Presidents of Gabon

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Gabonese Republic 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...    (République Gabonaise 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... )
17 August 1960 to 17 February 1964		Léon M'ba Léon M'ba Gabriel Léon M'ba was the first Prime Minister and President of Gabon. A member of the Fang ethnic group, M'ba was born into a relatively privileged village family. After studying at a seminary, he held a number of small jobs before entering the colonial administration as a customs agent... , President	BDG	Deposed
17 February 1964 to 18 February 1964	Revolutionary Committee:-
		Daniel Mbene	Mil
		Valère Essone
		Jacques Mombo
		Daniel Mbo Edou
18 February 1964 to 19 February 1964		Jean-Hilaire Aubame Jean-Hilaire Aubame Jean-Hilaire Aubame was a Gabonese politician active during both the colonial and independence periods. The French journalist Pierre Péan said that Aubame's training "as a practicing Catholic and a customs official helped to make him an integrated man, one of whom political power was not an end in... , Provisional Prime Minister	Mil/UDSG	Usurper
19 February 1964 to 28 November 1967		Léon M'ba Léon M'ba Gabriel Léon M'ba was the first Prime Minister and President of Gabon. A member of the Fang ethnic group, M'ba was born into a relatively privileged village family. After studying at a seminary, he held a number of small jobs before entering the colonial administration as a customs agent... , President	BDG	Restored; died in office
2 December 1967 to 1968		Albert-Bernard 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.... , President	BDG
1968 to 29 September 1973			PDG	Changed name to 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....  on conversion to Islam Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
29 September 1973 to 15 November 2003		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.... , President		Previously Albert-Bernard 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....
15 November 2003 to 8 June 2009		El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba 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.... , President		Previously 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.... ; died in office
6 May 2009 to 10 June 2009		Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge is a Gabonese politician who was Vice-President of Gabon from 1997 to 2009. He is the President of the Democratic and Republican Alliance , a political party... , Acting President	PDG	Acted for Bongo while he was incapacitated in the hospital, Vice President Vice President of Gabon Vice President of Gabon was a political position in Gabon from 1961 to 1975 and from 1997 to 2009.Changes in the Constitution of 1966 made Vice President an automatic successor of President in case of a vacancy...
10 June 2009 to 16 October 2009		Rose Francine Rogombé Rose Francine Rogombé Rose Francine Rogombé is a Gabonese politician who was Acting President of Gabon from June 2009 to October 2009, following the death of long-time President Omar Bongo. She constitutionally succeeded Bongo due to her role as President of the Senate, a post to which she was elected in February 2009... , Acting President	PDG	Succeeded Bongo as the constitutional successor, President of the Senate
16 October 2009 to Present		Ali Bongo Ondimba, President	PDG	Son of 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....

Affiliations

Sources

• http://www.rulers.org/rulg1.html#gabon
• Guinness Book of Kings Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
• African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland

See also

• 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...
  
  
  • Heads of Government of Gabon
    Heads of government of Gabon
    -Prime Ministers of Gabon :-Affiliations:- Sources :* http://www.rulers.org/rulg1.html#gabon...
    
    
  • Colonial Heads of Gabon
    Colonial heads of Gabon
    See below for continuation 1886 to 17 August 1960For continuation after independence, see: Heads of State of Gabon-See also:*Gabon**Heads of State of Gabon*Lists of incumbents...
    
    
• Lists of incumbents