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In 1967, after M'ba's death, he became the country's president.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"30 December 1935","date":"1935-12-30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Bongoville","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730806"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"8 June 2009","date":"2009-06-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Barcelona","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1492"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142"},{"text":"Gabon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1000"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"},{"text":"minister","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83307"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Gabonese Democratic Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1762536"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083#P102"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Patience Dabany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443143"},{"text":"Edith Lucie Bongo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273791"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (2 July 1977 – 18 July 1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19161632","start":"1977-07-02","end":"1978-07-18"},{"text":"President of Gabon (2 December 1967 – 9 June 2009)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19109718","start":"1967-12-02","end":"2009-06-09"},{"text":"Vice President of Gabon (12 November 1966 – 2 December 1967)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17030478","start":"1966-11-12","end":"1967-12-02"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Gabon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30100607"},{"text":"Minister of Information and Tourism","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33393903"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of the Equatorial Star","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885350"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q90415495"},{"text":"Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20859482"},{"text":"Order of Agostinho Neto","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16141090"},{"text":"Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14539990"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98843256","date":"2001"},{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177423"},{"text":"Gold Olympic Order","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15279719","date":"1997"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Bongo","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172083"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Omar Bongo born?","a":"Omar Bongo was born on 30 December 1935 in Bongoville."},{"q":"What positions has Omar Bongo held?","a":"Positions held by Omar Bongo include: chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (1977–1978); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: El hadj omar bongo ondimba.jpg — Los4421 Florent Mbesse, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Omar Bongo\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/omar-bongo. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:54:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/omar-bongo","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/omar-bongo","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/omar-bongo?lang=ne"}}