v26_1706 - GABON - REPUBLIC - ALBERT BERNARD BONGO 5 000 francs or, visite du président Georges Pompidou 1971 Paris

GABON - REPUBLIC - ALBERT BERNARD BONGO

(since 1967)

Albert Bernard (Omar) Bongo, born December 28, 1935, succeeded President Léon Mba in 1967. Head of State, government and secretary general of the single party, he was re-elected in 1979 and then in 1986 where he obtained 99.97 % voices. Natural wealth is based on the exploitation of wood and minerals such as manganese and uranium, as well as oil. However, the country is still in search of food self-sufficiency..