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
advantage behavior capable criminals inhuman justify misery prevent taking terrible
It is important to prevent criminals capable of such inhuman behavior from taking advantage of this misery to justify their terrible acts.
advocate african diplomatic model pretend virtue virtues
Let's be clear: I do not advocate the virtues of a new African diplomatic model and do not pretend to be its theoretician.
happy involved managing solving
I am happy that sub-regional organizations are involved in preventing, managing and solving conflicts, as well as in peacekeeping missions.
began blacks civil equality france respected states united values
In other words, the fundamental values (freedom, justice, equality of rights) began to be respected by France and the United States in the 1950s-1960s, after decolonization and assuring civil equality between Blacks and Whites.
fighting islam crusades
It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam.
globalization states ends
Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.
economic-sanctions achieve results
Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.
europe people important
But it is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain regime, usually generally millions of people end up being directly punished.
encouragement unions african-union
The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.
gdp political democracy
In brief, Western democracy, as other political models, is not exportable to all regions of the world.
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.
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.