Alhaji Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 41 years from 1967 until his death in 2009.Omar Bongo was promoted to key positions as a young official under Gabon’s first President Leon M’ba in the 1960s before being elevated to Vice-President from 1966 to 1967 eventually succeeding M’ba to become Gabon’s second President upon the latter’s death in 1967.
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