* 1935 – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon ( d. 2009 )

In March 1967, Leon M ' Ba and Omar Bongo were elected President and Vice President.

In March 1967, Leon M ' Ba and Omar Bongo ( then known as Albert Bongo ) were elected President and Vice President, with the BDG winning all 47 seats in the National Assembly.

M ' Ba died later that year, and Omar Bongo became President.

Former President Omar Bongo OndimbaIn March 1991 a new constitution was adopted.

Facing a divided opposition, President Omar Bongo was re-elected in December 1998, with 66 % of the votes cast.

In March 1967, Leon M ' Ba and Omar Bongo ( then Albert Bongo ) were elected president and vice president.

M ' Ba died later that year, and Omar Bongo became president.

In 1987, President Omar Bongo made an official visit to Washington, DC.

* 2009 – Omar Bongo, Gabonese politician, President of Gabon ( b. 1935 )

The December accord, mediated by President Omar Bongo of Gabon, called for follow-on, inclusive political negotiations between the government and the opposition.

* December 18 – Omar Bongo is re-elected as President of Gabon in the country's first multiparty elections.

** Omar Bongo, President of Gabon ( d. 2009 )

Libreville also hosts the Omar Bongo University ( est.

The African leaders with close ties to France — especially during the Russo – American Cold War ( 1945 – 91 ) — acted more as agents of French business and geopolitical interests, than as the national leaders of sovereign states, such as Omar Bongo ( Gabon ), Félix Houphouët-Boigny ( Côte d ' Ivoire ), Gnassingbé Eyadéma ( Togo ), Denis Sassou-Nguesso ( Republic of the Congo ), Idriss Déby ( Chad ), and Hamani Diori ( Niger ).

Again, Jagland made national headlines similar to the publicity about " The Norwegian House " and " 36. 9 %", this time for the phrase " Bongo from Congo ", originally coined as an internal joke in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the expense of the President of Gabon, Omar Bongo.

Jagland again made national headlines in a similar fashion to the publicity about " The Norwegian House " and " 36. 9 %", this time for the phrase " Bongo from Congo ", which Jagland used when referring to Omar Bongo, the President of Gabon, when he was visiting Norway.

Although Jacques Foccart denied personal knowledge of the attempted coup after its failure, he did recognize that it had been backed-up by Gnassingbé Eyadéma ( Togo ), Houphouet-Boigny ( Ivory Coast ), Omar Bongo ( Gabon ) and Hassan II ( Morocco ), all allies of France.

El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba ( 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009 ), 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.

Chadian president Idriss Déby accuses Sudanese President Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir of trying to " destabilize our country, to drive our people into misery, to create disorder and export the war from Darfur to Chad.

However the start of the Eritrean-Ethiopian War led to Sudan and Ethiopia put this conflict between them and normalizing their relations by November 1999 when president Omar Hassan al-Bashir made a formal visit to Addis Ababa.

However the start of the Eritrean-Ethiopian War led to Sudan and Ethiopia put this conflict between them and normalizing their relations by November 1999 when president Omar Hassan al-Bashir made a formal visit to Addis Ababa.

Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has backed up the country and other Muslim states, requiring them to boycott Danish products just as Sudan did.

Claiming that the Americans had circulated ' propaganda ' that Mullah Omar had gone into hiding, Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil stated that he would like to " propose that prime minister Blair and president Bush take Kalashnikovs and come to a specified place where Omar will also appear to see who will run and who not.

* General Omar al-Bashir, president of Sudan.

Some include Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan, Dr. Najibullah President of Afghanistan, Mohammad Omar, Ustad Mojadidi, Professor Rabani, Gorbachov former president of Russia.

* The wife of jailed Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman sent letters to U. S. president George W. Bush and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan leadership to urge them to exchange Abdel-Rahman for the eight foreign workers standing trial.

