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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 213,908 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Léon M'ba is the 6,628th most popular politician (up from 7,341st in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Gabon (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Gabonese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Léon M'ba ranks 6,628 out of 15,577Before him are Shah Alam II, Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, Rufinus, Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, and Henri Grégoire. After him are Starina Novak, Martina, Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena, Walter Buch, Neferkamin Anu, and Yamada Nagamasa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Léon M'ba ranks 88Before him are Langston Hughes, Richard Rodgers, Albert Bormann, Lyubov Orlova, Bruno Streckenbach, and Toyen. After him are Cesare Zavattini, Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, Jayaprakash Narayan, Wifredo Lam, Hans von Dohnanyi, and George Gaylord Simpson. Among people deceased in 1967, Léon M'ba ranks 77Before him are George Kelly, Marcel Aymé, Walter A. Shewhart, Stanisław Sosabowski, Walter Weiß, and Langston Hughes. After him are Joseph Boxhall, Martine Carol, Abdel Hakim Amer, David Burliuk, Hans Ledwinka, and Eddie Eagan.

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In Gabon

Among people born in Gabon, Léon M'ba ranks 4 out of 29Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), François Bozizé (1946), and Rose Francine Rogombé (1942). After him are Jean Ping (1942), Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), Daniel Ona Ondo (1945), Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (1961), Mario Lemina (1993), and Paul Biyoghé Mba (1953).

Among POLITICIANS In Gabon

Among politicians born in Gabon, Léon M'ba ranks 4Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), François Bozizé (1946), and Rose Francine Rogombé (1942). After him are Jean Ping (1942), Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), Daniel Ona Ondo (1945), Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (1961), Paul Biyoghé Mba (1953), and Patrice Trovoada (1962).