Omar Bongo
Omar Bongo
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimbawas a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his death in 2009...
NationalityGabonese
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth30 December 1935
CountryGabon
encouragement unions african-union
The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.
responsibility justice principles
The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice.
gdp political democracy
In brief, Western democracy, as other political models, is not exportable to all regions of the world.
military fighting hands
If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans.
political today economic
Instead of ideological objectives of a political nature, today we are faced with ideological objectives of economic nature.
development world trade
Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own.
political pluralism results
The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.
stress september-11 important
It is important to stress: Africa is also a victim of the September 11 attacks.
nobel nobel-peace-prize prize
I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!
fighting order development
The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states.
giving political wish
In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of the wish of some nations to impose their economic or political models.
information internet newspapers
Information on the Internet must be as free as in the newspapers.
asking charity countries rich understanding
We are not asking the rich countries for charity, but for understanding and justice.
continent interests
The resources of our continent attract, more than ever, the interests of rich countries.