President Omar Bongo (President of Gabon) in his Presidential Palace office in Libreville, Gabon
Caption: President Omar Bongo (President of Gabon) in his Presidential Palace office in Libreville, Gabon
Born: December 30, 1935
Star sign: Capricorn
Source: IMDB
Born on December 30, 1935, the youngest of 12 children, Bongo served as a lieutenant in the French Air Force, then climbed quickly through the civil service, eventually becoming vice president of Gabon. He assumed the presidency 2 December 1967, after the death of Leon M'Ba, the country's only other head of state since independence from France in ...