agency AFP, says the campaign coincides with preparations for presidential elections expected next year.
		Mr Bongo, 67, is Africa's second longest-serving leader.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/3461969.stm (136 words)

	Université Omar Bongo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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	institutions.africadatabase.org /data/i16430.html (162 words)

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