President of Gabon
| President of the Gabonese Republic | |
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| Term length | 7 years |
| Inaugural holder | Léon M'ba |
| Formation | 17 August 1960 |
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The following is a list of Presidents of Gabon, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.
Key
- Political parties
- Symbols
Presidents of Gabon (1960–present)
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of Office | Political Party | |
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| style="background-color:Template:Gabonese Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 1 |  |
Léon M'ba (1902–1967)[1] |
1961[§] 1967[§] |
17 August 1960 | 27 November 1967[†] | BDG |
| style="background-color:Template:Gabonese Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 |  |
Omar Bongo Ondimba (1935–2009)[2] |
1973[§] 1979[§] 1986[§] 1993 1998 2005 |
2 December 1967 | 8 June 2009[†] | BDG / PDG |
| — |  |
Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge (1946–) Acting President[3] |
— | 6 May 2009 | 10 June 2009 | ADERE |
| style="background-color:Template:Gabonese Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"| — | |
Rose Francine Rogombé (1942–2015) Acting President[4] |
— | 10 June 2009 | 16 October 2009 | PDG |
| style="background-color:Template:Gabonese Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 3 | |
Ali Bongo Ondimba (1959–)[5] |
2009 2016 |
16 October 2009 | Incumbent | 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
Last election
Template:Gabonese presidential election, 2009
See also
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