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Léon M'ba

1902 - 1967

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Gabriel Léon M'ba (9 February 1902 – 28 November 1967) was a Gabonese politician who served as both the first Prime Minister (1959–1961) and President (1961–1967) of Gabon. A member of the Fang ethnic group, M'ba was born into a relatively privileged village family. After studying at a seminary, he held a number of small jobs before entering the colonial administration as a customs agent. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Léon M'ba has received more than 227,829 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Léon M'ba is the 4,972nd most popular politician (up from 6,612th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Gabon (up from 4th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Gabonese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Léon M'ba ranks 4,972 out of 19,576Before him are Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Munjong of Goryeo, Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria, František Palacký, and Alexander III of Scotland. After him are Conrad Hilton, Kakuei Tanaka, Emperor Uda, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, António Ramalho Eanes, and James I, Count of La Marche.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Léon M'ba ranks 57Before him are Oskar Morgenstern, Wilhelm Stuckart, Mohammad Hatta, Carlo Gambino, Mitsuo Fuchida, and Josep Samitier. After him are Gianpiero Combi, Carlo Levi, David O. Selznick, Sylvanus Olympio, Marcel Aymé, and George Gaylord Simpson. Among people deceased in 1967, Léon M'ba ranks 59Before him are Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Gus Grissom, Tamara Bunke, Ed White, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, and Roger B. Chaffee. After him are Primo Carnera, G. W. Pabst, Julien Duvivier, Günther Blumentritt, Basil Rathbone, and Paul Muni.

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In Gabon

Among people born in Gabon, Léon M'ba ranks 3 out of 37Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), and Rose Francine Rogombé (1942). After him are François Bozizé (1946), Jean Ping (1942), Raymond Ndong Sima (1955), Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Daniel Ona Ondo (1945), Patrice Trovoada (1962), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), and Brice Oligui Nguema (1975).

Among POLITICIANS In Gabon

Among politicians born in Gabon, Léon M'ba ranks 3Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), and Rose Francine Rogombé (1942). After him are François Bozizé (1946), Jean Ping (1942), Raymond Ndong Sima (1955), Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Daniel Ona Ondo (1945), Patrice Trovoada (1962), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), and Léon Mébiame (1934).