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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 853,142 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Omar Bongo is the 2,113th most popular politician (up from 2,338th 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 2,113 out of 15,577. Before him are Eadwig, Joseph McCarthy, Maria Mandl, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, and Senusret II. After him are Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Tomoe Gozen, Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Guillermo Lasso, Empress Xiaoyichun, and Eugène Edine Pottier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Omar Bongo ranks 30. Before him are Fairuz, Omar Sívori, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Mercedes Sosa, John Cazale, and Bibi Andersson. After him are Gherman Titov, Udo Lattek, Adnan Khashoggi, Harvey J. Alter, Miroslav Blažević, and Mirella Freni. Among people deceased in 2009, Omar Bongo ranks 15. Before him are Aage Bohr, Maurice Jarre, Millvina Dean, Farrah Fawcett, Mercedes Sosa, and Ted Kennedy. After him are Les Paul, Robert McNamara, Vivian Maier, Karl Malden, Maurice Druon, and Ralf Dahrendorf.

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In Gabon

Among people born in Gabon, Omar Bongo ranks 1 out of 29. After him are François Bozizé (1946), Rose Francine Rogombé (1942), Léon M'ba (1902), 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).

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Among POLITICIANS In Gabon

Among politicians born in Gabon, Omar Bongo ranks 1. After him are François Bozizé (1946), Rose Francine Rogombé (1942), Léon M'ba (1902), 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).

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