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September 30, 2020

Name: Omar Bongo
Born: 12/30/1935
Died: 06/08/2009 (73 years old)

El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009. Omar 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. In 1967, he succeeded M’ba to become the second Gabon President, upon the latter’s death.

Birth Name: Albert-Bernard Bongo

Alias: Albert-Bernard Bongo

Party: Democratic Party

Birth Place: Lewai, French Equatorial Africa (now Bongoville, Gabon)

Death Place: Barcelona, Spain

Source: Wikipedia

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I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.
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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
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When they favor the access of other people to education and health care, the countries of the North not only demonstrate generosity or solidarity, but also implement the principles of respecting and promoting human rights.
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The free market economy is supposed to be the only path leading to the happiness of humanity by promoting wealth and prosperity, power and influence of nations.
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