List of Presidents of Gabon
| President of the Gabonese Republic Président de la République gabonaise | |
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| Term length | 7 years |
| Inaugural holder | Léon M'ba |
| Formation | 17 August 1960 |
| Deputy | Vice President of Gabon |
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This is a list of Presidents of Gabon since the formation of the post of President in 1960, to the present day.
A total of three people have served as President (not counting two Acting Presidents).
Key
- Political parties
- Status
- Denotes Acting President
Presidents of Gabon
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected | Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Léon M'ba (1902–1967)[1] |
1961 1967 |
17 August 1960 | 27 November 1967 (Died in Office) |
7 years, 102 days | BDG | |
| 2 |  |
Omar Bongo Ondimba (1936–2009)[2] |
1973 1979 1986 1993 1998 2005 |
2 December 1967 | 8 June 2009 (Died in Office) |
41 years, 188 days | BDG / PDG | |
| — |  |
Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge (1946–)[3] |
— | 6 May 2009 | 10 June 2009 | 35 days | ADERE | |
| — | Rose Francine Rogombé (1941–2015)[4] |
— | 10 June 2009 | 16 October 2009 | 128 days | PDG | ||
| 3 |  |
Ali Bongo Ondimba (1959–)[5] |
2009 2016 |
16 October 2009 | Incumbent | 8 years, 361 days | PDG | |
Footnotes
- ↑ Briefly interrupted during the 17–18 February 1964 coup d'état
- ↑ Previously named Albert-Bernard Bongo; changed name on 29 September 1973, after conversion to Islam. Added Ondimba to name on 15 November 2003
- ↑ Acted for Bongo while he was incapacitated in the hospital, Vice President
- ↑ Succeeded Bongo as the constitutional successor, President of the Senate
- ↑ Son of Omar Bongo Ondimba
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Bongo Ondimba | Gabonese Democratic Party | 177,722 | 49.80 |
| Jean Ping | Union of Forces for Change | 172,128 | 48.23 |
| Bruno Ben Moubamba | Independent | 1,896 | 0.53 |
| Raymond Ndong Sima | Independent | 1,510 | 0.42 |
| Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou | Social Democratic Party | 1,130 | 0.32 |
| Paul Mba Abessole | National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally for Gabon | 761 | 0.21 |
| Gérard Ella Nguema | Independent | 583 | 0.16 |
| Augustin Moussavou King | Gabonese Socialist Party | 553 | 0.15 |
| Dieudonné Minlama Mintogo | Independent | 393 | 0.11 |
| Abel Mbombe Nzoudou | Independent | 214 | 0.06 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 16,420 | – | |
| Total | 373,310 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 627,805 | 59.46 | |
| Source: Interior Ministry, Interior Ministry | |||
See also
External links
- Official website (in French)
- World Statesmen – Gabon
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