President of Gabon

President of the Gabonese Republic
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Incumbent Ali Bongo Ondimba since 16 October 2009
Term length	7 years
Inaugural holder	Léon M'ba
Formation	17 August 1960

Presidents of Gabon (1960–Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Gabonese Republic   (République Gabonaise)
17 August 1960 to 17 February 1964	File:Mba.jpg	Léon M'ba, President	BDG	1st Term; Deposed in a coup d'état
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, Provisional Prime Minister	Mil/UDSG	Usurper
19 February 1964 to 28 November 1967	File:Mba.jpg	Léon M'ba, President	BDG	2nd Term; Restored; Died in office
2 December 1967 to 1968		Albert-Bernard Bongo, President	BDG
1968 to 29 September 1973			PDG	Changed name to Omar Bongo on conversion to Islam
29 September 1973 to 15 November 2003		Omar Bongo, President		Previously Albert-Bernard Bongo
15 November 2003 to 8 June 2009		El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, President		Previously Omar Bongo; Died in office
6 May 2009 to 10 June 2009		Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge, Acting President	PDG	Acted for Bongo while he was incapacitated in the hospital, Vice President
10 June 2009 to 16 October 2009		Rose Francine Rogombé, 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

Affiliations

PDG	Parti Démocratique Gabonais  (Gabonese Democratic Party)  authoritarian, estd. March 1968, former BDG
PGP	Parti Gabonais du Progrès  (Gabonese Progress Party) progressive
BDG	Bloc Démocratique Gabonais  (Gabonese Democratic Bloc)  from March 1968 PDG
UDSG	Union Democratique et Sociale Gabonaise   (Gabonese Social and Democratic Union)
Mil	Military
n-p	non-partisan

External links

• President of Gabon, Ali Bongo (official) Template:Fr icon

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
  • Heads of Government of Gabon
  • Colonial Heads of Gabon
• Lists of incumbents