In September 2009, Omar Janjua joined the company as president of its restaurant operating subsidiary, Sonic Restaurants, Inc. (" SRI ") and more recently was appointed as executive vice president of operations for Sonic Industries.

On 10 February 2011 Mubarak transferred presidential powers to then-Vice President Omar Suleiman, briefly making Suleiman de facto president.

Both Sadat and Mubarak served as vice-presidents at the time the presidential office became vacant, however on Mubarak's succession in 1981 as president he did not appoint a vice-president until 29 January 2011 when during substantial protests demanding reforms he appointed Omar Suleiman to the role.

Peru is investigating claims that a beauty pageant contestant was lured to Gabon to become the lover of its 67-year-old president, Omar Bongo, and was stranded for nearly two weeks after she refused.

His main opponent was Arnulfista Party candidate Mireya Moscoso, widow of former Panamanian president Arnulfo Arias, who had been deposed in the military coup that had brought Torrijos's father Omar to power.

On 4 January 2009, Mehbooba Mufti, president of the People's Democratic Party announced the withdrawal of the PDP from the UPA given that the Congress had decided to support the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference Government in Jammu & Kashmir after the 2008 state elections.

Taha argued that doing so would “ push things to degenerate rather than help people to reconcile or maintain peace .” In 2008, Taha also opposed the ICC indictment of President Omar al-Bashir by arguing that, “ We can ’ t go along with implementing the CPA or other agreements with a president that is subject to international trial .” In the same year, the Associated Press quoted reliable sources saying Taha would be charged with crimes similar to those that President Omar al-Bashir had been charged with.

In March 2006, much to the disapproval of the centre, Omar Abdullah had a one-on-one meeting with Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharaf, in Islamabad.

Amidst this tension and controversy, the seven excluded candidates, along with the originally accepted candidates Kolingba and Goumba, called for the mediation of Gabonese president Omar Bongo.

The outcome was as follows Ali Mahdi a member of the USC party and a Hawiye to be the president, Omar Arte Ghalid a member of Siad Barre's Government and an member of the ISSAC Tribe to be the prime minister, Abdulkadir Zoppo a businessman and a member of the Rahanweyn tribe to become the first vice president and Omar Hagi another businessman and member of the Darod Tribe to become the second vice president.

The French Army thus remained in Côte d ' Ivoire as well as in Omar Bongo's Gabon.

The Sunday Times ( UK ) reported on 20 June 2008 as follows: A mansion worth £ 15m in one of Paris's most elegant districts has become the latest of 33 luxury properties bought in France by President Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon ... a French judicial investigation has discovered that Bongo, 72, and his relatives also bought a fleet of limousines, including a £ 308, 823 Maybach for his wife, Edith, 44.

Omar Bongo, who was President of Gabon in the late 20th century, was a member of the Bateke.

In 1998, he created a Website in French whose name Bongo Doit Partir ( Bongo Must Go ) was clearly indicative of its purpose: it encouraged a revolution against the then 29-year-old regime of Omar Bongo in Gabon.

Paul Mba Abessole ( born October 9, 1939 ) is a Gabonese politician who heads the National Woodcutters ' Rally – Rally for Gabon ( Rassemblement national des Bûcherons-Rassemblement pour le Gabon, RNB-RPG ) and was a leading opponent of President Omar Bongo during the 1990s.

M ' ba's successor as President, Omar Bongo, allowed the return of Aubame to Gabon in 1972.

M ' ba's successor as President, Omar Bongo, allowed the return of Aubame to Gabon in 1972.

The Movement for National Renewal ( or MORENA ) was a political party opposing the rule of President Omar Bongo in Gabon.

The first two were purchased by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, while the third went to Omar Bongo, the President of Gabon.

The first two were purchased by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, while the third went to Omar Bongo, the President of Gabon.

President of Gabon Omar Bongo was buried in Franceville on June 18, 2009.

* Omar Bongo ( 1935 – 2009 ), former president of Gabon