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Omar Bongo

1935 - 2009

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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 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009. Bongo was promoted to key positions as a young official under Gabon's first President Léon M'ba in the 1960s, before being elected vice-president in his own right in 1966. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Omar Bongo has received more than 888,104 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Omar Bongo is the 1,386th most popular politician (up from 2,106th in 2019), the most popular biography from Gabon and the most popular Gabonese Politician.

Omar Bongo was a president of Gabon from 1967 to 2009. He was most famous for his lavish lifestyle, which included owning a private jet and a yacht.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Omar Bongo ranks 1,386 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Kōkaku, Maria II of Portugal, Justinian II, Arghun, Henry I, Duke of Guise, and Gyeongjong of Joseon. After him are An Lushan, Teti, Harold Wilson, Ezer Weizman, Nuon Chea, and Psamtik I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Omar Bongo ranks 21. Before him are Michel Aoun, Arvo Pärt, Erich von Däniken, Ágota Kristóf, Julie Andrews, and Omar Sívori. After him are Faisal II of Iraq, Fairuz, Luis Suárez, Theo Angelopoulos, Edward Said, and John Cazale. Among people deceased in 2009, Omar Bongo ranks 10. Before him are Kim Dae-jung, Millvina Dean, Corazon Aquino, Paul Samuelson, Roh Moo-hyun, and Aage Bohr. After him are Pina Bausch, Maurice Jarre, David Carradine, Farrah Fawcett, Abdurrahman Wahid, and Mercedes Sosa.

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In Gabon

Among people born in Gabon, Omar Bongo ranks 1 out of 37. After him are Rose Francine Rogombé (1942), Léon M'ba (1902), 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).

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Among POLITICIANS In Gabon

Among politicians born in Gabon, Omar Bongo ranks 1. After him are Rose Francine Rogombé (1942), Léon M'ba (1902), 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).

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