Gabonese Progress Party
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The Gabonese Progress Party is a political party
in Gabon
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The PGP was established as a left-leaning party in March 1990, at the beginning of the wave of democratization that swept Africa in the early 1990s. Initially its key leaders were Pierre-Louis Agondjo Okawé, who was President, Marc Saturnin Nan Nguema
, who was Vice-President, and Joseph Rendjambe, who was Secretary-General. Rendjambe died in unclear circumstances in May 1990, resulting in riots by angry opposition supporters in Port-Gentil
and Libreville
.
Agondjo Okawé was the PGP candidate in the December 1993 presidential election
; he placed third amidst opposition allegations of fraud. President Omar Bongo
received more votes than Agondjo Okawé even in the PGP stronghold on Port-Gentil, a fact that was noted skeptically by observers. Agondjo Okawé refused an invitation to join the government in late 1994, following talks between the government and the opposition. The PGP supported radical opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou
in the December 1998 presidential election
. Bongo again prevailed, and Mamboundou placed second according to official results.
In the parliamentary election held on 9 December 2001, the PGP won three out of 120 seats. In the December 2006 parliamentary election
, it won only two out of 120 seats.
Agondjo-Okawé died on 27 August 2005.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
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The PGP was established as a left-leaning party in March 1990, at the beginning of the wave of democratization that swept Africa in the early 1990s. Initially its key leaders were Pierre-Louis Agondjo Okawé, who was President, Marc Saturnin Nan Nguema
Marc Saturnin Nan Nguema
Marc Saturnin Nan Nguéma is a Gabonese economist and politician. He was the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries from 1981 to 1983 and has been an opposition politician in Gabon since 1990....
, who was Vice-President, and Joseph Rendjambe, who was Secretary-General. Rendjambe died in unclear circumstances in May 1990, resulting in riots by angry opposition supporters in Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon and a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. Although it lies inshore, the nearby mainland is a remote forest area and it is not connected by road to the rest of the nation...
and Libreville
Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
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Agondjo Okawé was the PGP candidate in the December 1993 presidential election
Gabonese presidential election, 1993
Gabon held a presidential election on 5 December 1993. Incumbent President Omar Bongo, in power since 1967, sought a five-year term against 12 other candidates. It was Gabon's first multiparty election, and according to official results Bongo won in the first round with 51.2% of the vote...
; he placed third amidst opposition allegations of fraud. President Omar Bongo
Omar Bongo
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba , born as Albert-Bernard Bongo, was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his death in office in 2009....
received more votes than Agondjo Okawé even in the PGP stronghold on Port-Gentil, a fact that was noted skeptically by observers. Agondjo Okawé refused an invitation to join the government in late 1994, following talks between the government and the opposition. The PGP supported radical opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou
Pierre Mamboundou
Pierre Mamboundou was a Gabonese politician. He was President of the Union of the Gabonese People , an opposition party in Gabon, from 1989 to 2011.-ACCT career and 1989 events:Mamboundou was born in Mouila...
in the December 1998 presidential election
Gabonese presidential election, 1998
Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 6 December 1998. Incumbent President Omar Bongo Ondimba, in power since 1967, sought a seven-year term against five other candidates...
. Bongo again prevailed, and Mamboundou placed second according to official results.
In the parliamentary election held on 9 December 2001, the PGP won three out of 120 seats. In the December 2006 parliamentary election
Gabonese legislative election, 2006
A legislative election was held in Gabon on 17 December 2006 ....
, it won only two out of 120 seats.
Agondjo-Okawé died on 27 August 2005.