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Léon M'ba

1902 - 1967

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Gabriel Léon M'ba (9 February 1902 – 28 November 1967) was a Gabonese politician who served as both the first Prime Minister (1959–1961) and later, the President of Gabon, from 1961 until his death in 1967. A member of the Fang ethnic group, M'ba was born into a relatively privileged village family. After studying at a seminary, he held a number of small jobs before entering the colonial administration as a customs agent. His political activism in favor of black people worried the French administration, and as a punishment for his activities, he was issued a prison sentence after committing a minor crime that normally would have resulted in a small fine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Léon M'ba is the 5,558th most popular politician (down from 4,972nd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Gabon and the 3rd most popular Gabonese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Léon M'ba ranks 5,558 out of 19,576. Before him are Félix Tshisekedi, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Ivaylo of Bulgaria, Louisa Adams, Werner Best, and Hashim Thaçi. After him are Emperor Go-Hanazono, Peter, Duke of Coimbra, William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, Franz Ritter von Epp, Bayan I, and Josef Bühler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Léon M'ba ranks 66. Before him are Josep Samitier, Oskar Morgenstern, Shigeyoshi Suzuki, Wilhelm Stuckart, Sylvanus Olympio, and Kirill Moskalenko. After him are Anatole Litvak, Marcel Aymé, Richard Rodgers, Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Christian de Castries, and Pascual Jordan. Among people deceased in 1967, Léon M'ba ranks 66. Before him are Lorenzo Bandini, Carson McCullers, Julien Duvivier, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Tom Simpson, and Zinaida Serebriakova. After him are Gus Grissom, Tamara Bunke, Julius Schaub, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, Géza Lakatos, and Günther Blumentritt.

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In Gabon

Among people born in Gabon, Léon M'ba ranks 3 out of 37. Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), and François Bozizé (1946). After him are Rose Francine Rogombé (1942), Brice Oligui Nguema (1975), Raymond Ndong Sima (1955), Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Jean Ping (1942), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), Patrice Trovoada (1962), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), and Léon Mébiame (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In Gabon

Among politicians born in Gabon, Léon M'ba ranks 3. Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), and François Bozizé (1946). After him are Rose Francine Rogombé (1942), Raymond Ndong Sima (1955), Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Jean Ping (1942), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), Patrice Trovoada (1962), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Léon Mébiame (1934), and Daniel Ona Ondo (1945).

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