Ali Bongo Ondimba
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| Ali Bongo Ondimba | |
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| President of Gabon | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 16 October 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Biyoghé Mba Raymond Ndong Sima |
| Preceded by | Rose Francine Rogombé (Acting) Omar Bongo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1959 Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa (now Congo-Brazzaville) |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvia Valentin |
| Alma mater | Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ali Bongo Ondimba (born Alain Bernard Bongo; February 9, 1959)[1] is a Gabonese politician. He became President of Gabon on October 2009.
Ondimba's father Omar Bongo was the first President of an independent Gabon, and he took over from his father when the elder Bongo died in 2009. Bongo was involved in his father's government. When he took over as president, he promised to reduce the size of government to save money. Bongo has been criticized both being undemocratic and for profiting from Gabon's oil wealth while the Gabonese people remain poor. In response to this in 2015, Bongo announced he would donate his the money he recieved from his father to charity.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "BONGO Ali", GABON: LES HOMMES DE POUVOIR N°4, Africa Intelligence, 5 March 2002 (French).
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Media related to Ali Bongo Ondimba at Wikimedia Commons
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Wikinews has news related to this article: Gabon court upholds presidential candidate Bongo's win after protest |
- Official site of Ali Bongo
- 2004 photograph of Ali Bongo (People's Daily)
- GABON: Who will succeed Omar Bongo?, IRIN News, 11 February 2005
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