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News Source: Voice of America
| 5 months ago
Rose Francine Rogombe has been sworn in as Gabon's interim president, succeeding the late President Omar Bongo. The former head of Gabon's senate took the oath of office in the capital Libreville Wednesday, promising to devote her efforts to the good...
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News Source: The Boston Globe
| 5 months ago
Gabon— The head of Gabon's senate was sworn in Wednesday as the Central African nation's interim president, the first time in more than four decades that anyone except the late leader Omar Bongo has held power. Bongo died Monday at the age of 73...
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News Source: Daily Nation
| 5 months ago
Rose Francine Rogombe was sworn in as Gabon's interim president on Wednesday, the first step in the process of replacing President Omar Bongo, Africa's longest-serving head of state, who died earlier this week. According to Gabon's constitution,...
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News Source: Financial Times
| 5 months ago
If this shadowy world, dubbed Francafrique, endured for decades to come, it was partly thanks to Bongo, one of its canniest operators. His death after nearly 42 years in power marks the end of an era. He was a linchpin of the system – no slave to...
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News Source: Scoop
| 5 months ago
Expresses Condolences on the Death of President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba Ian Kelly Department Spokesman, Office of the Spokesman Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC June 9, 2009 The Government of the United States wishes to express its...
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News Source: Voice of America
| 5 months ago
As tributes continue to pour in after the death of longtime Gabonese President Omar Bongo, allegations of questionable deals he might have been involved in are simmering in France. In an interview on French radio, former French President Valery...
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News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| 5 months ago
Gabon reopened its borders on Tuesday one day after announcing their closure following the death of President Omar Bongo Ondimba. "Following the death of the president of the republic, head of state and army, Omar Bongo Ondimba, the Gabonese...
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News Source: News 24
| 5 months ago
President Francois Bozize of the Central African Republic on Tuesday announced seven days of national mourning for the late Gabonese leader Omar Bongo Ondimba, who helped mediate peace in the CAR. "National mourning of seven days, with flags at half-...
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News Source: Daily Nation
| 5 months ago
The death of Gabon’s President Omar Bongo after more than four decades in power means the mantle of Africa’s longest serving leader now falls to Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, who took power in 1969, two years after Bongo. Here are some details of...
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News Source: BBC
| 5 months ago
The head of Gabon's Senate, Francine Rogombe, is to be sworn in as interim head of state on Wednesday, the Constitutional Court has announced. She will fill the vacuum left by the death of Omar Bongo, Africa's longest-serving leader, until polls are...