Martin Bongo

Martin Bongo (July 4, 1940 – 18 November, 2023) was a Gabon political figure and diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Gabon from 1976 to 1989.

Bongo, a nephew of President Omar Bongo, was born in Lekei, located in Haut-Ogooué Province. In 1989, President Bongo appointed his son, Ali-Ben Bongo, to succeed Martin Bongo as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Bongo was the Special Representative of the African Union to the Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2003.

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