List of heads of state of Gabon
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President of the Gabonese Republic |
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Term length | 7 years |
Inaugural holder | Léon M'ba |
Formation | 17 August 1960 |
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The following is a list of heads of state of Gabon, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.
Contents
Presidents of Gabon (1960–present)
- Parties
Gabonese Democratic Bloc (BDG) / Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG)
Democratic and Republican Alliance (ADERE)
- Key
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of Office | Party | |
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Léon M'ba (1902–1967)[1] |
1961[§] 1967[§] |
17 August 1960 | 27 November 1967[†] | BDG |
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Omar Bongo Ondimba (1935–2009)[2] |
1973[§] 1979[§] 1986[§] 1993 1998 2005 |
2 December 1967 | 8 June 2009[†] | BDG / PDG |
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Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge (1946–) Acting President[3] |
— | 6 May 2009 | 10 June 2009 | ADERE |
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Rose Francine Rogombé (1942–2015) Acting President[4] |
— | 10 June 2009 | 16 October 2009 | PDG |
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Ali Bongo Ondimba (1959–)[5] |
2009 | 16 October 2009 | Incumbent | PDG |
Footnotes
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Last election
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See also
External links
Sources
- http://www.rulers.org/rulg1.html#gabon
- Guinness Book of Kings Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
- ↑ Briefly interrupted during the 17–18 February 1964 coup d'état
- ↑ Previously named Albert-Bernard Bongo; changed name on 29 September 1973, after conversion to Islam. Added Ondimba to name on 15 November 2003
- ↑ Acted for Bongo while he was incapacitated in the hospital, Vice President
- ↑ Succeeded Bongo as the constitutional successor, President of the Senate
- ↑ Son of Omar Bongo Ondimba