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The second President of Gabon, Omar Bongo, died in Spain on 8 June 2009, after having suffered from colorectal cancer. A month of mourning [1] and state funeral, spanning 11 to 18 June, followed. After Bongo's death his coffin was flown from Barcelona to Libreville on 11 June.
Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 January 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was the second president of Gabon 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 the second vice-president in his ...
Édith Lucie Bongo Ondimba was born March 10, 1964. Her father was Denis Sassou Nguesso, who later served as the President of the Republic of the Congo (1979–1992 and 1997 to date). Her marriage to President Bongo on August 4, 1989, was viewed politically as an example of cooperation between the two countries, according to Reuters. [1]
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Angela Sibongile Makeba was born in South Africa in 1950, when her mother was 18 years old. The name Bongi by which she became known is a shortened version of her middle name Sibongile, which means "We are grateful". [2]
The Bongo family is a Gabonese and Congolese political family of Teke ethnicity. [1] Three Bongo family members ( Omar Bongo , Ali Bongo , and Brice Oligui Nguema ) have been presidents of Gabon , ruling the country from 1967 until the present.
Edward James "Bongo" Brown (September 13, 1932 – December 28, ... Brown died from heart disease in Los Angeles, California, on December 28, 1984. He was 52. [3]
How Did Jim Morrison Die? Inside The Doors Frontman's Sudden Death at Age 27 — and Why Some Believe It Was a Cover-Up. Makena Gera. January 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM. Getty.