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Ali Bongo Ondimba

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Ali Bongo Ondimba (born Alain-Bernard Bongo; 9 February 1959) also known as Ali Ben Bongo is a Gabonese former politician and dictator who was the third president of Gabon from 2009 until he was deposed in a coup in 2023. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party, Bongo is the son of Omar Bongo, who was president from 1967 until his death in 2009. During his father's presidency, Bongo was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1991, represented Bongoville as a deputy in the National Assembly from 1991 to 1999, and was the Minister of National Defense from 1999 to 2009. After his father's death, Bongo was elected president in the 2009 presidential election, marking the first political dynasty in the country. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ali Bongo Ondimba is the 4,388th most popular politician (down from 3,045th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Republic of the Congo and the 3rd most popular Congolese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ali Bongo Ondimba ranks 4,388 out of 19,576Before him are Paul P. Harris, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus, Gyula Horn, Oskar Lafontaine, and Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi. After him are Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, Hans Oster, Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, Ye Jianying, and Al-Muktafi.

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Among people born in 1959, Ali Bongo Ondimba ranks 44Before him are Kyle MacLachlan, John McEnroe, John Magufuli, Magic Johnson, Mauricio Macri, and Abdullah of Pahang. After him are Kelly Lynch, Brian Thompson, Filipe Nyusi, Moza bint Nasser, Sarah, Duchess of York, and Ameenah Gurib.

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In Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Republic of the Congo, Ali Bongo Ondimba ranks 3 out of 21Before him are Denis Sassou Nguesso (1943), and Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910). After him are Pascal Lissouba (1931), Marien Ngouabi (1938), Fulbert Youlou (1917), Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921), Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939), Clément Mouamba (1943), Patience Dabany (1941), Alfred Raoul (1938), and Djimrangar Dadnadji (1954).

Among POLITICIANS In Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Republic of the Congo, Ali Bongo Ondimba ranks 3Before him are Denis Sassou Nguesso (1943), and Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910). After him are Pascal Lissouba (1931), Marien Ngouabi (1938), Fulbert Youlou (1917), Alphonse Massamba-Débat (1921), Joachim Yhombi-Opango (1939), Clément Mouamba (1943), Alfred Raoul (1938), Djimrangar Dadnadji (1954), and Emmanuel Nadingar (1951).